The latest episode of "Dancing with the Stars" finally concluded as the ABC show announces its new title holders. Laurie Hernandez, the 16-year-old gymnast who represented the United States in Rio, along with her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, were announced winners of "DWTS" on Tuesday.
The next thing Laurie Hernandez needs is a place for the new Mirrorball trophy among her Olympic awards and medals. On the eve of the season finale, 72% of the viewing public of "Dancing with the Stars" voted Laurie to win over James Hinchcliffe and Calvin Johnson.
The pair, Laurie and Val, first tied on the 23rd season's premiere and remained on top of the leaderboards for the whole duration of DWTS. We can recall that they received their first perfect score during the Cirque du Soleil Night in Week 4 on consistently persisted as strong contenders.
After the "Dancing with the Stars" winners were announced, Laurie expressed her gratitude to everyone who supported her journey which the gymnast described as a "crazy roller coaster". According to Laurie, her goal was to inspire others and she sure did inspire a lot with her talent and passion for her craft.
During "DWTS's" season finale, season 21's Andy Grammer, Jana Kramer, and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performed onstage. The favorite musical act for the night has got to be "Vanilla Ice" performed by rapper Ricky Perry and his DJ friend.
Wow! @lzhernandez02 and @iamValC end the season with a bang! #DWTS #DWTSFinale #TeamValaur pic.twitter.com/HvZpgPfqLC
— Whipclip (@whipclip) November 23, 2016
There was a bit of a hiccup for finalists Calvin and James as they were caught in a trouble of getting out of onesies in the opening number. Eventually everything went well as they returned to the ballroom. Each pair was given the chance to perform their season's favorite dance and a new routine they learned during the 24-hour Fusion Challenge. All of them got perfect scores.
[SPOILER] Congrats to @lzhernandez02 and @iamValC our mirror ball champs! #TeamValaur #DWTS #DWTSfinale pic.twitter.com/3YHQIjL5F0 — Whipclip (@whipclip) November 23, 2016
Before this season's winners was announced, the Tuesday's finale featured a two-hour trip to memory lane. It was filled with old routines and montages of Tom Bergeron.
Laurie and Val nabbed the first place followed by James and Sharna who took second, and Calvin and Lindsay as third. The gold medalist, Laura Hernandez finally fulfilled her "DWTS" destiny! The talented twosome is expected to appear on Good Morning America and The View.
