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Dancing On Ice's Greg Rutherford has been forced to quit the show mere hours before the live final.
The track athlete, 37, was set to battle it all out against Ryan Thomas, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire to lift the trophy this Sunday night.
Yet his hopes of taking part have been shattered after he sustained a 'significant' injury on the morning of rehearsals.
His pro partner Vanessa James broke the news in an Instagram post on Sunday, sharing: 'Unfortunately Greg has sustained a significant injury this morning at rehearsals and won’t be able to perform tonight.
'We are on our way to the hospital for Greg to get examined further and receive the treatment he needs.'
Dancing On Ice 's Greg Rutherford has been forced to quit the show hours before the live final, his pro partner Vanessa James revealed in an Instagram post on Sunday
Earlier this week, Greg told The Mirror his time on the competition might be over after sustaining a painful groin injury four weeks ago.
'I was gutted at first, that's classic me, an injury right at the wrong time. But due to Sharon, the physio who works for the show, has done a tireless job to keep me going and doing well,' said the Olympian.
'We are currently in a situation where, yes, it is still healing and there's a little bit of soreness and tightness. But I am able to do what we need to do. Thankfully I am here and I'm thrilled to be here as well.'
The athlete admitted the last hurdle will be attempting to do the Bolero - although he is 'happy' to have made it to the final regardless.
Greg remarked he was also voted best skater out of solo skate, something he called as a 'really proud moment'.
'All in all, thrilled to bits, I'm ignoring the fact there's still a little bit of an injury there but that's fine. I'm hoping the showcase, everyone loves it, and we get to do the Bolero. Then, who knows at that point, who knows!,' he added.
Despite his recent injury, Greg doesn't seem to let anything stop him and admitted to be in great shape after losing 7kg since joining the ITV show.
The long jump specialist also added his journey on Dancing On Ice helped him finding a great balance while eating better and training.
Gushing over his experience on the runaway series, Greg admitted he found a 'complete love and passion' for ice skating which he 'didn't expect to happen'.
The athletic sensation - who is now retired - said the show gave him a purpose for training and 'feeling better in myself', which he described as a 'kick up the bum
