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Rugby star Kyran Bracken has been crowned winner of this year's Dancing on Ice competition on ITV1. | Rugby star Kyran Bracken has been crowned winner of this year's Dancing on Ice competition on ITV1. |
Bracken beat fellow finalist Clare Buckfield after garnering the highest score for his performance of Torvill and Dean's famous Bolero routine. | Bracken beat fellow finalist Clare Buckfield after garnering the highest score for his performance of Torvill and Dean's famous Bolero routine. |
Blue singer Duncan James bowed out of the contest after garnering the fewest votes for the final's first round. | Blue singer Duncan James bowed out of the contest after garnering the fewest votes for the final's first round. |
"The last 11 weeks have been amazing," said Bracken after he was handed the trophy by host Phillip Schofield. | "The last 11 weeks have been amazing," said Bracken after he was handed the trophy by host Phillip Schofield. |
Bracken then went on to thank his skating partner Melanie Lambert. | |
The first stage of the final saw the contestants performing a routine partly in mid-air as wires attached to their costumes pulled them high above the rink. | The first stage of the final saw the contestants performing a routine partly in mid-air as wires attached to their costumes pulled them high above the rink. |
The contest began on 13 January with a total of 11 contestants, including former Steps singer Lisa Scott-Lee, Ulrika Jonsson and former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. | The contest began on 13 January with a total of 11 contestants, including former Steps singer Lisa Scott-Lee, Ulrika Jonsson and former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. |
As in the BBC One hit, Strictly Come Dancing, each celebrity was coached by a professional and must compete for viewers' votes each week to remain in the competition. | As in the BBC One hit, Strictly Come Dancing, each celebrity was coached by a professional and must compete for viewers' votes each week to remain in the competition. |
Dancing on Ice was one of ITV1's biggest hits last year, pulling in 11.6m viewers for the final, when former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye was crowned champion. | Dancing on Ice was one of ITV1's biggest hits last year, pulling in 11.6m viewers for the final, when former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye was crowned champion. |
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