Dancing with the Stars Week 7: Cristian de la Fuente Suffers Arm Injury, Quits Samba (Video)
Ouch! Cristian de la Fuente was dancing the samba pretty nicely last night — then quit the dance when he got a major muscle cramp in his arm — you can check out Cristian de la Fuente suffering the arm injury mid-dance in this Dancing with the Stars week 7 (April 28) video clip.
Following his dance, he told Samantha Harris backstage, “It hurts… It hurts the arm and it hurts that I couldn’t do it, you know, it’s tough.”
Cheryl Burke explained to People, “When we were dancing I fell back into his arms and I heard something crack,. I am so worried. He is not a wuss. He tried to finish the dance.”
Tom Bergeron told the audience that medics diagnosed Cristian de la Fuente’s arm injury as a “severe muscle cramp.”
Judging carried on for Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke — the couple earned 21/30.
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On April 29th 2008, Tony wrote:
He did well to carry on – he was in great pain. I have to assume the judges were kind on him though. I still think he has a chance to stay – depending on the viewers’ votes for Mario.