Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Company type	Television program
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)
Founder	Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (coaches)
Defunct	2006 (2006)
Fate	Discontinued after one season
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia
Key people	Jamie Durie (presenter), Sami Lukis (presenter), Jayne Torvill (coach), Christopher Dean (coach)
Products	Reality television program
Owner	Nine Network
Parent	Nine Network

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice was an Australian reality television program adapted from the UK series Dancing on Ice. It debuted on the Nine Network on 11 July 2006, showcasing celebrities performing ice dance routines on a purpose-built rink located in Sydney's north-western suburbs. The show lasted for a single season before being discontinued, with model Jake Wall ultimately crowned the champion. The production reportedly involved multi-million dollar expenses and garnered ratings above the network's average.

Format

The competition featured ten pairs, each consisting of a celebrity paired with a professional ice skater, who were coached by the acclaimed duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Audience members voted weekly to determine which couples would be eliminated until the final winner was selected. This setup was modeled after the popular Seven Network program Dancing with the Stars.

Injuries during rehearsals were frequent; for example, Michael Slater suffered a severed tendon in his hand, Giaan Rooney dislocated her ankle and exited prior to episode two, and Annalise Braakensiek twisted her ankle during episode one, resulting in her withdrawal.

The series was presented by celebrity gardener Jamie Durie alongside former Today weather presenter Sami Lukis. It was based on the British ITV version featuring Torvill and Dean and bore similarities to Nine’s earlier show Skating on Thin Ice (2005), which was also hosted by Durie.

The judging panel comprised UK judges Karen Barber and Jason Gardiner, as well as Alisa Camplin, Belinda Noonan, and international judge Mark Storton. Although judges provided feedback, eliminations were determined solely through viewer votes.

Celebrities and their partners

Celebrity	Notability	Professional Partner	Status
Trisha Broadbridge	2006 Young Australian of the Year	Alexandre Pavlov	First eliminated
Annalise Braakensiek	Model & actress	Trent Nelson-Bond	Withdrew due to injury
Dermott Brereton	Former AFL player	Pam O'Connor	Second eliminated
Jackie Kelly	Former Liberal Party member	Pavel Aubrecht	Third eliminated
Giaan Rooney	Olympic swimmer	Jonathon O'Dougherty	Withdrew due to injury
Michael Slater	New South Wales cricketer & TV presenter	Anya D`Jamirze	Fourth eliminated
Jules Lund	Television & radio broadcaster	Kristina Cousins	Fifth eliminated
Lara Bingle	Model	Matt Evers	Sixth eliminated
Karl Stefanovic	Today presenter & journalist	Linda Aubrecht	Runner-up
Jake Wall	Model	Maria Filippov	Winner

Scoring chart

Couple	Final Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Jake & Maria	1st	22.5	23.0	24.0	22.5	26.5	26.0	26.0+22.0=48.0	27.5+26.5=54.0
Karl & Linda	2nd	21.0	20.5	20.0	23.5	17.0	24.5	23.0+22.5=45.5	25.0+27.5=52.5
Lara & Matt	3rd	19.0	20.0	22.5	25.0	23.5	23.0	22.5+26.5=49.0
Jules & Kristina	4th	12.0	11.5	14.5	16.5	17.0	20.5
Michael & Anya	5th	17.0	17.0	20.0	17.0	21.0
Jackie & Pavel	6th	19.0	19.0	18.5	21.0
Dermott & Pam	7th	15.5	16.0	14.0
Trisha & Alexandre	8th	13.0	15.5
Giaan & Jonathon	9th	17.0
Annaliese & Trent	10th	9.0

Red numbers mark the lowest score each week

Green numbers denote the highest score weekly

indicates couples who participated in the skate-off

indicates those eliminated

indicates withdrawals

marks the winner

marks the runner-up

Average scores overview

The following table displays dance scores based on the classic 30-point rating system.

