Another team may have won the mirror ball… but Stephen and Rylee won the true meaning of dancing with the stars. The emotions, the dancing, the two sports colliding. Absolutely spectacular.
You can tell that Rylee choreographed this FOR Stephen, not for her taste/strengths but for his…. That’s what a true partnership looks like! They did it so well!! ❤️🤍💙
They might not have won the mirrorball but they won something so much bigger with this dance. It was so beautiful and stunning and just perfection. This is a dance that people will remember and talk about for years to come. These guys will always be champions to me.
What’s so beautiful about this dance is it showcases just how connected they are. You can tell Rylee didn’t just share her love of dance with Stephen, he also taught her his love of gymnastics.
Their athleticism is amazing. The 3 gymnasts doing the pommel routine on the blocks, and then Stephen doing the pommel routine on the flat ground, because HE'S THAT GOOD, and his legs are far above the ground. What a perfect dance routine by Rylee!
Stephen is a Olympic medalist. He is third best- in the world at doing those skills. He has been training those skills since childhood. He couldn't have done it alone, but our country brought home a team medal due in part to his performance.
I'm no expert, but Ive been watching dwts for years and in my opinion this is what the finale should be all about! This young partnership was SO special this season. You could really see the hard work from Stephen each week and feel the passion and care from Rylee every time she steps into the dancefloor (I LOVE that you can clearly tell how much this means to her just by looking at her). They should be SO PROUD of themselves! Congratulations to both of these champs for making it to the finale❤❤🎉❤❤
i was not expecting to shed so many tears while watching this. it was truly beautiful and insanely amazing for rylee's first freestyle choreography. what a masterpiece of a dance 🎉
I know! When that music built and the curtain dropped to show his wonderful teammates I legit was hit with an emotional wallop.So awesome…what a pair of awesome human beings. I’ve watched it at least six times and will watch it many more times. Glad to know I wasn’t the only one brought to tears throughout this performance 😂❤
HOLY CRAPPPP i’m still having goosebumps over this! this and chandlers freestyle were def my fav dances of the season. rylee blew my mind with this choreography and i can tell she has a bright future ahead of her on this show. this was such a strong ending for them and i am def gonna miss this duo, stephen killed this!
2:03 you can see how proud ezra is of rylee! ❤ her first freestyle, and she smashed it out the park with the choreography! people forget she’s 19 and one of the best choreographers
That's a stretch... if Len Goodman's dedication dance, (danced by all pros) couldn't win an Emmy, this would have to be a whole different dance with less gymnastics.
@@DanA-10357Well unless you were there you really wouldn’t know that. As Rylee said her sister was there for support and because she was so proud of her. This was Rylee’s to choreograph and I believe she knew Stephen well enough and had her own ideas and was very capable to choreograph this.
This was my favorite dance of Stephen’s this season! For her first freestyle, Rylee did good! This really showcased Stephen’s love for gymnastics and the great partnership he formed with Rylee. I thought this was adorable!
The fact that this was rylee's first ever freestyle and she did THAT?? This is what dwts this all about -- she did such an amazing job carefully crafting this routine around her star's strengths and passions. I haven't been the biggest stephen fan this season, but this freestyle was incredible. It'll be one of those dances that sticks with me. ❤️🩹
I’ve watched every season since 2005 and I completely agree. So from and old watcher, this is one of the best freestyles ever, if not the best. Top 5 easily.
This choreography couldn't have been any better! Beautiful freestyle, so many sweet nuanced moments that made this dance top tier. I can't quit watching it. Best dance of the night by far!
Honestly Stephen imo has had the most interesting battle due to his vision while dancing & it is big to see him make it this far & leave it all out on the dance floor! It’s a 10 🔥
I loved all the freestyles tonight, but this one made me cry. The moment Rylee cheered him before leaving was beautiful. He looked nervous and we seemed to forget that he has quite the impairment without his glasses. He killed it and Rylee was amazing too. What a season for the two of them 🎉 they deserved a higher spot
For sure deserved not only a higher spot but winning spot. For zero dance experience and no musicality plus vision issues, I mean talk about overcoming. Stephen you are amazing and you had the perfect partner in Rylee. She cared so much about teaching and helping you to be the best you could be. ❤❤❤ Will sure miss seeing you both dance each week.
