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Karina Smirnoff [a] (born Karina Smyrnova [b], January 2, 1978) [1] [2] is a professional ballroom dancer. [3] She is known as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, where she won the thirteenth season with army veteran and soap opera star J. R. Martinez. She has also won two runner-up titles, a semifinal title, and several ...
The nineteen professional partners who have won, in chronological order by first win, are Alec Mazo, Cheryl Burke (twice), Julianne Hough (twice), Mark Ballas (three times), Derek Hough (six times), Kym Johnson (twice), Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd (twice), Tony Dovolani, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy (three ...
On November 15, Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke were crowned the champions, [2] while actor Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff finished in second place, and actor Joey Lawrence and Edyta Śliwińska finished in third.
Season thirteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 19, 2011, on the ABC network. Actor J. R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff were crowned the champions, while Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke finished in second place, and talk show host Ricki Lake and Derek Hough finished in third.
Season sixteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 18, 2013, on the ABC network. Country music singer Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough were crowned the champions, while Disney Channel star Zendaya and Valentin Chmerkovskiy finished in second place, and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff finished third.
Season seventeen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 16, 2013, on the ABC network. [1] On November 26, actress Amber Riley and Derek Hough were crowned the champions, while actor Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff finished in second place, and Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke finished in third.
This season introduced "Ballroom Battles" where Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Louis van Amstel, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, and Tony Dovolani trained a pair of amateur dancers to compete against other amateur couples. The teams of Burke, Dovolani, and van Amstel competed in the final stage by performing a jive.
Smirnoff was a "DWTS" fan favorite who took home the famed Mirror Ball Trophy for season 13. She appeared on an incredibly 18 seasons of the show, most recently dancing alongside celebrity partner ...