At the start of January we started the series with 12 couples. Now only THREE remain. It's time for the GRAND FINAL of The Twistathon On Ice.

Please give it up for your series FINALISTS

Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina Ulanova

Niall (_NiallDEE) & Brianne Delcourt

Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel Whiston

Tonight the couples will all dance THREE routines in a bid to take the Ice Trophy........

Routine 1 - Favourite Routine

They will all select their Favourite Routine of the series. This can be any routine they did from show 1 up until now. Like in the semi-final, they will need to make any improvements that they think might bump up the score from the last time. They were asked to make sure they explain in a sentence or two what changes they have made so the judges can see.

Routine 2 - Staged Showdance

There is no theme for this routine, so it is the Freestyle/Showdance routine. They may pick any song choice they like. They must then submit an outfit choice for themselves and their partner based on the song choice. As well as this they will need to submit staging for the first time this series This doesn't mean choreography. Staging can be anything from the lighting in the studio, the lighting projected onto the ice, the decoration/colour scheme of the judges table, the studio, or the stage and any props that may be present on the ice. They may also use a prop in their routine (as with the real show, a table, a chair, an umbrella, whatever)

Routine 3 - Bolero

For the final routine, they will all dance to the classic "Bolero" music. So they do not need to choose music for this piece. Their task is to each design their own bolero outfit for themselves and their partner to skate the classic dance to.

So a possible total tonight of 90.0

But first let's welcome back some familiar faces...........

He was the first to leave after show 1, It's Alex (VesperVent) with Melanie Lambert

Leaving in the second heat after just one skate was Eliza (puppylove7) & Matt Evers

After the couples merged for the first time, Jack (jacksinclairx) & Vicky Ogden sadly had to hang up their skates

Ross (rosco2010) & Robin Johnstone left the ice after becoming the 4th couple to be eliminated from the series

Following on from them, we said goodbye to Stuart (Stuart25) & Kristina Lenko

They gave some great performances, but the next casualty was Tom (hownwbrowncow) & Frankie Poultney

After a strong start to the series, it was a shock to learn that Myk (ChickenFromKiev) & Alexandra Schaumann would be leaving us

After one of his best series to date, finishing 5th this series was JJ (justj) & Katie Stainsby

Our most recent casualty and semi-finalist who just missed out on a spot in today's grand final. It's Mitch (pothuthic) & Maria Filipov

Please give it up for the cast of The Twistathon On Ice - Series 1

Alex (VesperVent) & Melanie Lambert - ELIMINATED
Eliza (puppylove7) & Matt Evers - ELIMINATED
Jack (jacksinclairx) & Vicky Ogden - ELIMINATED
Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina Ulanova
JJ (justj) & Katie Stainsby - ELIMINATED
Mitch (pothuthic) & Maria Filipov - ELIMINATED
Myk (ChickenFromKiev) & Alexandra Schaumann - ELIMINATED
Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne Delcourt
Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel Whiston
Ross (rosco2010) & Robin Johnstone - ELIMINATED
Stuart (Stuart25) & Kristina Lenko - ELIMINATED
Tom (hownwbrowncow) & Frankie Poultney - ELIMINATED

And let’s welcome back our judges for the last time…………

Connor (ElectricBoy171)
Dean (needsahotty87)
Izzie (IzzieStar)
Jas’ (king yrcanos)
Nick (winter99)

Opening the GRAND FINAL for us today with their Favourite Routine, please welcome onto the ice, Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne Delcourt

Song: 'Upside Down' - Paloma Faith

Outfits from that week: The outfits will reflect the quirky, vintage, almost 20s style of the song and will therefore be based around a silent movie/mime artist style. Instead of being black and white they will include colour however, to reflect the modern influences of the song. The colour scheme for the female outfit will be red. She will be wearing a typical mime artist red and white striped shirt, as well as a short red skirt. The skirt will be loose fitting to enable her to perform lifts and get into some of the harder positions required for the routine. She will also be wearing typical mime artist face paint, similar to this but using red in place of the black. Her hair will be tightly tied up on her head in a bun. The colour scheme for the male outfit will be blue. He will be wearing a typical mime artist striped t shirt with blue in place of the black. He will also be wearing blue trousers, with blue trouser braces attached to them. Similarly to the female he will be wearing traditional mime artist makeup with blue replacing the red. He will also be wearing a bowler hat on his hear, this will be relatively tight fitting and stable to assure it does not fall off during the faster bits of the routine.

