DWTS Season 12 – Kym Johnson Injured During Rehearsal
We don’t know anything other than that right now. I will say this looks very much like the contraption they used on Derek when he hurt his neck in season 6.
Thanks to Vin and Sally for the heads up. Hope it’s nothing serious, she’s one of my favorites.
Update from E! News: (take with grains of salt, seeing as I didn’t see no oxygen mask):
The injury took place while Johnson was practicing with partner Hines Ward at the rehearsal studio. The duo reportedly took a tumble, and it must’ve been a pretty rough one, as the Los Angeles Fire Department dispatched an ambulance to their location.
The 34-year-old Johnson was taken out of the studio on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over her face, while Ward looked on with his head in his hands.
There’s no word on the exact injury she suffered, but luckily, it sounds like the situation looked more dramatic than it actually was for the final four dancer.
“She’s doing OK,” her rep told E! News. “Better safe than sorry.”
We’ll second that. Feel better, Kym!
Oh man, this is scary! I hope she’s going to be ok! Sending positive vibes and prayers!!!!
*sending good vibes and prayers across the continent for Kym*
OMG! Hope she is okay! Thoughts and prayers coming her way from me!
I just hope & pray that there are NO MORE accidents, injuries, or spills this season. From anyone! :-/
I’m gonna cross my fingers that this was all just a precautionary measure. Wonder if the fall happened while practicing lifts…?
I hope everything is okay. Thoughts and prayers are being channeled her way as we speak. Hope Hines is okay too, and Im sure he took great care of her. I do hope its nothing too serious.
Poor Kym. 🙁 Hope she’s okay. I know they have the Argentine Tango next week so I hope she wasn’t dropped during a lift or something like that. Hines looked really worried.
Oh no! Thoughts and prayers to Kym. Hope it’s nothing serious. I may be a Maks fan, but I’ve always liked Kym.
Scary! Prayers for Kym.
Louis just tweeted “@kym_johnson I’m glad to hear you’re fine!!!! Xoxo” This is GREAT NEWS!!!!!
E! Online is saying they “took a tumble”… probably was during a lift for the AT…
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b241769_dancing_with_stars_emergency_kym.html
Sending prayers for Kym!!! Glad to hear shes ok though!
As a huge fan of hers, I’m obviously shook up over this and wish I didn’t see this video. An article would’ve been just fine. I’m currently keeping an eye on updates and tweeting them as I find anything. I hope she is okay and I hope she can dance on Monday but I’m more concerned about her. There’s always next season for another trophy. Kym is more important than this competition and some silly trophy. Hines seems fine. He was just seen heading towards the hospital, talking on his cell and ignoring the press.
Amen, Liz.
Yeah, it does look like what Derek was wearing on his neck when he was injured. Hope she’s okay!!
I was thinking that man, “DID HE DROP HER ON THE FLOOR?” Yet again. Did you all see in those DWTS packages where he keeps on letting her fall to the floor hard? You’d think he’d have better grip than that. He has to grip a football doesn’t he? I’m sorry but I was just getting so sick and tired of seeing him keep dropping her like that…Wow be carefull Hines, OK!
I’m with you 100%, Liz. Just followed you on twitter. I hope we hear that it was all precautionary, and she’s fine.
Lets play worse case scenario.
If kym has to bow out of the competition, which I really don’t want that to happen. Does that mean hines would too? If he did go on to the finals would kym still get the MBT even though she couldn’t finish the season?
@anony – Not that I want to even think about that either, but they’d prolly give him the option of bowing out, or getting a substitute. They’ve gone the sub route a few times (Edyta subbed for Julianne when she had surgery).
While I’m praying that Kym is fine to dance on Monday, if she does need time to heal, they would bring in another female pro (I’m thinking either Anna or Cheryl) to partner Hines while Kym heals. I sincerely doubt that she would need to sit out for more than one week, given the reports we’re hearing – but I’m not a doctor, so if she is down & out and can’t finish the season, I think that Hines would still remain in the competition with another female pro, perhaps with Kym helping out choreographically. If he won – I think they’d give an MBT to both Kym & her substitute, since it was a combination of both of their efforts to get Hines to the finale.
@ LIz I know that they have gone the subsitute route before but what Im curious about is if she did how to bow out and hines stayed and won, would the subsitute and kym get the MBT or just kym or just the subsitute. I wonder also who would be the subsitute. Chelsie?
And while we’re on the topic – despite what some idiot on the ABC boards is saying, there is a snowball’s chance in hell that they’d bring Kendra & Louis back should Hines & Kym bow out due to injury. My best guess is that if they withdrew before Monday night, they’d offer to bring back the most recently-eliminated couple – in this case, Romeo & Chelsie. If they decided to withdraw after Monday night, for whatever reason (I can’t really think of one), they’d just automatically advance the other 3 couples to the finale. But I think the chances of any of the above happening are slim to none – there’s no precedent for it.
