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Greg Rutherford has revealed that he is 'very keen' to get back out on the ice after being ruled out of the Dancing On Ice final with a horror injury.
The legendary Olympian was one of the favourites to go all the way in this year's edition of the competition, but suffered a shocking injury to his abdomen in the lead up to the showpiece spectacle.
The athlete later revealed he 'effectively gave myself a C-section' after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton.
He took to social media last week to reveal the extent of the injuries, including the scar from his surgery, and an 'insane swelling' following the procedure.
Yet despite little under six weeks passing since sustaining the injury, Rutherford admitted to Mail Sport that he was chomping at the bit to get back out on his skates and even hinted at a potential return next year.
Greg Rutherford told Mail Sport that he is 'very keen' to get back out on the ice again once his body has healed
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Greg showed how his scar is looking now after abdominal surgery
He also revealed the 'insane swelling' he experienced following the procedure on his abdomen
'We had a double twist ready for the final, and all these things that could've gone down as iconic moments of that show,' he revealed to Mail Sport.
'We're going to lobby to come back and do one skate on the show, which would be nice maybe next year!
'As soon as my torso can hold me up properly without there being aches and pains, because sadly ice is very, very slippery and if you get it wrong you will cause injuries as I did, so I've got to let this heal a bit more.
'I am keen to get back on the ice. It's really interesting I did strictly back in 2016 and never danced again but skating - I just love it, I absolutely love it and I'm very keen to do it again.'
Rutherford is no stranger to injuries having seen his exceptional career in athletics pockmarked by fitness issues which eventually led to him hanging up his spikes for good.
The 37-year-old is one of only five athletes to have ever won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth gold medals in their event - and the only one to have added the Diamond League to that already illustrious list.
For nine months between September 2015 and June 2016 he in fact held every single elite title in long jump simultaneously in a vastly impressive feat of overall track and field dominance.
However in 2018 his career was brought to a close through injuries, which would also put an end to his Winter Olympic dream of representing Team GB in the bobsleigh.
Rutherford (pictured with Laura and Jason Kenny) spoke to Mail Sport at a special synchronised swimming display in Covent Garden to make 100 days until the Games
The 37-year-old picked up the injury in the run-up to the showpiece final when he tried to skate through a professional's legs
The long jump icon told Mail Sport that his sporting career gave him an advantage when it came to dealing with the injury setback
'I got injured plenty of times before majors and things, during majors as well,' he added. 'I was lucky that from London 2012 for a couple of years things went quite well but previously and after it, things had gone very wrong in those situations.
'Of course it was my job and my livelihood to jump into a sandpit as
