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Dancing with the Stars winners crowned after tightest finale in show’s history

Robert Irwin teases new Dancing with the Stars season 34 lineup
  • Robert Irwin and Witney Carson have been crowned the newest champions of Dancing With the Stars, taking home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
  • The winning duo scored 89 out of a possible 90 points, finishing just one point behind Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy, who achieved a perfect 90.
  • The finale saw all five competing couples, including Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and actor Elaine Hendrix, perform three distinct routines.
  • The champions were determined by a combination of judges' scores and over 72 million viewer votes cast during the final episode.
  • Co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough highlighted that the margin between the top two couples was one of the tightest in the show's history.
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