Outfit changes: I will keep the mime artist theme outfits and the same colour scheme, however I will change around the outfit a bit. The female outfit will be changed around - instead of wearing a shirt and skirt she would be wearing a black dress that goes over a red and white striped long sleeved short and red and white striped tights that go over her skates. However, I have also decided to change the outfits around and make them 'Upside Down' to fit in with the song title! This will mean the colour schemes will change - the male will be a wearing a completely black shirt and blue and white striped trousers striped, whilst the female will be wearing a red and white striped dress with a long sleeved black t shirt underneath and black tights. The make up will stay the same, however both the man and the woman will now be wearing upside down placed bowler hats, which will be designed to be securely place upon their head so it doesn't fall off. I think these changes would help to add an extra level of quirkiness that fits in well the song and concept of the dance!

Next up with their Favourite Routine of the series, it's Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel Whiston ..........

Song: 'Nocturne' by Secret Garden.

The outfits I'd like myself and partner to wear are:

Female Outfit: A beautiful, elegant flowing dress in a gorgeous shade of pale blue. The skirt part would be of a very light fabric enabling it to flow as she sakes across the ice. The would be crystals clustered around the top of the dress and becoming more sporadic as they go down the dress. Her hair would be in a bun low down on the side of her head with a few crystals in her hair too.

Male Outfit: The male would wear a top in the same colour as his partner, again the crystal detail would be there mirroring her dress. His trouser would be a plain black trousers, keeping the look simple, but elegant.

Final Entry:

For this item, the female skater will wear a dress made of a beautifully soft and flowing fabric in a delicate and fresh pale blue colour. The skirt will be a longer length to the mid thigh, thus enabling it to flow as she skates. The front bodice of the dress would have pale blue and silver crystals encircling the rounded neckline of the dress. The back of the dress would have a deep, low back which would be rounded at the base of it. These crystals would become more sporadic as the travel down the bodice to the waistline. The back of e dress would have crystals randomly dotted on it to add a little detail at the back too. The skirt would have an extremely fine net under the fabric skirt, this would give some body to the skirt. The skirt and netting would have the same blue and silver crystals dotted sporadically around it. Her hair would be in a low bun at the nape of her neck but slightly to one side. She would have crystals in her hair again using the colours of pale blue and silver. Her tights would be of skin colour with her skates matching the colour of her dress. Her makeup for this dance would be subtle with pale blue eye shadow, and a natural coloured lipstick.

The male outfit would have a charcoal coloured pair of trousers, this would give a slightly more subtle effect rather than the harshness of black. His top would be of the same soft shade of blue as his partners. His top would have quite a high neckline, and would have a similar blue and silver coloured crystals on the top, these would be dotted throughout the top on both the back and front. The sleeves would be short length, midway between the shoulder and elbow. His skates would be the same charcoal colour of the trousers

The last couple to skate their Favourite Routine is Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina Ulanova ........

Song: 'OPA' - Giorgos Alkaios and Friends

Male Outfit: The male is wearing a tight vest, which is coloured a deep purple to represent the modern, somewhat camp take the routine (seeing as it is a Eurovision song, after all). This vest is covered in several randomly-arranged beads and stones, coloured ocean blue and sparkly gold to compliment the feel, and is tucked into a pair of matching purple Bollywood-style trousers which travel down to the bottom of the legs. The routine is a modern twist on a Bollywood routine, hence the use of those trousers. Patterned all over the trousers are traditional Indian symbols in ocean blue and gold lacing, which match the colours found on the vest. The skates are a plain gold, so as to keep a simplistic but effective style to the costumes. However, there are randomly-placed sequins all over these, coloured ocean blue and purple to carry through the colour schemes in the routine. Painted on the male's forehead is a purple bindi, which is the spot typically found on the forehead to add some authenticity to the costumes, while his hair is slicked back a little, to keep it looking fairly neat.

