Greg Rutherford devastated over ‘what could have been’ in latest Dancing On Ice injury update-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Greg Rutherford was looking forward to skating the Bolero (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

Greg Rutherford has shared his sorrow over not being able to perform on Dancing On Ice due to a ‘significant’ injury.

The Olympian, 37, was forced to pull out of the ITV show hours before the finale after suffering a ‘really bad accident’ in rehearsals.

He has since kept his fans updated with his health on social media, explaining that he was ‘sewn up’ after the incident and also that he had to see a specialist and undergo scans in hospital.

In his latest post, Greg expressed his devastation that he couldn’t skate the Bolero with his professional partner Vanessa James and lamented over ‘what could have been’ in the final.

Alongside a clip of him and Vanessa practicing the routine, he wrote on Instagram: ‘Something that I really wish I could have performed… #Bolero

‘I’m almost 36 hours since the injury and watching the videos of what could have been. It’s bloody hard to take at this point as I know we could have shown something exciting and new with our final performances.

Greg has been sharing updates with his fans on social media (Picture: Instagram)

‘Of course the Bolero isn’t a given and I’ll post our showcase at some point too… I haven’t shown the end as I’m determined to actually perform it with Vanessa one day for everyone to see.

‘I’m really proud of what we achieved on the show. This take was from Saturday morning and we were marking for the double twist… the full program was truly beautiful. I’m a bit heart broken at the moment.’

Teasing he could reunite with Vanessa, he asked his 188K followers: ‘Do you think me and Vanessa should get together again and perform it live one day?’

Greg said he was ‘heartbroken’ to have missed the final (Picture: Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)

Greg teased he could reunited with Vanessa in the future (Picture: Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)

Earlier this week, Greg said he was ‘very sore and very tired’ on his Instagram Stories as he opened up about his hospital appointment.

Greg said: ‘Then I will know more about what’s going on and what’s happening. I’m very sore, I’m very tired. I’m going to get an early night tonight. But I cannot believe the amount of lovely messages. I’ll update everybody once I know what the next step is.’

He added in a worrying admission: ‘This is grim.’

The gold medallist had previously shared a photograph of him in bed and wrote: ‘Recovery sort of starts now… after a pretty rough first night, I’m looking forward to getting everything sorted and sewn up so I can get back to normal.

Greg’s fiancee Susie has also kept fans updated with his health (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images )

‘Thank you all so much for your kind messages.’

Hours before the Dancing On Ice final was due to take place – which saw Ryan Thomas glide to victory with his partner Amani Fancy – it was revealed that Greg had sustained an injury.

Vanessa wrote on Instagram: ‘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.’

Greg sent well-wishes to the three Dancing On Ice finalists (Picture: Instagram)

Greg’s fiancée, Susie Verrill, later revealed that Greg was in resus in hospital, which is used for patients who need urgent treatment.

‘Resus is never a fun place to be is it. There’s a lot of screaming 🙁 (Not from Greg),’ she wrote, showing Greg lying on a bed with his eyes closed.

The former Olympic gold medal winner shared a video from his hospital bed in resus, paying tribute to Ryan, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire in the Dancing On Ice final.

Ryan was ultimately crowned champion of DOI (Picture: Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)

‘But my message for the three incredible finalists who will be skating shortly is to have an incredible night,’ he said, adding that he was ‘devastated’ that he couldn’t take part.

After Ryan’s win, Greg shared a post on his Instagram Story describing his fellow competitor as a ‘friend for life’.

‘So prouyd of @ryanthomas84. He’s had his fair share of ups and downs during this process, so to come out winning is utterly spectacular,’ he wrote.

‘Well done brother, I’m glad I’ve got a friend for life in you.’

Dancing On Ice is available to stream on ITVX.

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