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Will Karina Smirnoff Be Able to Return to DWTS After Suffering Injury?

Exclusive! Fellow pro dancer Tony Dovolani was with Smirnoff when she hurt herself during rehearsals and revealed to E! News that he had to force her to go to the hospital

By Tierney Bricker Oct 14, 2014 3:30 PMTags

The show might not go on for Karina Smirnoff.

The professional dancer might not be returning to Dancing With the Stars this season after suffering a "serious" injury during rehearsals on Sunday, costar Tony Dovolani, who was with Karina when she went to the hospital, told E! News after Monday night's show.

So what exactly happened that led to Karina's hospitalization?

"She went to wet her shoes so that we could have better traction...she slipped and ran into the stairs with her shin, her arm," Dovolani recalled. "I was so afraid because I saw half of it, basically on her way down. I thought she would hit her face or neck or anything like that, so luckily she didn't."

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Still, when Tony spoke with Karina earlier in the day, he said, "She's in a lot of pain...I'm just hoping that it's not a break, that it's more like a scuff or something on her shin."

Karina, who was eliminated from the competition in week three along with celeb partner Randy Couture, took to Twitter on Monday to tell her fans about her injury, posting a photo of her in the hospital and writing, "So sad I'm not able to perform tonight on the show," she wrote, along with posting a picture taken in the hospital. "Got hurt yesterday rehearsing. Now, some TLC and I'll be back stronger then ever! �� thank u for ur support, guys. Love u! @dancingabc."

To hear if Karina will be able to return to DWTS this season and why Tony had to force her to go to the hospital, watch the rest of our interview with the professional dancer above.

DWTS airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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