Who won 'DWTS' Season 32? ABC show fans slam judges as they ignore winning couple's 'misstep'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Finalists Xochitl Gomez and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy won 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32.
They graced the ballroom with their performance on a foxtrot to 'Unconditionally' by Katy Perry.
Xochitl's energy and passion impressed the ABC show judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. Bruno complimented her musicality and lines and said it was "a delight watching you."
Derek said Xochitl and Val's dance was the "epitome of grace and fluidity."
Carrie Ann Inaba dubbed the performance "breathtakingly beautiful" and praised Xochitl noting her as a "stunning dancer with so much power."
However, the viewers fumed over the judges' comments as they didn't criticize Xochitl's mistake.
A Reddit user wrote, "Are they gonna call out Xochitl’s misstep."
Another person added, "CAI: makes up bullshit to dock Charity Also CAI: completely ignores Xochitl’s clear missed hold. This woman is so annoying."
Another social media user wrote, "They blatantly ignored Xochitl’s obvious mistake w the arm but CAI nitpicked charity for a mistake none of us could even notice?"
Another critic added, "Its very blatant favoritism that Xochitl gets to go last twice."
Another viewer noted, "Hands down Xochitl was favored this whole season. She has had the best music."
Another x user tweeted, "Knew it.. wouldn’t call a mistake in finale for Xochitl so of course having all perfect scores will guarantee that win.. favoritism at its finest was showing there."
Knew it.. wouldn’t call a mistake in finale for xochitl so of course having all perfect scores will guarantee that win.. favoritism at its finest was showing there #DWTS
— Brittany Davis (@Brittanyd30) December 6, 2023
Xochitl Gomez and pro Val Chmerkovskiy bag 'perfect score'
Xochitl Gomez and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy had bagged the perfect score in the finale and semi-final episode 'DWTS' Season 32.
The couple's total, combined with last week's scores, was a perfect 90.
Xochitl and Val got to keep their perfect scores going in the freestyle round.
The pair returned to the ballroom and performed to 'Que Calor' by District 78.
The finalists' performance was a mix of Latin, and hip-hop, mixed with ballroom.
Bruno complimented Xochitl and said she was an outstanding talent, while Carrie Ann Inaba praised her Latina representation and said it was a 'courageous' dance.
Derek Hough added that she and her partner had a strong connection.
However, Xochitl and Val received perfect scores in both rounds of the 'DWTS' finale, Redemption and Freestyle, which landed them at the top of the leaderboard with a total score of 120.
'DWTS' Season 32 makes history with Top 5 finalists
'DWTS' Season 5 advanced top 5 couples Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach, Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber, Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov, Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev and Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy, to the finale.
However, this marked the first time that the ABC show has had five couples competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
During the semi-finals, the 'DWTS' judges shocked the viewers and the contestants with a last-minute twist. Ariana, Xochitl, and their partners were in the 'bottom two.'
However, the viewers were expecting one of them to be eliminated, but co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that both Ariana and Xochitl were safe.
'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32 finale is available to watch on ABC and Disney+.