Brandon Armstrong called them 'goats,' which stands for greatest of all time. 'till I see you again.' His fellow contestants responded with words of praise. To the show for trusting me, having me, and allowing me to do what I love. Val also thanked his fans and the show itself, writing, 'Tha nk you to all the fans that voted and supported us. Even when things did not go their way, Val was Olivia Jade’s biggest cheerleader, consistently praising her and pushing her to be the best dancer she could be. On Janet Jackson Night, the night they were eliminated, they earned four 9s from the judges for their Argentine tango, but lost the dance-off rumba to JoJo Siwa and her partner and Val’s wife, Jenna Johnson. They also earned all of the judges’ bonus points during the relay foxtrot. In Week 7, on Queen Night, they earned their first perfect 10s from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli for their quickstep.

Olivia pleasantly surprised everyone, including Val, with her dancing talents and strong work ethic. Val and Olivia impressed the judges each week with their elegant and entertaining dances. During the double elimination, the duo was at the very bottom of the group, and therefore didn’t even qualify for the judges’ save, which had been used on them in Week 5 on Grease Night when they were in the Bottom 2 versus Melanie C.

Dancing With The Starspro dancer, Val Chmerkovskiy admitted that his elimination from the competition along with his partner, Olivia Jade, “hurt a lot.” Although they were consistently at the top of the leaderboard, they did not receive enough votes from the audience to stay in the competition.

Olivia dancing with stars