{"id":47541,"date":"2024-03-10T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2006859"},"modified":"2024-03-10T14:56:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T13:56:40","slug":"dancing-on-ice-star-greg-rutherford-reveals-injury-struggle-before-final","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dancing-on-ice-star-greg-rutherford-reveals-injury-struggle-before-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing on Ice star Greg Rutherford reveals injury struggle before final"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Olympian credited the show’s physiotherapist for getting him this far. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 12:37 PM<\/p>

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Former Olympic athlete and Dancing on Ice<\/a> contestant Greg Rutherford<\/a> has revealed that he\u2019s been struggling with an injury over the last four weeks of the competition.<\/p>\n

The final takes place this evening, where the track and field star will go up against his fellow remaining Dancing on Ice contestants<\/a>, Made in Chelsea<\/a>\u2018s Miles Nazaire<\/a>, radio presenter Adele Roberts and actor Ryan Thomas<\/a>, for the title of this year\u2019s champion.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Daily Mirror<\/a>, Rutherford revealed that he has been suffering with a groin injury recently that has required professional treatment, but remained confident that he\u2019d be able to continue competing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was gutted at first, that\u2019s classic me, an injury right at the wrong time,\u201d he recalled. \u201cBut Sharon, the physio who works for the show, has done a tireless job to keep me going and doing well.<\/p>

\u201cWe are currently in a situation where, yes, it is still healing and there\u2019s a little bit of soreness and tightness. But I am able to do what we need to do. Thankfully I am here and I\u2019m thrilled to be here as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The long-running ITV competition is one of the more accident prone on television, with numerous stars injuring themselves over the years as they venture out onto the ice to perform all manner of daring stunts.<\/p>\n

Gogglebox\u2019s Stephen Lustig-Webb was forced to drop out of the current season before it had begun after breaking his ankle in training.<\/p>\n