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Gets a bye! Hmmm getting suspicious again. Just hope none of my favourites get the push or I'll start to rant.
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While I hope it's not too serious...
The producers must be crapping themselves that she may have to withdraw. Two person final? End a week early? |
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I am sorry that this happened to Laura.
![]() But I'm a bit concerned about the rest of this series, because, if she can't get over her ankle injury and is forced to withdraw, what can we do? We surely can't have a 2 couple final, and a lot of people seem to be poorly or injured this year.
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I am sorry that this happened to Laura.
![]() But I'm a bit concerned about the rest of this series, because, if she can't get over her ankle injury and is forced to withdraw, what can we do? We surely can't have a 2 couple final, and a lot of people seem to be poorly or injured this year. ![]() |
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We've had 4? 2 people finals before. At least all the dances get done.
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It's dismal though and exhausting ... and a bit boring. I remember the Ricky Whittle/Chris Hollins final. Not exciting.
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It says on Facebook Laura has an ankle injury and therefore won't be dancing tonight, what a shame for her and Giovanni.
https://www.facebook.com/bbcstrictly...WSFEED&fref=nf |
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People get injured, it happens, and celebs in previous series had been able to miss weeks before so..., I'd like to give Laura the benefit of the doubt that it was the best decision for her to sit this one out.
It doesn't bother me personally, because even when her dances haven't been great in previous weeks she's still never been the worst dancer in the show, and, with some of those really bad dancers still left, it's not like there are other celebs that have suddenly been put in an unfortunate position with her not being in the voting running alongside them as some of them should have gone before even the likes of Marvin, Naga and Tameka anyway (imo on actual dance ability). If better dancers end up B.T. then as long as they're alongside a lesser dancer they'll still go through, so Laura's missed week won't really put anything at an unnatural balance in terms of who (on dancing) deserves to stay and who doesn't. |
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Awful year injury and pull out wise. Feels slightly out of control from the top.
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If Laura's ankle doesn't heel in time, she has to forfeit her place.
Does that mean a 2 couple final? Wouldn't work with the BBC schedules as they are planned in weeks/months in advance - as it should have been 4 couples. If having the same length programme for the final when only 2, when planning for 4 will look too much stuff needs to be padded in. |
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Ii don't agree with getting a bye. If you can't dance then you're out. I don't think a sore foot warrants not dancing. Strap the foot and get on with it. Of course if didn't hurt that she missed her jive which looked awful
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Greg strapped his wrist last week and pulled off some amazing lifts.
If Laura was doing a dance such as the foxtrot or waltz, she would have done it. Its the constant kicking, landing on the floor which caused the injury |
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Ii don't agree with getting a bye. If you can't dance then you're out. I don't think a sore foot warrants not dancing. Strap the foot and get on with it. Of course if didn't hurt that she missed her jive which looked awful
I think the idea of no byes is a bit too ruthless for me - I think a one week bye is the fairest thing. Yes, it could be exploited but just because it could be exploited, doesn't mean it is being exploited. I think the celebs who have used it have all been genuine. |
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Laura has had Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Salsa, Quickstep and then Jive. So that is run of 3 fast dances. In the Cha Cha Cha training clips Laura mentioned that she had one weak ankle which was taking a bit of strain and had some treatment for it. Maybe this week saw that problem return under the intensity of Jive training. Its a great shame.
![]() Her training clips earlier in the week for Jive were looking fairly strong so this was likely to be a good week for her had she been able to dance. No contestant wants to take a bye, as Ochre has sensibly pointed out, you tend to lose a bit of momentum so will need to come back the next week with a 'strong' dance. As its Hallowe'en next week, I hope the Theme Pixies smile on her when dishing out the vampires, ghouls and mummy costumes etc. I also noticed on ITT that Daisy had a sprung floor for training. I've never noticed this in training before (I might not be that observant, though) but I think it would help to avoid these kinds of injuries if everyone had them. |
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had it been anastacia people would have wanted her out. I don't like this 'free pass' business one little bit.
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Ii don't agree with getting a bye. If you can't dance then you're out. I don't think a sore foot warrants not dancing. Strap the foot and get on with it. Of course if didn't hurt that she missed her jive which looked awful
Byes have always been used, they are nothing new, and if they have to sit out a second week they are out of the competition like Jade Johnson, who ruined her athletics career through getting injured on Strictly. TPTB must be praying for a recovery. Although it's been done in the past I don't fancy a two person final. |
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Hopefully she'll be okay to dance next week and make it all the way to the final. I love Laura. She's my fave.
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I know Gio was there but was Laura in the studio at all tonight?
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Those who are suggesting it would have been as simple as strapping up her ankle and getting on with the dance should try it sometime, then come back and let us know how permanent ligament damage feels like... Quote:
If Laura's ankle doesn't heel in time, she has to forfeit her place.
Does that mean a 2 couple final? Wouldn't work with the BBC schedules as they are planned in weeks/months in advance - as it should have been 4 couples. If having the same length programme for the final when only 2, when planning for 4 will look too much stuff needs to be padded in. |
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Those who are suggesting it would have been as simple as strapping up her ankle and getting on with the dance should try it sometime, then come back and let us know how permanent ligament damage feels like...
Of course it would work - it just means the finalists do more dances. It wouldn't be the first time there's been a 2-couple final. |
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I know Gio was there but was Laura in the studio at all tonight?
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I blame the producers for giving 3 fast dance in a row. Salsa, Quickstp and Jive.
Giovanni has also choreographed very fast stuff and it obviously didn't help, |
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had it been anastacia people would have wanted her out. I don't like this 'free pass' business one little bit.
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had it been anastacia people would have wanted her out. I don't like this 'free pass' business one little bit.
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I blame the producers for giving 3 fast dance in a row. Salsa, Quickstp and Jive.
Giovanni has also choreographed very fast stuff and it obviously didn't help, That was over four weeks ago now and weeks of intensive dance training was always going to take it's toll whatever the dance. Laura said herself in her tweet yesterday she hadn't realised how serious her injury was until it was too late. She was obviously determined to manage the pain and perform if she possibly could. I would love to see them back for Halloween but only if there's no risk at all of Laura causing permanent damage to her ankle. A few more weeks in Strictly isn't worth that. Gio looked so worried for her in the training clips and I thought his message to her on the main show was lovely, feeling for him too. |
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Poor Laura. I hope she is able to continue. She's such a fan of the show and has played a very difficult hand remarkably well.
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It's noone's fault Sarah, not the producers, Gio's or Laura's. It's hard but these things happen. In the training week leading up to the first live show Laura related in her Glamour blog that her right ankle was swollen and she was having acupuncture to relieve the pressure, the same ankle she's having trouble with now. She'd discovered back then her left leg was stronger and took most of her weight.
That was over four weeks ago now and weeks of intensive dance training was always going to take it's toll whatever the dance. Laura said herself in her tweet yesterday she hadn't realised how serious her injury was until it was too late. She was obviously determined to manage the pain and perform if she possibly could. I would love to see them back for Halloween but only if there's no risk at all of Laura causing permanent damage to her ankle. A few more weeks in Strictly isn't worth that. Gio looked so worried for her in the training clips and I thought his message to her on the main show was lovely, feeling for him too. |
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