Xochitl Gomez wins Dancing with the Stars’ first Lane Goodman Mirrorball Trophy – Gudstory

xochitl gomez and partner Val Chmerkovskiy became the first pair to win dancing with the Stars‘Lane Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during the Season 32 finale on Tuesday, December 5.

“Oh my God, there’s so much confetti,” Gomez, 18, said while crying tears of joy. It marks the third time Chmerkovskiy, 37, has won as a professional on the ABC series.

dwtsThe grand prize was renamed to honor Goodman in September. Goodman, who died in April at the age of 78, served as a judge on the reality competition series from 2005 to 2022.

Before the winners of the prestigious award were announced, the five final couples took the stage twice each. The duo performed both a freestyle and a redemption routine, the latter of which allowed the professionals to perform another dance that they had struggled with earlier in the season.

alyson hannigan and partner sasha farber First tried his hand at redemption, performing salsa on “Get on Your Feet” gloria estefan, judge Carrie Ann Inaba The 49-year-old told Hannigan that she would like to see him bring more sex appeal to the dance this time around.

“You did an amazing job. “There is something different about you,” Inaba, 55, told the actress after the performance. “You are a different person than the person who came in the first episode. Thanks to you, now you have faith.”

Jason MrazMeanwhile, she was tasked with foxtrot for the redemption round.

“The first time he performed [the foxtrot]They had some problems because the frame was too tight,” bruno tonioli The 46-year-old told Mraz to the camera before telling him he looked like he was “carrying a sack of potatoes” during rehearsals.

However, Meraz and partner Daniela KaragachThe practice paid off and the pair scored a perfect score.

“Pure classic ballroom foxtrot,” said Tonioli, 68, praising the old-school Hollywood leading man flavor that Maz brought to the dance.

Karagach, 30, had tears in his eyes as he listened to the judges’ reactions as he gushed about Mraz as a co-host. Julianne Hough,

“I’m very proud of him, he’s a human being,” Caragach said. “Week 4 was a struggle for us and the fact that you were able to move forward with such open hearts and get to this final and just want it so bad is so refreshing.”

ariana madix He also impressed the judges with his samba derek huff Wanted him to try again so he could “slow it down” and show the “lines and control” that characterize the dance.

“It’s mean to give you a samba in the finale, but Ariana, you are a samba queen!” Hough, 38, was excited after the performance and gave Maddix, 38, a standing ovation.

However, one finalist received some criticism after her redemption dance. However Inaba praised the “passion and connection” between the two. charity lawson and partner Artem Chigvintsev She said she was missing during her first tango, saying she had to explain a mistake in the choreography.

Despite Inaba’s criticism, Hough called Lawson’s tango “by far the best dance of the night”.

Last but not least, Gomez and Chmerkovskiy danced the foxtrot. Tonioli told Gomez that when she first attempted the dance she “lost balance” and “hit it so cleanly” that her hand movements were not as graceful as they should have been.

After the performance, Tonioli was satisfied. He told Gomez, “Your musicality is like a part of an orchestra.” “It’s really good to see you.”

The finalists weren’t the only ones to perform during the finale; All previously eliminated Season 32 couples returned for the opening number “Young Hearts Run Free” candy staton Also a slang for “Santa Claus is coming to town” Mariah Carey,

Last season’s champion, charli d’amelio And mark ballasalso showed off her stuff during the episode, performing a regular set of “Give It to Me Baby” by Rick James.

Keep scrolling to see all the cast’s scores from the Season 32 finale: