Dancing on Ice (series 4)


The fourth series of Dancing on Ice aired from 11 January to 22 March 2009 on ITV. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as main presenters, while Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, Ruthie Henshall and Robin Cousins returned to the "Ice Panel".
The final took place on Sunday 22 March 2009 and was won by Ray Quinn.

Judges and Hosts

It was announced that Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, Ruthie Henshall, Karen Barber and Robin Cousins would all return for the fourth series, and Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned as hosts whilel Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to train.

Couples

The line-up was revealed on 5 January 2009 with thirteen couples competing, including Michael Underwood, who returned to compete after pulling out the previous year due to injury. The celebrities and their partners were:
CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Graeme Le SauxFormer England & Chelsea footballerKristina LenkoEliminated 1st
on 11 January 2009
Gemma BissixFormer EastEnders & Hollyoaks actressAndrei LipanovEliminated 2nd
on 18 January 2009
Jeremy EdwardsFormer Holby City actorDarya NucciEliminated 3rd
on 25 January 2009
Michael UnderwoodTelevision presenterMelanie LambertEliminated 4th
on 1 February 2009
Todd CartyStage & screen actorSusie LipanovaEliminated 5th
on 8 February 2009
Ellery HanleyFormer rugby league footballerFrankie PoultneyEliminated 6th
on 15 February 2009
Melinda MessengerGlamour model & television presenterFred PalascakEliminated 7th
on 22 February 2009
Roxanne PallettFormer Emmerdale actressDaniel WhistonEliminated 8th
on 1 March 2009
Zöe SalmonFormer Blue Peter presenterMatt EversEliminated 9th
on 8 March 2009
Coleen NolanSinger & Loose Women panellistStuart WiddallEliminated 10th
on 15 March 2009
Jessica TaylorFormer Liberty X singerPavel AubrechtThird place
on 22 March 2009
Donal MacIntyreInvestigative journalistFlorentine HoudinièreRunner-up
on 22 March 2009
Ray QuinnSingerMaria FilippovWinner
on 22 March 2009

Scoring chart

Green scores indicate the highest skating score of the week.

Red scores indicate the lowest skating score of the week.

indicates the couple eliminated that week

indicates the returning couple that were saved from the Skate-off

indicates the winning couple

indicates the runner-up couple

indicates the third-place couple

"—" indicates the couple that did not skate that week

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-point scale.
Rank by averagePlaceCoupleNumber of DancesTotal PointsAverage
11Ray & Maria11300.527.3
23Jessica & Pavel11260.523.7
35Zöe & Matt8171.521.4
42Donal & Florentine11213.519.4
56Roxanne & Daniel7122.517.5
67Melinda & Fred6103.517.3
710Michael & Melanie350.516.8
88Ellery & Frankie580.016.0
94Coleen & Stuart9143.515.9
1011Jeremy & Darya231.015.5
1113Graeme & Kristina114.514.5
1212Gemma & Andrei113.013.0
139Todd & Susie433.08.3

Live show details

Results summary

;Colour key

Week 1 (11 January 2009)

;Judges' votes to save
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Gemma & Andrei

Week 3 (25 January 2009)

In the skate-off, Ellery and Jeremy were found to be in the bottom two with both the Judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save:
Eliminated: Jeremy & Darya

Week 4 (1 February 2009)

In the skate-off, Melinda and Michael were found to be in the bottom two with both the Judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Michael & Melanie

Week 5 (8 February 2009)

In the skate-off, Ellery and Todd were found to be in the bottom two with both the Judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Todd and Susie

Week 6 (15 February 2009)

In the skate-off, Ellery and Melinda were found to be in the bottom two with both the Judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Ellery & Frankie

Week 7 (22 February 2009)

In the skate-off, Melinda and Jessica were found to be in the bottom two with both the Judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Melinda & Fred

Week 8 (1 March 2009)

In the skate-off, Roxanne and Zoe were found to be in the bottom two with both the judges' scores and public votes combined.
;Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Roxanne & Daniel

Week 9 (8 March 2009)

In the skate-off, Jessica and Zöe were found to be in the bottom two with both the judges' scores and public votes combined.
Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Zöe & Matt

Week 10: Semi-Final (15 March 2009)

In the skate-off, Donal and Coleen were found to be in the bottom two with both the judges' scores and public votes combined.
Judges' votes to save
Eliminated: Coleen & Stuart

Week 11: Finale (22 March 2009)

After Round 1, voting lines opened and votes were cast during the second performances. Lines soon closed and third place was announced, meaning they would not be performing Bolero, even though they had practised it all week.

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