@anony – I think Chelsie might be too short. I think Anna or Cheryl would be the more likely candidates to sub for Kym.
I’m wth C. If Kym can’t come back(and I think and pray she will), Anna or Cheryl will take her place.
@ courtney – I think hines would bow out if he couldnt dance with kym in the finals. I mean she took him all the way. Idk and really bring kendra back? Horrible Idea.
Wow, that’s some scary video. Although, those neck braces are often used as a precaution it’s still pretty ominous. I hope she recovers well.
I can’t imagine Hines bowing out. They’d definitely find a replacement for him.
@anony – I don’t know Hines well enough to say for sure, but even if he didn’t want to go on with Kym – would she let him? I could see Kym being the type that’s like “No no no! Don’t quit because of me! Please keep going!” And Hines seems pretty competitive…I don’t know that he’d bow out so easily. But as I said before – there’s really no precedent for a pro getting seriously injured this close to the finale, so I’m not sure what exactly Hines & Kym (and TPTB) would decide to do.
And I agree, bringing Kendra back is a horrible (and nonsensical) idea – likely concocted by some male Kendra fan.
Arent they all around the same height? BTW atleast the injury didnt occur on Wednesday, because then I think they would be in a little trouble
(maybe) for loosing a day of practice.
Gosh, rough season for the pros! 🙁 Love Kym and hope she’s OK.
I remember Hines dropping her on her butt during rumba rehearsal after she said “drop me” – though she probably didn’t mean that quite so literally. Were there other times?
Anna just tweeted that Kym was OK.
Anna also just tweeted that Kym’s OK, so I’m going to go back to breathing now… 😉
If it’s true that they were practicing lifts for the AT, and Hines fell (I read that somewhere, but don’t remember where), then I imagine he’s pretty freaked out about it.
@anony – They do all tend to look pretty close in height on tv, but in reality the female pros over the years have been as short as 5’2″ (Chelsie), and as tall as 5’10” (Anna D.)! Kym’s 5’7″, so for ease of transition, if they did need a sub for Kym, I think Anna T. or Cheryl (both 5’4″) would be the most suitable choices.
Some of you make it seem like he dropped her on purpose. I think you need to remember that he isn’t a pro, and even pros drop their partners. Kym understands that. Shes given him difficult things to do as well and im sure this argentine tango is no different. I don’t think that he did it intentionally and he seemed pretty upset. I feel bad for him. Does that mean that Maks makes Kirstie fall to? She seems to have taken quite a few spills.
Also they would probably bring back Cheryl or maybe even Lacey could do it, hes not as tall as he looks I don’t think. But it sounds like she will be able to continue to dance.
Glad she is ok. Was looking for her twitter to see if she updated.
Breathe, there, Hines & Kym Fan. No one is saying that Hines dropped her on purpose! Good Lord! It’s the type of accident that can happen to anyone, pro or celeb!
Anyone remember when Derek was goofing off with Brooke one week during their season, and him falling and hitting his head on one of the lights? He knocked himself out, but they also wouldn’t let him move when he came to, because he’d hurt his head. I do remember them stabilizing his neck, while he was being transported to the hospital.
I’m on my iPod right now, so I can’t see the video yet, so i am going by what I’ve read here.. It could be possible that she hit her head during a fall, and as a precaution, they stabilized tue neck, in case any injury wouldn’t be worsened.
And both times Derek was supposed to wear the neck brace, he didn’t miss a performance show. Speaking of neck braces, Nicole wore one after an injury one week during practice, did she wear it for performance?
Hines & Kym Fan, I’m a Hines/Kym fan too. Didn’t mean to imply in my comment that he was dropping her on purpose or even often if that’s how it came across. Quite the opposite actually. Unfortunately, these things just happen sometimes.
I was actually reacting to Cassy’s earlier comment in hopes that she would elaborate since I haven’t noticed what she mentioned. Sorry – should have mentioned that in my post.
When I got home from work, my husband had his computer on and said “read this”. I read it and thought “oh, no! not another injury!!” Then I saw the vid which was scary, but why did E! have to say “oxygen mask” when there wasn’t any (typical hyperbole on their part) – grrrrr! As for the neck brace, the EMTs *always* take every precaution, which is the right thing to do. Must have been a horrible moment for Hines. I’m sure he’s seen teammates and opponents taken off the football field on a stretcher with a neck brace.
Thank goodness Louis and Anna have tweeted that Kym is OK. Bless their hearts!!!