Female Outfit: The female is wearing a dress, which travels down to the bottom of the knees and is predominately a dark purple, to complement the theme. The bodice is, like the male's vest, covered in many dark blue and silver (instead of gold, to provide contrast between the two costumes) stones over the top, which mainly cover the chest area of the bodice. The dress is cut with two thin straps, coloured silver, while the main part of the bodice is cut like a crop top; the stomach area of the dress has been cut out – as a result, the part where the chest ends has been decorated with blue and silver fringing – but the back part of the dress is still intact, so as not to give away too much skin. The use of a ‘crop top’ is another subtle way of keeping the modern feel of the routine, even though it is appropriate within the style. The skirt part is fairly loose, and, along with the typical blue-and-silver sequin decoration found on the rest of her outfit, has two thin lines of sequins travelling horizontally round the very bottom of it (these are coloured gold and silver). The skates are the same colour as the male's, a sparkly gold with blue and purple sequins for decoration, while her hair is entirely held up in a high bundle by a sparkly, circular-shaped clip, which is predominantly a deep purple but has flickers of silver, too.

I have improved my outfits from the first time by adding some more detail within both the costume itself and why I have chosen to use specific colours/features, which I feel will benefit the routine as a whole.

So let's see the leader board at this point........

LEADER BOARD SO FAR

1. Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina - 28.0
2. Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel - 27.0
3. Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne - 25.5

VERY tight so far But of course that could all change with two routines still to go

Taking to the ice for the second time tonight with their Staged Showdance....... Please give a huge welcome to Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel Whiston .........

Song: 'Let It Go' from the Disney film 'Frozen'.

I chose this sone because I have 4 daughters, 2 of whom are frozen mad, and whilst it could be seen as a predictable choice for an ice dance, I feel that it is a song that makes me smile and happy, and has given me some lovely moments over the last few months! Some may say predictable, I'd call it appropriate!

Staging: I would stage this with a large ice tower at the corner of the rink in which the female skater would be for the start of the performance and would use a harness to fly down from the tower. The harness would then be disengaged for her to skate as normal with her partner. The floor of the ice rink would have snowflake shapes of various shapes and sizes projected onto it throughout the skate. The lighting would be a warm white colour to give a glow as the skaters dance, and at dramatic parts of the music, a row of lights at the back of the rink would light up from the ground. These would be of a dramatic blue colour. These lights would also be on as the dance reaches its culmination.

Outfits: Her dress would be of a shimmering white colour with the skirt line lower in the back than the front. Throughout the dress would be crystals in the shapes of show flakes. She would also be wearing a slightly off white faux fur stole which would just drape off her shoulders. This would be a narrow stole and not too bulky so as to not inhibit her movement when skating. the neckline of there dress would be round and at the same level on both the front and back of the dress. Her hair will be in a long fish tail plait draped over one shoulder, the plait would also have a shimmer of sliver entwined throughout. She would also have a small silver tiara in her hair. Her makeup would be quite pale and in shades of silver for the eyeshadow. Her skin tone quite pale with subtle blusher and a light pink lipstick. her tights would be skin coloured and boots white with the laces being white with silver going through them.

The male skater would be wearing black trousers with a slight sparkle throughout the fabric. His top would be white the same as his partners, and would echo the snowflake detail on the top. The neckline would be rounded and sleeves short. The top would be tucked into his trousers and the trousers would have a silver belt threaded through belt hooks the same colour as the belt. his hair would be quite a floppy style with a longish fringe - quite becoming of a disney prince!!

At the end of the dance, fake snow would fall from above onto the skaters and the rink

Next to take to the ice with their Staged Showdance is Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina Ulanova ...........

