{"id":43753,"date":"2024-01-14T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1959537"},"modified":"2024-01-14T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T08:56:30","slug":"who-is-greg-rutherford-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-olympian","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-greg-rutherford-dancing-on-ice-2024-contestant-and-olympian\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Greg Rutherford? Dancing on Ice 2024 contestant and Olympian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg and his partner plan to do moves never done before on the show. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 14 January 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE will be taking part in this year\u2019s Dancing on Ice<\/a>, and viewers are, no doubt, in for a treat.<\/p>\n

The now retired track and field athlete was the fifth celebrity to be announced for the new season, and will be skating alongside the likes of Ricky Hatton MBE<\/a>, Ryan Thomas and Hannah Spearritt.<\/p>\n

Rutherford exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/a> that he was able to develop his ice skating skills \u201cquite quickly\u201d as he had skated \u201ca little bit\u201d when he was a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cI skated a little bit as a child so it didn\u2019t feel completely unfamiliar to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t do a lot of things on the ice but you develop that quite quickly. I think for me, I wasn\u2019t as cautious as others who have never been on the ice before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rutherford will be performing alongside retired pair skater Vanessa James, who has represented Great Britain, Canada, France and the United States over the course of her figure skating career.<\/p>\n

Want to know more about the Olympian? Read on for everything you need to know about Dancing on Ice contestant Greg Rutherford ahead of the show\u2019s return this weekend.<\/p>

Who is Greg Rutherford MBE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Greg Rutherford and Vanessa James. ITV<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>36<\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Olympian<\/p>\n

Instagram: <\/strong>@gregjrutherford<\/a><\/p>\n

X (formerly Twitter): <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n

Dance partner: <\/strong>Vanessa James<\/p>\n

Greg Rutherford is a retired British track and field athlete whose speciality was the long jump over the course of his Olympic career.<\/p>\n

His victories at the Olympics has earned him something of an icon status in British sporting history. He is the second of three athletics gold medals, between Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah, and the fifth of six golds in the total from Super Saturday.<\/p>\n

Since retiring from sports, Rutherford has appeared on a number of television programmes including Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> and The Chase: Celebrity Special.<\/p>\n

What has Greg Rutherford said about joining Dancing on Ice 2024?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Rutherford shared his excitement about taking part in the competition.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cMy kids love dancing around so hopefully they are going to enjoy watching me dance with blades on my feet!\u201d<\/p>