Sending healing thoughts Kym’s way and calming thoughts to Hines, and positive thoughts to both. All will be well.
mmc Yes, there were like up to two more times where Hines ha dropped her on the floor. All of those hard to watc times were played back all together on the last show when “Dance Center” was shot and Kenny Mane actually talked about and displayed how much he’s dropped Kym on that hardwood floor. No of course he wouldn’t do it on purpose. I’m just saying his hands and his grip as a person who does that for a living should be just bit better than it is, that’s all. Of course the poor fella would never hurt Kym on purpose. I’m sure he feels really bad now, thinking of all of the times that he has allowed her to slam down hard on the floor.
Now that we know that Kym is ok, is it wrong for me to want Dance Center to be back? I’m sure they could come up with some good jokes about Hines forgetting that Kym wasn’t a football player and getting carted off the field.
I don’t know, John…. that would hit a little too close to home for me.
Cassy, yes, Hines handles a football for a living. That’s quite a bit different, I think, than a person. A football isn’t a living, breathing human being. It was hard enough, I think, learning the holds when they don’t do lifts. With the Argentine Tango, I think, can be difficult, because the celebrity doesn’t know how to go in and out of the holds properly, it takes a lot of practice, and a lot of falling. There is always falling, when the Pro is teaching the Celebrity lifts. There is always falling when the pros are doing lifts, it’s how we learn. And I am not sure how much of Hines football training is helping him right now.
I am VERY glad that Kym is okay, it’s hard hearing that anyone was hurt…. But the neck or head….. I am glad they took precautions!
And, seeing as Hines has what Kym called a “dodgy thumb” in her ET interview just prior to the accident… well… who knows how long he’s been dealing with that? Sure can’t make the lifts any easier! I think it’s just one of those bad luck things.
(And pssst… John? Hon? Maybe a little too soon. 😉 )
@ john that would be hilarous. I can see kenny saying you can’t drop kym like a football. haha oh man.
“Mark Ballas: Kym Is Gonna Be ‘Okay'”
http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/13/mark-ballas-kym-johnson-dancing-with-the-stars-injured-hospitalized-ambulance-fine-video/
Kym herself just tweeted that she’s a bit shaken up but fine.
Frances, why’d you change your name to anony??
@Evaine – yes, I saw the “dodgy thumb” comment. Also, did you hear Hines? He said they were doing lifts that *Kym* had never done before. Might be time to dial the choreo back a bit.
Expectations are so high. I think Maks mentioned something about it last season, about how crazy it’s gotten over the past seasons.
I’m just glad Kym says she’s going to be okay. I kept seeing Evan’s concussion thing from two seasons ago in my mind’s eye.
It’s nuts!!
Idk I was bored. How do you know anyways?
I can see everything – email address, IP address. I work here, remember? 🙂
@Evaine – Yes, I’m with you. Soooo glad to hear Kym’s going to be fine! 😀 Scary day… yet another reason to dislike Friday the 13th!
@Sally – Hahaha! No dislike here! It’s my son’s birthday today, so I tend to look at it as good luck that Kym wasn’t seriously injured because it’s Friday the 13th. 🙂
OK well does it really matter? And also, did someone else dance to that song kirstie and maks danced their Argentine tango?
Happy Birthday to your son, Evaine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doesn’t matter to me – just want people to realize they’re talking to the same person as before. Otherwise it seems like you’re trying to get away with something. Happens here quite a bit.
Jennie and Derek used Maks and Kirstie’s song back in Season 5.
JOHN!!! Can you get the two ET videos to stop autoplaying?? I don’t know the code for that. :::whine:::
Well, Frances/anony, it definitely gives a different meaning to your preoccupation w/Hines & Kym withdrawing when we find out you were the same one chiding us last night for not worshipping Mark & Chelsea 🙂 You thinking they’re Mark & Chelsea’s biggest competition and were hoping they’d be gone?
And yes, Kirstie & Maks’ tango was also used by Steve & Karina in season 8.
Thank you, Sally. 🙂
Frances/Anony… I think someone answered that question about the song in another thread. Someone used it in Season 6? Maybe?
Glad she is ok. Hines definetly has alot of respect for her. Just read his facebook.
Im so confused on the 15 point cha cha. So its not like one of those – first gets 15, second 14, etc. things? Winner takes all? Something tells me it’ll be Chelsea and Mark. Ugh!!!
Well that would make sense if I wanted hines and kym gone if I wanted mark and Chelsie to win. Frankly, I don’t care who wins at this point because Derek isn’t on this season. I was just curious to what would happen if kym was seriously injured and had to sit out would hines withdraw from the competition. Wow your taking this way too seriously. I really don’t care who you like and I never said to worship mark and chelsie. I think its hilarous that people really get into this (including me.)
