EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Dancing With The Stars Evan Lysacek Hits Head; Judges Harsh On Nearly Everyone
Posted on Apr 27, 2010 @ 07:40AM
Even with Kate Gosselin gone from Dancing with the Stars, the panel of judges -- namely Len Goodman -- had no shortage of scathing reviews for the remaining seven couples on Monday night's program, and RadarOnline.com's Tina Malave caught up with some of them, and asked about the "constructive criticism" they received.
Monday's episode also introduced a new element to the show, as all seven couples hit the floor simultaneously to earn extra points in a swing competition, in which the judges progressively dismissed each couple from the dance floor one-by-one.
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The couple remaining the longest on the floor received ten extra points, the couple that lasted the second-longest received nine points, and so on. (The most points a couple could receive on Monday’s show was 40 points -- 30 for the dance and ten for the swing competition.)
Olympian Evan Lysacek, normally a favorite of the judges, tied for the night's overall lowest score with 27 points -- 21 for his samba, and six for the swing competition -- and was told by Goodman that his performance was his "worst dance" to date. (In fairness to Lysacek, he did suffer a mild concussion when he flipped on his head during practice earlier in the week.)
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"You never know your limit until you push a little bit beyond it, and I think we did that this week," Lysacek told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
Lysacek's partner Anna Trebunskaya said "there's really nothing we can do" to win over Goodman.
"It's kind of hard to predict what pleases him," she said. "We'll just do what we can."
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Another darling of the judges, Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, received the night's highest score with a 36 -- 26 for her samba dance and ten for winning the swing marathon -- but still was at the wrong end of Goodman's ire when he characterized her samba as "a hodgepodge of sexy moves and gyrations."
Scherzinger told RadarOnline.com exclusively she was a little crossed up on the night.
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"I think with the samba, I really thought it was the salsa," she told us. "I thought it was a different dance... I thought I could get loose with it... but its very technical."
Dancing With The Stars returns at 8/7c Tuesday on ABC.
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The Daily Juice
Apr 20, 2010 @ 05:50
Good lord, you people think that Kate is gods gift to this world so spare me your delusions.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 2:46pm
Maybe the producers are so cranky because of all the weeks they were ordered to score 5s to such a joke.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 2:22pm
Evan was great despite what the judges said. It's like they were out to get him last night.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 1:00pm
Wow Evan hit his head? Good thing Kate got out of there before that happened. You know how the haters love to spin.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:27pm
lmfao still in denial, hahhahahahahaha i watch now it's gone!!!
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:55am
Still going on about Kate, I see.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:48am
Not much was fair w/the judging last nt.I think maybe LEN should go.He is TOO harsh and unfair. DWTS should make some rules regarding artial striptease n wearing skimpy outfits. This show is supposed to be for the whole family.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:45am
Come-on Kate fans,she did not even try to dance,she just thought she was better than other and her fans encouraged that she relied on her motherhood for pity and support. . Tony needs an award for putting up with her snide remarks
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:43am
mary e- AMEN, Sista! Give the show back the respect it deserves. SO glad to be able to watch and not have to endure that horrible woman!!
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 11:11am
That's funny, its such a silly show.
Posted Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:28pm