I have watched all 33 seasons & honestly this is one of the best Free Styles I remember watching. I couldn't stop watching it! The Choreo was perfect with the mix of dancing & gymnastics which looked like poetry in motion
@@AaronWilkins-w8e his was my favorite at least last night! Everyone has an opinion. I just figured if people were watching on this post, they must have loved what they saw or why watch it and comment. :)
I’ve been watching this show consistently for 10 years but off and on since the beginning, and this might actually be the most memorable freestyle i’ve seen. Truly felt like Stephen’s victory lap
Rylee and Steven have formed such a beautiful friendship and the way that she incorporated gymnastics and his teammates in such a perfect way just enhanced their performance and made it even more special. They deserved Top 2 for sure!❤️
WOW… THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! For Rylee’s first ever freestyle that was absolutely PERFECT!! I loved everything about it! They both did so good and Stephen did so well!
Absolutely no question, this was Stephen’s best dance of the season and I’m so glad he made the finals to do it! His enthusiasm and desire to learn has been a pleasure to watch this season. Great job to team #ArnoldPommel!
One of the best and most original dances ever! I literally enjoyed watching it and was crying the whole time!! 😭 I love these 2 and their friendship! Cried watching, but bawled when they went to the balcony and Lindsay was there. Then really cried with Stephen and Rylee got perfect score. The best partner for our girl! 🫶🏻 The perfect amount of gymnastics mixed with dance!!! What a unique performance and the dance portion was beautiful!
Every season a dance/ a couple steals the imagination and captures the hearts of viewers, leaving people wanting more and wishing the show would just keep going like Carrie-Anne said. This was Stephen and Rylee in their freestyle. They won, in my book, period, full stop. As a former dancer I should care about technique and refined dance steps etc. but honestly? I don’t care one bit. This freestyle will live in people’s memory more than any dance executed perfectly, technically speaking. I must have watched it 10 times at least so far and I still can’t have enough. It was magical ❤️ Stephen may have struggled with his musicality all season like he said, but damn if he didn’t bring it all together in that freestyle: I adored him in it! And at 19, Rylee just keeps blowing me away. She has an incredible career ahead of her. They were perfect together. I love them both 🫶🫶
BEST DANCE OF THE NIGHT! LITERAL PERFECTION! SO SO PROUD OF BOTH RYLEE AND STEPHEN FOR HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME AND SO GLAD RYLEE FINALLY GOT HER FIRST PERFECT SCORE!!! TEAM ARNOLD POMMEL 4 EVER!!!🎉
Uugghhh this was SO good and the best freestyle of the night. Wish he could have placed higher than 4th, but I'm so proud of them, and well done Rylee for your first ever finale!!! What a great season these two had ❤️
That freestyle will live rent-free in my brain for a long time❤. I'm a former gymnast and huge fan so it's been wonderful to see Stephen giving men's gymnastics the platform it's deserved for so long!!! I would also love to see Stephen's Olympic teammate Fred Richard on the show in the future, he loves to perform and would be really fun.
Stephen and Rylees bond is so beautiful and you can feel it with this dance, to me their dance looked like a lifelong friendship forming in a physical form, so natural and beautiful. I wish I could see it again for the first time bc it moved me to tears, still does. Incredibly powerful and beautiful I love them so much ♥️
Thank you Stephen and Rylee for the positivity that you brought this season. This performance is a culmination of all your hardwork and dedication, and everyone hopes that the friendship you've developed will last forever. Good luck to all your future endeavors, and we will support both of you whereever life brings you. Congratulations on your 4th place finish but for us fans, you are our DWTS Season 33 Champions. - From your avid fan from the Philippines
Absolutely epic!! One of the best freestyles EVER on the show. I wanted him to win tonight because of this! It will get huge RUclips numbers because people will watch it over and over again. (Me included.🙂)
not me crying during their performance they were so amazing, Stephen was improving week after week and Rylee OMG she's absolutely amazing finally got to see her produce such great routines, proud of them both they deserved to be in the finals
Stephen was so likable and teachable with such a sweet spirit. I’ve watched this so many times and get chills every time. He represents our country so well!
