Noam Galai/Getty Images for Cantor FitzgeraldGinger Zee will not be stopped by a measly injury!
ABC News' chief meteorologist hit the dance floor tonight despite having injured her back and pelvis last week, and you would never have known she was even injured based on the way she danced.
She and partner Val Chmerkovskiy did a sort of "greatest hits" combination of some of their past routines, mostly centering around their week three contemporary routine, for which they earned 21 out of 30. Tonight, their contemporary performance earned a 28 out of 30, including a 10 from Len Goodman.
"That bench gets me, but we did it," Ginger said after the dance, referring to a few moves done around a bench in the routine.
"Back spasms are unfortunately a challenge we had to face, but we don't want to make any excuses," Chmerkovskiy told Erin Andrews. "This is our last week, and we have to give it all we've got."
For their second dance, Ginger and Val scored a perfect 10, so clearly Ginger is not a force to be reckoned with even when she's not at 100%.
Zee was had to sit out of rehearsals this week after she injured her pelvis. Troupe member Jenna Johnson stood in for her with Val as they prepared for their contemporary and freestyle routines tonight.
"By Wednesday, I went to see a physical therapist for the show, and she said my pelvis was forward and an inch off," Zee told ABC News of the injury. "I came back the next day, and [my pelvis] was backward and an inch the other way. My pelvis was just moving all over."
Despite the setback, Zee always planned to perform after resting as much as she could.
"It's not like I'm taking a risk that I'm going to injure my back for the rest of my life," she said last week. "I'm planning to [perform], so we're going to do everything we can to rest."
Looks like that rest did its job!
Dancing with the Stars concludes its 22nd season tomorrow night at 9 p.m.