Author: Laura Thornton and Alex RossPublished 10th Mar 2019 Last updated 11th Mar 2019
The 2019 series of Dancing On Ice certainly didn't disappoint! As hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned, 12 celebrities tied up their ice skates in an attempt to be crowned the Dancing On Ice champion.
With Love Island's Wes Nelson, Strictly Come Dancing's James Jordan and X Factor star Saara Aalto, perform two skates each. First up was Wes, who completed an incredible fitness themed skate to Black Eyed Peas high-tempo hit 'Pump It'. The routine saw Wes skate alongside the professionals in perfect unison and earned him a perfect score from the judges. Judge Ashley Banjo said that he loved that Wes, "did so much difficult stuff that he made look effortless".
Next up was James Jordan, who last week got a perfect score of 80 out of 80 from two dances. James' challenge was to skate an Argentine Tango choreographed by Christopher Dean that also involved using a chair as a prop. The dancer managed to overcome his shoulder injury and achieved 39 out of 40 as Jason and Ashley both scored him 9.5 as they felt there was 'something missing'.
Saara Aalto then took to the ice, dancing to Britney Spears 'Circus' with a circus routine. She joined Wes at the top of the leader board with a perfect score. Jane said, "Tonight you just brought it all together, it was absolutely fantastic".
The three finalists were then free to pick their favourite routine to skate to again. Wes opted to reprise his Peter Pan themed skate to James Arthur and Anne-Marie's cover of 'Re-write The Stars' and scored another perfect score from the judges. James chose to skate to his perfect score winning skate to 'Do You Love Me?' and received a perfect score from the judges again.
Saara opted to perform her puppet inspired skate and got tens across the board for her flawless routine. From being in the skate-off three times to a perfect score, Saara was visibly overwhelmed and the judges were full of praise.
After a dance from all the previously eliminated celebrities, it was time to reveal who had finished third. Sadly for Saara and Hamish, they hadn't made it to the final skate. It was left to Wes and Vanessa and James and Alexandra to wow audiences with their interpretation of the Boléro, the skate that Torvill and Dean won Gold for and made history with at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Both James and Wes would have been a worthy winner, but there can be only one...
Dancing On Ice 2019 winner: James Jordan
Dancing On Ice 2019 runner up: Wes Nelson
Dancing On Ice 2019 third place: Saara Aalto
Swipe through our gallery of all the previous Dancing On Ice winners
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Dancing On Ice 2019: Winner revealed
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James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.
Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board.
Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
Corrie and Emmerdale actress Hayley won with second-time winner Daniel Whiston, beating Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy to the top spot. She also made it to the final of the returners' show in 2014, finishing second to Ray Quinn.
Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.
Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board.
Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
Corrie and Emmerdale actress Hayley won with second-time winner Daniel Whiston, beating Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy to the top spot. She also made it to the final of the returners' show in 2014, finishing second to Ray Quinn.
Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.
Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board.
Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
Which celebrities were eliminated from Dancing On Ice 2019?
However, despite all of the drama, all of the eliminated celebs returned for the final show and put on a great performance.
Meanwhile, although nothing has been officially confirmed by ITV, we hope that Dancing On Ice will return in 2020!
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