robin please save chemmy

awwww noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

   Poor chemmy

They were both great

Utter tosh.

Louie saved Chico to make it deadlock and then that idiot Cousins goes and votes the wrong way.  And it WAS the wrong way because I said SO

ah well - thanks for the company

Chico's performance was pretty mediocre as far as I'm concerned...... and defo had no spark!!!

*doesn't dare argue*

Louie is a waste of space....Robin should be ashamed of himself. Chemmy was better and he knows it.

Thanks for the company, goodnight all.

Thanks for the company everyone.... wrong result tonight!!!

She's the size of a feather though

I can't believe Jen's still there and Chemmy's not.

I don't like the way this show is going. Contrived marks for publicity, and the skaters with technical aptitude are overlooked in favour of 'performance'.

Well done Chemmy

Awww.. what a really nice girl too. 

Im slightly surprised that Chico went through, I thought Chemmy's dance off performance was even better.

But well done Chico.

Well.. I think that stinks, the judges favourite automatically goes through - especially given the erratic scoring tonight. 

Sensible girl

'Burd..!  How can you laugh at my distress!

See you next week skate fans  

*Wouldn't anyway because she agrees in the main part.*

Ta-ra in here, yours Grumpy of Grumpyland 

Louis is a rubbish judge

I hope they ditch him if DOI is back next year.

BUGGER - I was watching on delay - it was a great skate off for both of them. it should have been Jennifer .....................I wonder who her fan base are?

night in here

Maybe it's Daniel's fan base and not Jen? I don't know.

Night all x

Of course - I wasn't thinking - he does have a big fan base!

Jennifer getting through

This is a popularity contest nothing to do with skill in skating .

Robin has done nothing but praise Chemmy then he votes her out.  Maybe she isnt pulling in the money thru the phone votes ?? I dont think its fair she has gone, she deserved to be in the semi-final IMO 

It's Sunday night, you're settling down to watch Dancing On Ice and hopefully see some witty banter from the judges.

So what does one judge have to say about the skaters? 'Across the ice and the Samaritans and speedo you.'

Or how about, 'Right is affecting their partnership. Pulled your ball up.'

These are just some of the strange subtitles that have appeared on the show.

And now, the National Deaf Children's Society has slammed ITV for its 'bizarre and confusing' captioning on the hit celebrity figure skating contest.

The National Deaf Children's Society has slammed ITV for its 'bizarre and confusing' subtitles on the hit celebrity  figure skating contest

An interesting appraisal of Chemmy Allcott's skating

Presenter Phillip Schofield tells it like it isn't, to contestants such as Jennifer Ellison and Jorgie Porter

The programme has attracted an audience of more than 7million but deaf viewers are outraged by nonsensical wording claiming 'blasphemous' routines 'walk straight in the fridge'.

Leading campaigners who want a good quality of life for deaf adults and children said incoherent subtitles makes second-class citizens out of disability sufferers.

Campaigns officer Ian Noon at the NDCS said: 'Shoddy subtitling shows that broadcasters are not making access for deaf viewers a priority.'

Presenters Christine Bleakley and Phillip Schofield usually give a polished turn but appeared to fluff their lines when talking about contestants including Jennifer Ellison and Jorgie Porter.

'They will be toasted to the limits,' claimed This Morning presenter Phillip.

See, skaters? That's where you're going wrong. Good job you pulled your ball up

Muscle-bound Chico Slimani reveals the secret to his success on the ice with partner Katarina Witt

Could you say that one more time please, Phillip...?

At one point, Louie Spence - judge and dance teacher to the stars - admitted he does 'do occulta diagrams'.

Meanwhile, muscle-bound Chico Slimani has said on the show that the secret to his success on the ice with partner Katarina Witt is an 'ageing achievement'.

Skating legend Christopher Dean is an expert on the rink and performing routines to Olympic gold medal standard - but the subtitles portray him as a confused amateur.

'The jump just walk straight in the fridge. It's Sebastian and Brianne,' he exclaimed.

Viewers can also vote 'at the end of the shop' for their favourite ice-skating star.

Presenter Christine Bleakley gives judge Louie Spence (seated left) a cryptic grilling

Mr Noon added: 'Deaf young people all too frequently find that the subtitles for their favourite shows are riddled with mistakes and hugely out of sync with speech.

'There's no excuse for poor subtitles like this - even on live programmes. But ITV is not the only channel guilty of bizarre and confusing subtitles.'

'Through basic planning such as involving the subtitler in rehearsals and sharing scripts and plans in advance, broadcasters could dramatically improve live television for deaf viewers.'

Mr Noon also revealed that ITV have been caught out before for their poor subtitling and he secured a commitment to improve them on X Factor in 2010.

Explanation? An ITV spokesman said: 'Dancing On  Ice is a live programme and therefore has live subtitling which is a  challenge for any broadcaster'

'After a series of emails highlighting complaints from young people, ITV agreed that the subtitles on X Factor were not of a good standard,' added Mr Noon.

'Now I believe the production team send off a near-final edit of the programme the day before which should improve the quality of the subtitles.

