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Olympian Tabby Stoecker wants to ‘go big’ and make Strictly history

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Fabbro, L. D. (2026, September 20). Olympian Tabby Stoecker wants to ‘go big’ and make Strictly history. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/bbc-one-kara-tointon-aj-odudu-press-association-bbc-b1297717.html

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Olympic gold medallist Tabby Stoecker, a 25-year-old skeleton racer from Canada who won at the 2026 Winter Olympics, is participating in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing with professional dancer Mark Karmalita. She aims to make history by achieving the first perfect score on the show for a rumba dance, which she believes has never been done before. Stoecker brings her Olympic discipline and determination to the program, eager to reconnect with her acrobatic skills from her youth and see what tricks she can still perform.

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Olympic gold medalist Tabby Stoecker, a 25-year-old skeleton racer from Canada who won at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games (not 2026, as there was no Olympics in 2026), is participating in Strictly Come Dancing. She partnered with newcomer professional dancer Mark Karmalita, aiming to make history by achieving a perfect score of 40 points on the rumba dance, which she considers one of the most challenging dances due to its technical demands. Though many contestants have scored close with 39 points, such as actress Kara Tointon and TV presenter Aj Odudu in previous years, no one has ever hit the maximum score for a rumba. Stoecker is determined to give her best effort, stating she will practice hard and strive for perfection, despite it being her first time on the show and Karmalita's debut year as well.

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Olympian Tabby Stoecker wants to ‘go big’ and make Strictly history Olympic gold medallist Tabby Stoecker has said she wants to “go big” and hopes to make Strictly Come Dancing history. asserted

she → want → history

The 25-year-old skeleton racer, who won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, was partnered up with newcomer Canadian professional dancer, Mark Karmalita, for the new series of the BBC One dancing programme. asserted

who → win → programme

The athlete believes no one has ever scored the maximum 40 points on the show with a rumba, widely recognised as one of the most difficult and technically demanding latin dances, and is ambitious to land its first. asserted

one → believe → first

“That might be wrong, but I think it’s true and I feel like we should go for it. uncertain

we → think → it

It’s my first time doing anything like this. asserted

It → ’ → this

We might as well go big.” uncertain

We → go → ?

Many have come close but have fallen short with a score of 39 points, including actress and former Strictly winner Kara Tointon with partner Artem Chigvintsev in 2010 and TV presenter Aj Odudu with professional Kai Widdrington in 2021. asserted

Many → come → 2021

The athlete performed with Karmalita during Saturday night’s launch show and is eager to see if she has “any tricks still up my sleeve” for the upcoming series. asserted

she → perform → series

She said: “I’m taking that Olympic discipline and determination into the dancing. “(Karmalita’s) got his hands full because I’m definitely a kind of person who wants to practice really hard, and I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I’m gonna give it my all.” asserted

I → say → all

Stoecker used to do acrobatics and flying trapeze when she was younger – a skill she said she would love to “reconnect” with on the show. asserted

she → use → show

She said: “I love adrenaline-fueled things, so get me up in the air, get me in a hoop or something. asserted

I → say → hoop

“I think the acrobatics, not that I’ve done it in over 10 years, but it will be cool again to see if I have any tricks still up my sleeve.” asserted

I → think → sleeve

Olympian Tabby Stoecker wants to ‘go big’ and make Strictly history

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