Average Rank	Final Placement	Pair	Cumulative Score	Dances Performed	Mean Score
1	1	Jake & Maria	246.5	10	24.7
2	3	Lara & Matt	182.0	8	22.8
3	2	Karl & Linda	224.5	10	22.5
4	6	Jackie & Pavel	77.5	4	19.4
5	5	Michael & Anya	92.0	5	18.4
6	9	Giaan & Jonathon	17.0	1	17.0
7	4	Jules & Kristina	92.0	6	15.3
8	7	Dermott & Pam	45.5	3	15.2
9	8	Trisha & Alexandre	28.5	2	14.3
10	10	Annaliese & Trent	9.0	1	9.0

Week 1 (11 July)

10 |||Jackie & Pavel|||3..5|||4..0|||4..0|||3..5|||4..0|||19..0|||=3rd||| "Mad About the Boy"—Julie London|||Not applicable

Performance Order	Pair	Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber	Total Points	Ranking on Leaderboard	Music Track	Audience Vote Percentage	Outcome
1	Lara & Matt	4.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	5.0	19.0	=3rd	"Young Hearts Run Free"—Candi Staton		Not applicable
2	Michael & Anya	3.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	17.0	=5th	"I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex		Not applicable
3	Giaan & Jonathon	2.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	4.0	17.0	=5th	"You're Beautiful"—James Blunt		Withdrew from competition
4	Jules & Kristina	4.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	3.5	12.0	9th	"A Little Less Conversation"—Elvis Presley vs. JXL		Not applicable
5	Annalise & Trent	1.5	2.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	9.0	10th	"Get the Party Started"—Pink		Withdrew from competition
6	Dermott & Pam	4.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	15.5	7th	"Wild Thing"—The Troggs		Not applicable
7	Trisha & Alexandre	2.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	13.0	8th	"...Baby One More Time"—Britney Spears		Not applicable
8	Jake & Maria	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	5.0	22.5	"A Fifth of Beethoven"—Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Not applicable
9	Karl & Linda	5.0	3.5	4.0	4.0	4..5	21..0	2nd |"Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	Not applicable

Week 2 (18 July)

2 | Jackie & Pavel |4 |4 |4 |3 |4 |19 |4th | "Hot Honey Rag"—from Chicago | | Safe from elimination 3 | Michael & Anya |4 |3 |3 .5 |3 |3 .5 |17 |5th | "Tainted Love"—Soft Cell | | In bottom two 4 | Dermott & Pam |2 .5 |2 .5 |4 |3 .5 |3 .5 |16 |6th | "Rhinestone Cowboy"—Glen Campbell"| Safe from elimination 5 | Trisha & Alexandre |3 .5 |3 |3 |2 |4 |15 .5 |7th|"You Raise Me Up"—Westlife"| Eliminated from competition 6  | Lara & Matt  |  3 .5  |  3 .5  |  4 .5  |  4  |  4 .5  |20  |3rd |"It's Oh So Quiet"—Björk"| Safe from elimination 7   | Jules & Kristina   |   2   |   1 .5   |   2 .5   |   2 .5   |   3   |11 .5   |8th   |"Hung Up"—Madonna"| Safe from elimination 8   | Karl & Linda   |   4 .5   |   4   |   3 .5   |   4   |   4 .5   |20 .5   |2nd   |"Is This the Way to Amarillo"—Tony Christie"| Safe from elimination

Performance Order	Pair	Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber	Total Points	Leaderboard Position	Music Track	Audience Vote Percentage	Outcome
Jake & Maria | 5 | 4.5 | 4 .5 |4 |5 |23 |1st | "Rock DJ"—Robbie Williams | | Safe from elimination

Judges' decisions regarding which couple to save:

• Noonan: Michael & Anya
• Storton: Michael & Anya
• Camplin: Trisha & Alexandre
• Gardiner: Michael & Anya
• Barber: Trisha & Alexandre

Week 3 (25 July)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Ranking	Performance song	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Karl & Linda	4.5	3.0	3.5	4.5	4.5	20.0	=3rd	"She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel		Safe
2	Dermott & Pam	3.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	3.0	14.0	7th	"Crocodile Rock"—Elton John		Eliminated*
3	Jackie & Pavel	3.5	4.5	3.5	3.0	4.0	18.5	5th	"I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor		Bottom two
4	Michael & Anya	4.0	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.5	20.0	=3rd	"All That Jazz"—Catherine Zeta-Jones		Safe
5	Jake & Maria	4.5	5.0	5.0	4.5	5.0	24.0	1st	"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall		Safe
6	Lara & Matt	3.0	5.0	4.5	5.0	5.0	22.5	2nd	"Time After Time"—Eva Cassidy		Safe
7	Jules & Kristina	2.5	2.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	14.5	6th	"I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown		Safe

• Dermott was forced to withdraw from the skate-off because of a bicep injury, leading to his elimination without a judges' decision.