This was incredible! So much talent and Rylee did so well choreographing a routine that was so engaging, visually amazing and celebrated Stephen’s skill and passion for gymnastics so well! This 100% deserved the three 10s it was awarded ⭐️🪩
I have been watching this routine throughout the entire day, every day since Tuesday. It just puts me in such a great mood. Oh and I cry everytime lol ❤
Wow, this video really struck a chord with so many people! Stephen and Rylee's journey was truly inspiring. His dedication and growth in dancing, despite his vision challenges, is nothing short of remarkable. This performance was not just about the dance moves but about the heart and soul they put into it. It's clear he won more than just the competition; he captured everyone's hearts. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you for sharing such insightful content! Looking forward to more videos like this one!
How INCREDIBLE are these two? So very happy and excited for Stephen and Rylee!!! ❤ They might not taken home that trophy, but they absolutely still won a lot! Freestyle dance was fabulous- Congratulations!
This was absolutely incredible!!! So mesmerising and also emotional at the same time? Stephen had his struggles throughout the season up until even the semi-finals but he kept fighting and kept proving that he was there to stay. Him and Rylee just knocked it out the park with their freestyle, one of my favourites I've seen in a while.
Absolutely incredible dance! What a beautiful way to showcase their partnership, highlighting Stephen's strengths in the dancefloor, and incorporating his gymnast abilities. Speaking of strengths, he's flexing the entire time at 1:19. That's ridiculous the amount of strength it takes to not touch the floor in that hold!!
I rarely comment on videos but I just had to on this one. I absolutely love Stephen and Rylee’s partnership, and they deserved to win but they won in the spirit of dance. You can tell at 1:01 they’re genuinely hugging, and Rylee is hesitant to let go before he does his thing and I can’t believe how amazing this dance was ❤❤❤
Throughout the series, many people talked about Stephen's progress as a dancer and how Rylee was a great partner. This finale showed a lot of Rylee's true talents as a choreographer, truly understanding Stephen at the heart of what he is. Rylee deserves getting her flowers for this emotional finale.
This will forever be a classic of the show. Rylee truly buily this aroung Stephen, and their strengths together. And their musicality was always perfect. So beautiful
One of the BEST freestyle dances I’ve seen on the show! I’ve watched since day one, it had a beginning middle and end. Made you FEEL the feels and had IMPACT. Bravo Rylee! Stephen was fantastic tonight
This was absolutely MAGICAL!!!! Not only was this the best freestyle of the night but Stephen’s best dance yet. Rylee did awesome with the choreography and can’t wait to see what the future holds for these awesome people. It’s going to be so sad on Tuesdays when there’s no Stephen and Rylee but you guys did awesome this year!!! 💖🪩
I am literally crying. I am so moved! I really felt the triumph, incredible hard work and practice of overcoming, refining and perfecting in this dance -- quite the finale piece! Stephen, your performance was absolutely gorgeous, my favorite of yours all season. Rylee, the choreo was stunning and absolutely clever, well executed and heart opening. Amazing song choice and visual pairing! Thanks for this gift of art!
This is genuinely one of the best DWTS dances I’ve ever seen. This was by far the best dance of the night and frankly the whole season. Rylee did such an incredible job with this dance you can tell it came from a place of love, passion and dedication and understanding of her partner. The only other dance that I felt truly captured the contestants personality was Ilona’s. Everything about this dance was perfect. She did an incredible job showcasing what he has learned and incorporating his gymnastics and his team, reminding us all why he is a star to begin with. She gave him his moment to shine and he didn’t need to hide behind her or have his dancing skills distracted from (sorry but Danny). The music choice, the costuming, everything was absolutely perfect. And the fact this is her first freestyle and she’s only 19?!? So much talent. They absolutely deserved that perfect score and I’m so glad that they got it! You can tell this is a partnership that really cares about each other. I saw someone say “she took one of the most important moments of her life to reflect the most important moment of his” and I think that sums it up beautifully. She was able to combine their passions together in such a beautiful way. When I saw his first dance I didn’t think he was going to make it to the end. I have loved him since the Olympics, but I didn’t have a strong feeling, but seeing him improve every single week was amazing. Their contemporary and waltz are when I really noticed the shift in him and his skills. Him and Ilona had the biggest improvements by the end of this season and I feel they captured what the show really should be about. This was a long comment but I haven’t been able to comment anything this long anywhere else and I have no one to talk to about it. Rylee and Stephen (if you see this which you probably won’t) you both are the reason I started watching this season. I’ve never watched a season of dwts in my life and I was HOOKED this season. I am so impressed with both of you. You were such a joy to watch during every dance and always so kind and respectful and passionate. I hope you are both so proud of this season and what you guys accomplished. This dance will go down as one of the greatest dances of all time mark my words. This is one people will be talking about for a long long time. ❤️🤍💙
I completely agree with you and have been doing some long commenting! LOL But, I actually did think his first dance was awesome! It was just so joyful and I thought he hit the steps and was amazing - I'm not a DWTS person so I had nothing to compare it to though. I only know how it made me feel. These two appeared at a time when joy and sunshine were needed and they deserved to win!