Song: 'Timber' - Pitbull feat. Ke$ha

Male Outfit: The male is wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, which is tucked into a pair of light blue jeans, to try to give the typical appearance of a cowboy. In order to give his costume more glamour, there are light blue sequins dotted over both trouser legs in a random arrangement. The buttons on his shirt are also covered in sequins, coloured black to match the rest of the shirt. Over the top of the shirt is a short-sleeved jacket, which is coloured beige to add to the 'cowboy' character of the male. There are also black sequins over the back of the jacket, further glamorising his costume. His skates are designed as cowboy boots, so are a light brown shade - however, there are two horizontal lines of black sequins around the top of these which are also black to add a party feel to the routine. On his head is a dark brown hat which is typical of a cowboy to wear, which is thrown into the audience at the beginning of the routine, while his hair has been neatly slicked back.

Female Outfit: The female is wearing a shirt, which has a chequered black-and-red to carry through the Western theme. However, this shirt has been tied into a neat knot in the centre, where it lifts up the bottom-half of the shirt, so it gives the appearance of a ‘crop top’ as such (not too much skin will be shown, however). She is also wearing a pair of denim shorts, which are a pale blue to further allude to the ‘cowgirl’ character, and are covered with black sequins. Her shorts also have a belt, which is a light beige patterned with several black sequins, while she has a cowboy-style hat on her head, which is identical in shape to that of the male’s hat – this is thrown off along with the male’s at the beginning of the routine. Her skates are, like the male’s, designed as cowboy boots which travel up to mid-calf level, while her hair (once the hat is off) has been tied into a single pigtail, held in place by a sparkly black headband.

Props: The prop used in this routine will be one of the chairs found in the stage set-up. It will be used for the first verse, in which the female sits on it and is pulled around for a short time by her right arm while extending her legs in a teasing fashion. She then kneels on it and pushes herself round in a circle for three rotations, before sitting down again and watching the male skate on his own in an attempt to impress her. The female, now impressed, leans back on the chair and is pulled by her arm again round the rink, before she is spun on the spot – while here, she turns over onto her stomach so her ankle is facing the male. At this point, he takes her ankle and spins her round until she lets go of the chair and they complete an ambitious bounce spin lift, which the female lands. The routine continues from here.

Lighting: The lighting for the routine will fit into the Western feel of the routine, while staying fun and energetic at the same time – as it is the Showdance. To start with, the lighting will be a dark brown, as the stage will be designed as a restaurant in Texas. There will be darker shades over the ice rink and the judges table, while the off-ice stage is lit with a lighter shade so as to see exactly what the dancers/skaters are doing. When the first chorus begins, however, the lighting changes to represent the party feel of the routine so will be a mixture of sunset orange, crimson red and fuscia pink to show this. The red will cover the main stage, while the judges’ desk is a mixture of orange and pink. The main ice rink is lit with all three colours, which rapidly flicker during the choruses.

Stage Set-Up: Like the rest of the routine, the stage will be designed with a strong country feel to it. Attached to the tunnel where the skaters come on will be a pair of wooden doors that are typical for Western films, which the female pushes through to come on the ice to begin the routine. There will also be three wooden tables with two chairs each off the ice, coloured a dark brown to match the rest of the stage set-up. The centre table will be used by the male at the start of the routine, who dances on it before taking one of the chairs to the ice in the above-mentioned prop section. The final part of staging will be a neon logo above the restaurant which says “Janina’s” in bold capitals, to give a more authentic feel to the staging.

The final couple to take on their Staged Showdance is Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne Delcourt ...........