Week 4 (1 August)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Ranking	Performance song	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Michael & Anya	4.0	3.5	3.5	2.5	3.5	17.0	5th	"It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones		Bottom two
2	Jackie & Pavel	4.5	4.5	4.5	3.5	4.0	21.0	4th	"My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion		Eliminated
3	Jake & Maria	3.5	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	22.5	3rd	"Copacabana"—Barry Manilow		Safe
4	Karl & Linda	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	23.5	2nd	"Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin		Safe
5	Jules & Kristina	3.5	3.0	3.5	3.0	3.5	16.5	6th	"Luck Be a Lady"—Frank Sinatra		Safe
6	Lara & Matt	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	25.0	1st	"Big Spender"—from Sweet Charity		Safe

Judges' decisions to save:

• Noonan: Jackie & Pavel
• Storton: Jackie & Pavel
• Camplin: Michael & Anya
• Gardiner: Michael & Anya
• Barber: Michael & Anya

Week 5 (8 August)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Scoreboard	Skating song	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Lara & Matt	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0	23.5	2nd	"Push the Button"—Sugababes		Safe
2	Jake & Maria	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.5	5.5	26.5	1st	"All Time Love"—Will Young		Safe
3	Jules & Kristina	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.5	4.0	17.0	=4th	"Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler		Bottom two
4	Michael & Anya	5.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	4.5	21.0	3rd	"What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong		Eliminated
5	Karl & Linda	3.0	3.5	3.5	3.0	4.0	17.0	=4th	"Relight My Fire"—Take That & Lulu		Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Noonan:
• Storton:
• Camplin:
• Gardiner:
• Barber:

Week 6 (15 August)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Scoreboard	Skating song	Prop	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Lara & Matt	4.0	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0	23.0	3rd	"Cabaret"—from Cabaret	Chair		Bottom two
2	Karl & Linda	5.5	4.5	5.0	4.5	5.0	24.5	2nd	"You Can Leave Your Hat On” — Joe Cocker	Hat		Safe
3	Jules & Kristina	4.5	4.0	4.0	3.5	4.5	20.5	4th	"Mr. Bojangles”—Sammy Davis Jr.	Broom		Eliminated
4	Jake & Maria	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.5	26.0	1st	"Just a Little”—Liberty X	Canes		Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Noonan: Lara and Matt
• Storton: Lara and Matt
• Camplin: Lara and Matt
• Gardiner: Lara and Matt
• Barber: Lara and Matt

Week 7 (22 August)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Grand total	Scoreboard	Skating song	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Jake & Maria	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.5	26.0	48.0	2nd	"Don't Stop Me Now”—Queen	rowspan=2	Bottom two
		4.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	22.0				"Flying Without Wings”—Westlife
2	Lara & Matt	4.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.0	22 .5	49 .0	1st|"(I've Had) The Time of My Life”—Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	rowspan=2|Eliminated
		| | | | |26 .50		"Love Is in the Air” — John Paul Young
3	Karl & Linda	4 .50	4 .00	5 .00	4 .50	5 .00	23 .00	rowspan=2|45 .50	rowspan=2|3rd|"Can't Take My Eyes Off You” — Andy Williams	rowspan=2|Safe
		| | | | |22 .50		"Fly Me to the Moon” — Frank Sinatra

Judges' votes to save

• Noonan: Jake & Maria
• Storton: Jake & Maria
• Camplin: Lara & Matt
• Gardiner: Lara & Matt
• Barber: Jake & Maria

Week 8 (29 August)

Order	Couple	Judges' scores					Total	Cumulative total	Ranking	Performance music	Public Vote %	Outcome
		Noonan	Storton	Camplin	Gardiner	Barber
1	Karl & Linda	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	25.0	52.5	2nd	"Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin		Runner-up
		5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	27.5		"Boléro"
2	Jake & Maria	6.0	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	27.5	54.0	1st	"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall		Winner
		5.0	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	26.5		"Boléro"

Ratings

The program attracted consistent audience numbers, launching with 1.61 million viewers and maintaining an average weekly viewership between 1.1 and 1.2 million, with a peak of 1.42 million during the finale episode. Although the ratings were respectable, the show was ultimately discontinued due to expensive production costs coupled with predominantly unfavorable critical reviews.

Plans of a reunion special

The Nine Network had planned a live reunion event hosted by Durie and Lukis, which would have brought together all ten celebrities to share their experiences and interact with a live audience. Additionally, Torvill and Dean were scheduled to appear as special guests to offer congratulations to both contestants and viewers. However, this reunion special was cancelled following the show's termination.

See also

• Torvill and Dean

External links

• Official Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice Website
• Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice on IMDb