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“Whitney is like Gronk, Edelman, and Brady rolled into one,” former Patriots participant Danny Amendola stated of his professional associate.
They’ll play soccer, they will win Olympic medals, and now these three New England-connected celebrities can say they’re bona fide ballroom dancers after their season-long stints on Dancing With the Stars.
Two Olympians who competed in Paris this summer time — Worcester native and gymnast Stephen Nederosick, andBurlington native and rugby sevens participant Ilona Maher — plus former Patriots participant Danny Amendola had been among the many 5 pairs of finalists who competed for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy on Tuesday night time.
The record-breaking season ended with a bang on Tuesday as a mixture of decide scores and viewers votes declared “The Bachelor” star Joey Graziadei the winner.
To see how the New Englanders positioned, learn extra under.
Former Patriots participant Danny Amendola
Simply because the huge receiver retired from the NFL in 2022 doesn’t imply he’s performed with competing. This time, it was on the dance flooring as an alternative of a soccer area.
For his closing look on the competitors, Amendola and his professional associate Whitney Carson carried out a tango to “I Had Some Assist” by Put up Malone that includes Morgan Wallen and later channeled Barbie with a freestyle routine to “Pink” by Lizzo and “I’m Simply Ken” by Ryan Gosling.
“Whitney is like Gronk, Edelman, and Brady rolled into one,” Amendola stated of his professional associate.
For his first dance he scored all nines from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli. For his second spherical on the ground, he scored 29/30.
He positioned fifth general.
Rugby participant, Olympic medalist, and influencer Ilona Maher
Burlington native Ilona Maher made a reputation for herself each as an Olympian and as an influencer on TikTok recognized for her concentrate on empowerment and physique positivity.
She, together with associate Alan Bersten, carried out a jive to “Shake a Tail Feather” by Ray Charles and the Blues Brothers and a freestyle routine to “Feminineominon” by Chappel Roan.
“Ive gotten to play so many characters and tonight, I get to simply play me,” she stated.
The judges panel awarded her 27/30 for her jive — a dance she has struggled with beforehand — and 30/30 for her freestyle.
The bronze medal winner made it to the ultimate two, however positioned second ultimately.
Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, a.ok.a “Pommel horse man”
You may know Stephen Nedoroscisk, a Worcester native, from his spectacular stint on Workforce USA, the place he received two Olympic bronze medals competing on the pommel horse together with his trademark glasses this summer time.
He handled the ballroom flooring as his pommel horse on Friday, performing an emotional routine that highlighted his love of males’s gymnastics. Alongside his associate Rylee Arnold, Nedoroscik carried out a freestyle to “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay and a quickstep to “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts.
“After I was on the Olympics, I had a ton of strain on me, and I dealt with it completely too,” he stated of his time within the Dancing With the Stars ballroom.
Nedoroscik scored a 29/30 for the Quickstep and a 30/30 for the Freestyle — his and Arnold’s first excellent rating of the season. He and Arnold positioned fourth general.
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