@ don’t get me wrong I have loved him since the start, I just didn’t know if he had the skills to go to the finale. I was proven mistaken and I’m so glad I was
Another team may have won the mirror ball… but Stephen and Rylee won the true meaning of dancing with the stars. The emotions, the dancing, the two sports colliding. Absolutely spectacular.
And friendship
@@LiamHoyo100%!!!
American artistry at its finest
Gymnastics and bowling?
@@imacg5
*No. Gymnastics and Dancing, DUH* 🙄....
You can tell that Rylee choreographed this FOR Stephen, not for her taste/strengths but for his…. That’s what a true partnership looks like! They did it so well!! ❤️🤍💙
Well said!
yeah unlike the barbie and ken performance like wtf
@@UbePapi lol! I didn't get that dance at all haha
0:26 😊😊😊😊
@@UbePapi Yes, I did not like that one! And I’ve always loved Whitney’s choreography in the past but that dance was not finale worthy!
1:23 Rylee gave stephen the nod. She was like “do ya thang”. They killed this.
I watched that part SO many times, such a beautiful intimate moment in the middle of an incredible dance!
She also gave him a nod in the beginning once the curtain went up! I LOVE their partnership!
That’s one of my favorite moments. It seemed so caring. Like “you’ve got this. Fly!”
Absolutely the best freestyle of the night!! ❤
Eh
@ eh 🙄
Nope Chandler’s was
I cried 😂 however judging the competition as a whole I do think it should’ve been Joey or Chandler to win it all.
Completely agree 💯
He had so much musicality in the final dance. Stephen suits contemporary dancing. I loved this routine.
Hands down! I can't stop watching
And contemporary dancing is one of the most difficult! No wonder is his best, contemporary dancers has lots of stamina.
They might not have won the mirrorball but they won something so much bigger with this dance. It was so beautiful and stunning and just perfection. This is a dance that people will remember and talk about for years to come. These guys will always be champions to me.
And a great friendship
They won our hearts!
The team that won was all about hormones.
Correct
The chance to deliver THIS dance is why they needed to be in the finale. I’m so glad they did
Agree100%.This was my favorite freestyle of the night.
I’ve watched this 20 times since Tuesday and could watch it a million times more
Same!
What’s so beautiful about this dance is it showcases just how connected they are. You can tell Rylee didn’t just share her love of dance with Stephen, he also taught her his love of gymnastics.
That is so true, and it showed!
Their athleticism is amazing. The 3 gymnasts doing the pommel routine on the blocks, and then Stephen doing the pommel routine on the flat ground, because HE'S THAT GOOD, and his legs are far above the ground. What a perfect dance routine by Rylee!
Stephen is a Olympic medalist. He is third best- in the world at doing those skills. He has been training those skills since childhood. He couldn't have done it alone, but our country brought home a team medal due in part to his performance.
There was something amazing about this freestyle. You can feel the story and the emotion behind it. It was the best dance of the night. Congrats.
I'm no expert, but Ive been watching dwts for years and in my opinion this is what the finale should be all about! This young partnership was SO special this season. You could really see the hard work from Stephen each week and feel the passion and care from Rylee every time she steps into the dancefloor (I LOVE that you can clearly tell how much this means to her just by looking at her). They should be SO PROUD of themselves! Congratulations to both of these champs for making it to the finale❤❤🎉❤❤
Derek’s face at 0:53 . You can tell how proud he is of both of them. And then his standing ovation when Stephen has the spotlight. ❤️😭
This was a gold medal performance!