And the award for best backtracking and story alteration goes to: anony!!!! Hey, I get it – can’t successfully change your name, change your story completely and hope it sticks. A for effort!
Rich, coming from the girl who was berating people for hating on Mark and demanding to know why Derek fans weren’t voting for Mark. 🙂
I see there are some confusions about how it works if a pro got hurt then what happens. Right now, they plan to continue for Monday so no one is backing out. Kym is just shaken up with some bruising and soreness but it looks like she’s going to be ok. The video just looked more scary than it really is. What happened is according to Shirley Ballas’ facebook, they were doing a lift and Kym fell. When she fell, Hines then fell and ended up falling ON Kym! Hines is fine though.
Now if it was worse and Kym had to back out, this is not the first time a pro had to back out even temporarily. Remember Cody Linley in season 7? Julianne had surgery so Edyta stepped in til she recovered. So I would think Hines would’ve danced with another pro until Kym recovered. I don’t think he’d leave the show unless he was the one badly injured.
So here’s to Kym for a quick recovery and hope she gets some rest until Monday. Hines said on facebook that they plan to go back to rehearsals as soon as possible but the plan is they will continue to dance with each other on Monday. I just think we need to work extra hard on voting for Hines and Kym because you never know. Three dances can be hard on Kym and they can have a really bad week and get low scores because of the injury and less time rehearsing although they were able to rehearse all week. They were probably in the middle of polishing the dances when this happened. At any rate, you never know what happens and how Kym’s injury will affect their scores if that does happen. So let’s be sure to really vote!
I’m glad Kym is all right, and I hope it really is so. With no Edyta, I have to get my Kym fix. However, I don’t want her trying to power thru an injury, and getting hurt even more. I’m sure the adrenaline is really pumping when its live, and she could push herself too far.
I hope Hines and Kym get through this, Im sure he is pretty shaken up Kyms injury and I dont want it to affect his dancing on Monday night.
Sometimes I wonder if its all worth it. I mean its just a freaking gawdy mirrorball for gosh sakes.
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Update: Kym seems to be ok now. She is out of the hospital, sore, shaken up and using a neck brace. The good news is she plans to return to rehearsals as soon as possible and she also plan to continue dancing. What a trooper!
Both Hines and Kym tweeted about this. Hines said Kym just fell and was taken to the hospital to have some tests done. Kym said she’s fine but shaken then thanked the staff at the hospital for treating her. She actually tweeted twice herself last night so I think that’s a good sign. 🙂
Kym felling during a trick I think. Probably Cheryl practiced with Hines while Kym went to get checked out.
Buttercup, after she got hurt, Hines went to the hospital to get an update on Kym and was with her there. I’m sure he was more concerned about Kym than dancing. He’s been a really great friend to Kym.
Yes I’m sure he is more concerned about Kym, but it doesn’t take all day to visit someone in the hospital. 🙂 Hines isn’t one to learn a whole day of rehearsal time and Kym wouldn’t want him to. I hope Kym can dance with him on Monday though, wouldn’t be the same with Cheryl.
If he has to practice with someone else, he’s in good hands with Cheryl for polishing A. tango technique.
Sounds like they’ve got a challenge ahead of them – Kym’s banged up, Hines has that “dodgy thumb”, they’ve lost some practice time, and I know if I was him, I’d be freaked out about it all.
A few seasons ago, didn’t DWTS put a maximum on the amount of rehearsal time, because so many people were getting hurt? Seems like this season, I’ve heard about fairly large amounts of practice time again. I know they’re trying to produce the best product they can, but I worry about folks getting hurt.
I’m kind of worried for these two. Between the injuries, extra dances, and stress for Monday night I hope its not too much for them. I’m hoping it wont interfere with their focus and performance. They have a tall order in front of them to pull off. I hope they can do it.
Having Hines dance with another pro just wouldnt cut it to me. The magic would be lost. Its all about chemistry on the dance floor in my opinion.
Am I only getting deja vu of last week? This sounds mean but I kinda wish this would of happend to Mark instead of Kym if it had to happen to anybody. You may all let loose your ” Omg, Zach’s the devil ” comments now. 🙂
Kym tweeted and said she is feeling better and her mom is around so that’s good. No fun getting injured and away from your family! There are articles across the internet saying that she plans to dance on Monday so I don’t think we’ll see any replacement like Cheryl on the show. Here’s one article
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/kym-johnson-speaks-out-following-fridays-dancing-injury-that-resulted-in-hospital-visit-i-m-shaken-up-sore/62963
Yikes! Hope Kym is OK! I’m surprised that more of the dancers aren’t injured since they are usually dancing with untrained celebs.