Song: 'Once Upon A Dream' - Lana Del Rey

Outfits: The female's outfit will be a cross between nightwear and a dress. She will be wearing a lace, see through dress in the style of a nightdress, with long sleeves going down to just above her skates. The nightdress will be cut around the bottom of the dress in order to enable the dress to flow and and for her to be able to move seamlessly around the ice, there will also be some threadwork on the front of the top half of the dress. Underneath the nightdress the female will be wearing a silk white dress which is sleveless and goes down to about her knees, this will not be too restricting. She will also be wearing white skates. The male will be wearing an outfit reminiscent of the archetypal 'prince charming' type outfit, often seen in disney films. His bottom half will consist of dark red trousers, with a yellow hem on the side, and black skating boots. The top half will include a white shirt with a regal looking yellow sash, and an incredibly regal blazer which is mostly a deep, intense blue but also including yellow around the edges of the outfit and buttons that appear to be made out of gold. The blazer will go down to his knees. The outfits will hopefully make more sense in the context of the staging.

Staging: The concept of the routine will be based around a woman dreaming of herself being taken away by a prince, but the haunting and surreal mood of the song will also be reflected. The routine will start with a single bed in a small part of the stage. The bed will be completely white to fit with the outfit scheme of the female, and also to symbolise the innocence she currently has. There will also be a large open window on the right side of the bed, with white curtains next to the bed. This portion of the stage will be lit up by white lighting, with the rest of the staging blacked out by the lighting. The female will be in bed at this point, and be 'asleep,' as her dream begins. As the song begins, the male skates through the window (which will include a very small windowsill so will be easy to skate through) and picks the female up in his arms, taking her through to the rest of the ice rink. Her eyes will open and her face will lit up with delight to see herself in the arms of a prince, he will put her down and she begins to skate. The male will then lead her around the rink to reveal different the different aspects of her dream, which are similar to scenes typically seen in Disney movies. The first of these will be a banquet laid out on a grand table, which will be lit up by the lighting as the couple skate towards it. This will be a scaled down version of it due to the space on the eye, but the grandeur of it will be clear. The couple will skate around the table as they look at it in awe and amazement. The lights will black out on the table and the couple will move to the next part of the routine. They will move near to the entrance onto the ice which will then be lit up, and about 5 different couples join them on the ice, all dressed in typical Disney prince and princess outfits. They will dance alongside the main couple of the dance, who will be placed centre of them and be doing elaborate lifts to make them stand out. This part of the routine will be reminiscent of the typical ball dance scene in movies. As this part of the routine ends, the couples that joined them will skate back out and the couple will get ready for the third and final part of the dream. This will be slightly simpler than the first two parts, and involve around 10 trained white doves being set off and flying around the rink and around the couple as the couple gracefully dance. The doves will then fly back off-stage, and the dream is over. The female will fall back into the male's arms, and he will carry her back to her bed, where the routine first started.

Two down, one to go Let's see how the leader board stands.........

LEADER BOARD SO FAR

1. Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina - 56.0
2. Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel - 53.5
3. Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne - 49.5

So now all our couples have only one more chance to impress with their Bolero

Skating Bolero, for their chance to be crowned CHAMPION. Please welcome onto the ice, Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina Ulanova ...................

Male Outfit: The male is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, which is tucked into a pair of plain black trousers. These trousers are decorated with a stripe of indigo down the side of each leg, to add some colour to the otherwise plain trousers. The shirt itself is a mixture of different shades of purple to show the range of emotions shown in the routine. The stomach area is a normal shade, whereas the areas covering the arms are of a much lighter shade and, to provide more contrast, the sides of the shirt along with the majority of the back is a deep purple (the same as indigo, really). The shirt also has a collar on it, which is covered with several silver crystals around the border. His skates are a deep purple, matching the tone of the rest of the outfit, while his hair is neatly slicked back to show the formal side of the routine.

Female Outfit: The female is wearing a dress, which travels down to just above the knees and is, like the male's, full of contrasting shades of purple. The bodice of the dress is predominantly indigo, but has violet streaks there as well, to show the light-and-shade of the routine. There are several silver sequins splashed just over the breast area, as a subtle way of showing the sensual side to the routine The dress has a high-cut neckline and back-line, with two thin purple straps supporting it. The skirt part is made of soft violet material that flows when the female moves so as to give her more stage presence - there are also several small crystals running down in strips on both sides of the dress, while there are also three thick rows of silver sequins in a belt-style fashion, to add to the glamour of ice-skating. Her skates are, like the male's, a normal shade of purple, while her hair has been curled slightly and partially held up by a small diamond-shaped hair clip.

