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Greg Rutherford finally reveals nasty Dancing On Ice injury saying he RIPPED OPEN his stomach with a skate
The Olympian missed out on a place in the final when he suffered from a freak accident hours before going live
GREG Rutherford has finally explained the details of his nasty Dancing On Ice injury.
The 37-year-old, who was paired with Vanessa James in the ITV show, had to pull out of the final earlier this month due to suffering an injury during rehearsals.
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After Greg was rushed to hospital, his partner Vanessa shared the devastating news that they had to withdraw from the competition on Instagram.
The retired athlete has since revealed what actually happened - explaining he slid through the legs of Brendyn Hatfield and Colin Grafton and tore his abdominal muscles.
Before heading into surgery, Greg said: “I’ve been a bit busy and obviously just recovering from the initial injury before I have the surgery that I hadn’t actually got round to talking about it.
"Long story short, I leapt through the legs of Brendyn and Colin and managed to tear all of my abs as well as herniate.
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"So I effectively gave myself a C-section."
Greg previously said: "Operation done. Recovery starts here.
"Thank you for all your messages. It was a slightly bigger op than originally hoped, but it’s all sorted.
"Surgeons really happy with his work and I’m excited to get fit again.
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"But for the next few days I’m going to be very sore and doing a lot of nothing."
The retired Olympian missed out on being crowned winner of Dancing On Ice 2024.
Dancing On Ice's Greg Rutherford says his stomach is 'not in a good way' and he's seeing a specialist over horror injury
Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas won the competition this year.
Just a few days ago Greg revealed why he hadn’t explained the details of his Dancing On Ice injury.
Fans had flocked to social media to ask what had happened, and Greg's fiance Susie Verrill set the record straight.
She replied to one comment: "It really isn’t anything gory or horrifying; just very painful and a bit of a freak accident.
"He hasn’t gone in to it because specialists have been working out how to pinpoint it/work out next steps so I think the show were keen not to say anything until they have official report back."
She added: "Hope that clears it up!"
Greg shocked fans as he shared a clip of the moment he injured himself on the ice.
He said: "Here we gooooo. This is the showcase we didn’t get the perform due to injury.
"The point where I dive through Colin and Brendyn’s legs is where everything went wrong last Sunday."
He added: "This is from either Friday or Saturday so I was still ironing out a few timings issues (which I’m sure you will notice)
"I utterly loved this showcase. Everyone involved had worked so hard. Just look at the set too!! The guys behind the scenes never get enough credit, what they build in such a short amount of time is mind blowing.
"To have @torvillanddeanofficial choreograph a full routine for us too was so special. I loved working with them.
"Although I won’t be able to skate for maybe a couple of months. I intend on getting back on the ice and keeping it up. I really do love it."
Vanessa announced the devastating news that they had to withdraw from the competition.
She said: "Unfortunately Greg has sustained a significant injury this morning at rehearsals and won’t be able to perform tonight.
At the time, she explained: “We are on our way to the hospital for Greg to get examined further and receive the treatment he needs."
A spokesman for the ITV show then added: "Sadly Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE has had to withdraw from Dancing On Ice after sustaining an injury whilst in rehearsals for the final episode of the current series.
"Greg and Vanessa have been such a popular couple this series and have performed some truly memorable routines.
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“We will be helping to support Greg and wish him well with his recovery.''
They added: "We also want to thank him for being such a treasured member of the Dancing on Ice family."
Who has won Dancing On Ice?
After the final of Dancing On Ice 2024, we look back at the previous celebrity winners - from the first series in 2006 until now.
The ITV show has run for 16 seasons, with a break from 2014-2018.
Here's the rundown - with one pro skater winning an impressive hat-trick:
Season 1, 2006: Gaynor Faye & Dan Whiston
Season 2, 2007: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert
Season 3, 2008: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers
Season 4, 2009: Ray Quinn & Maria Filippov
Season 5, 2010: Hayley Tamaddon & Dan Whiston
Season 6, 2011: Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
Season 7, 2012: Matthew Wolfenden & Nina Ulanova
Season 8, 2013: Beth Tweddle & Dan Whiston
Season 9, 2014 (All Stars): Ray Quinn & Maria Filippov
Season 10, 2018: Jake Quickenden & Vanessa Bauer
Season 11, 2019: James Jordan & Alexandra Schauman
Season 12, 2020: Joe Swash & Alex Murphy
Season 13, 2021: Sonny Jay & Angela Egan
Season 14, 2022: Regan Gascoigne & Karina Manta
Season 15, 2023: Nile Wilson & Olivia Smart
Season 16, 2024: Ryan Thomas & Amani Fancy
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