'ITV also claimed they had committed to making sure that the repeats of the programme have high-quality subtitles.'

Despite being a heavily scripted live programme, the popular talent show - which puts celebrity amateur skaters with professionals - has bizarre and out-of-context wording.

An ITV spokesman said: 'Dancing On Ice is a live programme and therefore has live subtitling which is a challenge for any broadcaster.

'We are now also subtitling 70 per cent of the programmes on ITV Player, our on-demand catch-up service.'

The drive to improve the quality of subtitles for deaf viewers has been led by Action on Aid who were formerly called the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.

An Action on Hearing Loss spokesman said: 'We urge all broadcasters to monitor the quality of their subtitling to ensure high standards and invest in technology to reduce mistakes.

'We would also like Ofcom to play a greater role in monitoring subtitling complaints and we have called for new laws to ensure the provision of subtitles on all programmes, regardless of whether it is traditional or catch-up TV.'

Meanwhile, at the blundering BBC...

The BBC came under fire last October from groups for the hard of hearing for its  increasing number of bizarre gaffes, which have included calling the  Labour leader 'Ed Miller Band' and the Church of England leader the 'arch  biatch' of Canterbury.

The  blunders are understood to be caused during live events where either a  stenographer types words phonetically or by speech recognition.

This sees a person talking into a  microphone as they observe the broadcast and a computer then changes  what they are saying to subtitles.

Error: This subtitle 'willies/wellies' mistake  on BBC Breakfast became an internet sensation when an eagle-eyed viewer  posted the shot, describing pigs, online last year

During the Queen Mother’s funeral, a solemn call for silence became ‘we will now have a moment’s violence’.

When a BBC announcer revealed the Government was ‘making helpful decisions’,deaf viewers would have been left wondering why politicians were ‘making holes for surgeons’.

A report that mentioned pigs on a farm nibbling on ‘wellies’ became something much ruder.

One politician talking to the Daily  Politics told presenter Andrew Neil was subtitled as saying he did not  believe in ‘soliciting’ himself when what he actually said was ‘shortlisting’.

Other gaffes have seen the Ireland rugby team renamed as Island and the sale of millions of  puppies in Britain was not about the trade in live dogs but actually a  story about people wearing poppies for Remembrance Day.

The errors have become so common they have spawned their own dedicated website.

The BBC is the only broadcaster in the world that subtitles all of its programmes.

Groups for the deaf and hard of hearing  have admitted they receive regular complaints about the issue and called on broadcasters to monitor the ‘quality of their subtitling’ and reduce mistakes'.

A BBC spokesman said: ‘We recognise  that  subtitling it a hugely important service, and we endeavour to  ensure it is as accurate as possible.

‘There are occasions, particularly  during live broadcasts, when mistakes will happen but we do all we can  to keep this to a minimum and are constantly striving to improve  accuracy.’

Dancing On Ice: Going For Gold

Torvill & Dean are preparing to invite ahost of Olympic heroes to go head to head for the first time… on ice.
Dancing On Ice: Going For Gold will see inspirational athletes swap their track suits for
sequins and Lycra as they take to the rink to perform in front of a live studio audience.
This unique TV special will also see Torvill & Dean unveil a new and specially-crafted performance. And in a TV exclusive, Dancing On Ice judge Robin Cousins will perform a solo routine for first time in twelve years, in celebration of this iconic sporting event.
The stars going head to head include:

- Colin Jackson CBE: Team GB 2012 Ambassador and silver medal winner in the 110m Hurdles at the Seoul Olympics 1988
- Olga Korbut, the ‘Mother of Gymnastics’ and winner of 4 gold and 2 silver medals, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal
- Tessa Sanderson CBE (Team GB 2012 Ambassador), won gold for javelin in 1984
- Pippa Wilson MBE, won gold for Yngling sailing, 2008 Beijing
- Jamie Baulch, won silver in 4 x400m relay, Athens 1996
- Steve Williams OBE, won gold in Coxless Four Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
- Gail Emms MBE, won silver in badminton mixed doubles, Athens 2004

The one-off special pays homage to their sporting achievements as we take a look back at the iconic moment these stars achieved their Olympic glory.
Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley will be rinkside to present this unique special. The ice
panel, Robin Cousins, Katarina Witt and Louie Spence will be ready and waiting to deliver their
verdicts. Head coach Karen Barber returns to offer her expertise and support to the show’s
sporting stars.
Dancing On Ice mentors Torvill and Dean will have only a few weeks to get our Olympic
medallists on track to perform a skating routine in front of an audience. The sporting stars have
been top of the Leaderboard in their chosen field but will they impress the audience and viewers
at home with their skating skills or fail to hit the top spot?

Semi Final and a special routine from Jayne and Chris 

7.00 - 8.30  tonight 

9.30 - 10.00  results 

Hellooo everyone

Hi Vids.

Hi Video and everyone who follows 

Grrrrr... I got internal server error

They make it look so effortless

WOW! All that moaning I've done about the graphics on the ice...worked for T+D!

Evening all btw

I think you all love a good semi..