Next to skate Bolero, for their chance to be crowned CHAMPION. Give it up for, Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne Delcourt ...................

Outfits: Bolero outfits: I think this song/dance is obviously incredibly romantic, so the colour scheme of my outfits will be a deep red to reflect that. The females dress will have a massive train attached to it that will span almost the entire stage, apart from a small section that the male will be dancing in. As she begins to skate the dress will dis attach itself, and she will be left with her dress that she will dance the majority of the routine to. The top half of the dress will be sleeveless and made out of a red tinted lace, it will have a select amount of crystal, sequins and sparkles to make it appear really extravagant. The bottom half will be a luxurious, velvety red silk that will go down to her knees and have a slightly cut up effect at the bottom with alternating lengths. The male will originally be wearing a deep red mac coat, which he will take off when the female skates towards him to symbolise the beginning of an intense and romantic routine. His outfit underneath the mac will consist of a long sleeved metallic red shirt, with a large v neck that consists of a red tinted see through material with crystals and sequins scatter around. He will also be wearing deep red silk trousers that are covered in sequins, and black skates. I think these outfits fit well with intense romantic nature of the song and will also enable the skaters to move fluidly over the ice. They will also have a slight grand element to them in the opening part of the routine, which is fitting due to the legendary status of the song in terms of ice skating and the fact that it would be the last routine.

And now, closing the final and the series with their Bolero, for their chance to be crowned CHAMPION. Please welcome onto the ice for one last time, Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel Whiston ...................

For this dance the outfits I would choose are:

Female: Her dress will be in shades of varying from a lilac at the shoulder/neckline of the dress, gradually getting to a dark purple an just above skirt level and then gradually returning to the lilac shade at the bottom of the skirt. The skirt will be a full and flowing skirt, and will have a dipped hemline at both the front and back of the dress thus making the sides of the skirt higher than the front and back. The bodice of the dress would have a deep and narrow V neck almost down to in line with the naval. This V would be enclosed with a skin toned fabric! The skin tone colour would arch out to cover both shoulders before joining the long sleeves of the dress which would have the same variegated tone as the main body of the dress. The dress would also have a silver swirl effect through it and this swirl would encroach onto the skin tone V and down both sleeves.. The back of the dress would be a round neckline, the silver swirls would also be evident on the back along with the variegated colour scheme. Her tights would be of skin colour, and her boots would be the deepest purple colour as seen on the dress.

Her hair would be in in the style of a bun, but would be plaited initially before forming the bun shape. The would be elements of shades of purple throughout her hair. Her makeup would be quite dramatic for this piece, with a silver and purple eye shadow, and a purple lipstick.

Male: The male skater would wear black trousers, and his top would be of the same style of his partners - it would start of as a lilac colour and gradually darken until at the trouser line it is the darkest shade of purple. It would be tucked into his black trousers which would have a black belt. The silver swirling pattern would also be on the males top and would would continue on to the long sleeves which would be fitted to wrist level. His hair would be quite sleek and well cut! His boots would be black, matching his trousers.

So that is it......... All the couples have skated for the last time and they can do no more. It's all in your hands now . Let's take a look at how they all place on the leader board........

FINAL LEADER BOARD

1. Jamie (DingDong08) & Nina - 83.0
2. Rhian (RhiBi) & Daniel - 78.0
3. Niall (_NiallDEE_) & Brianne - 72.0

All have some truly outstanding scores for some amazing performances there, Clearly a lot of effort has gone in from all three of you and any of you deserve that trophy tonight so well done

But now, LINES ARE OPEN. You are voting for your WINNERS
ANYONE CAN VOTE. To vote please PM me a list of the couples ranked from 2 - 0 (2 being best)

As it is the final the lines will close at the later time of 20:30 hours tonight

Good luck all and well done