i was not expecting to shed so many tears while watching this. it was truly beautiful and insanely amazing for rylee's first freestyle choreography. what a masterpiece of a dance 🎉
I legit cried! Rylee is just a baby pro and did so good with the choreo
Same!!! I did not plan to bawl into my dinner, but here we are 😭😭😭
I was happy sobbing at the end! It was a great dance and I loved watching him all season
Same, tears down my face while watching 🥲❤️❤️ their dances have done this to me ALL SEASON❤❤
I know! When that music built and the curtain dropped to show his wonderful teammates I legit was hit with an emotional wallop.So awesome…what a pair of awesome human beings. I’ve watched it at least six times and will watch it many more times. Glad to know I wasn’t the only one brought to tears throughout this performance 😂❤
Best dance of the entire night
ngl I’ve watched this freestyle like 20 times already, ITS JUST SO GOOD
This freestyle will go down to be one of the best freestyles ever in DWTS!
HOLY CRAPPPP i’m still having goosebumps over this! this and chandlers freestyle were def my fav dances of the season. rylee blew my mind with this choreography and i can tell she has a bright future ahead of her on this show. this was such a strong ending for them and i am def gonna miss this duo, stephen killed this!
I COULD NOT AGREE MOREEE
100%!!!
2:03 you can see how proud ezra is of rylee! ❤ her first freestyle, and she smashed it out the park with the choreography! people forget she’s 19 and one of the best choreographers
BEST DANCE OF THE NIGHT!!!!
Rylee deserves an Emmy for this choreography!!
@@DanA-10357 no she was not
HAHAHHAH WTF
💯💯💯
That's a stretch... if Len Goodman's dedication dance, (danced by all pros) couldn't win an Emmy, this would have to be a whole different dance with less gymnastics.
@@DanA-10357Well unless you were there you really wouldn’t know that. As Rylee said her sister was there for support and because she was so proud of her. This was Rylee’s to choreograph and I believe she knew Stephen well enough and had her own ideas and was very capable to choreograph this.
Best freestyle of the night!!! Riley choreographed around Stephen's strengths. And it was sooooo freaking amazing!!
the BEST freestyle of the entire night. Rylee, your choreography was incredible here. I've been watching this dance over and over again this evening.
They won the night with that Freestyle dance, through and through, no gimmicks, just full on passion and heart! Great job, Stephen and Rylee!
This was my favorite dance of Stephen’s this season! For her first freestyle, Rylee did good! This really showcased Stephen’s love for gymnastics and the great partnership he formed with Rylee. I thought this was adorable!
The fact that this was rylee's first ever freestyle and she did THAT?? This is what dwts this all about -- she did such an amazing job carefully crafting this routine around her star's strengths and passions. I haven't been the biggest stephen fan this season, but this freestyle was incredible. It'll be one of those dances that sticks with me. ❤️🩹
This freestyle will go down in history as one of the best dances if not the best freestyle dance of all time on dwts!!!
Tell me you’re a new watcher without telling me you’re a new watcher
@@isla7038lol ikr exactly. Person clearly hasn’t been watching past seasons
@@isla7038looks like 280 likes compared to your 6 would disagree with you
@@isla7038i’ve been watching the show since season 6…and they are correct. this freestyle will go down in dwts history.
I’ve watched every season since 2005 and I completely agree. So from and old watcher, this is one of the best freestyles ever, if not the best. Top 5 easily.
This choreography couldn't have been any better! Beautiful freestyle, so many sweet nuanced moments that made this dance top tier. I can't quit watching it. Best dance of the night by far!
One of the best freestyles I’ve ever seen. He might not have won but he made his mark on the show that will forever be remembered.
Yes amazing choreography ❤
I think this dance will go down in DWTS history because it’s emotional and memorable. Wish they won based on this dance.
They won the night with that Freestyle dance, through and through, no gimmicks, just full on passion and heart! Well done, Rylee and Stephen!
They won the night with that freestyle dance, which was pure passion and heart without any tricks! Well done, Rylee and Stephen!
Honestly Stephen imo has had the most interesting battle due to his vision while dancing & it is big to see him make it this far & leave it all out on the dance floor! It’s a 10 🔥
I loved all the freestyles tonight, but this one made me cry. The moment Rylee cheered him before leaving was beautiful. He looked nervous and we seemed to forget that he has quite the impairment without his glasses. He killed it and Rylee was amazing too. What a season for the two of them 🎉 they deserved a higher spot
For sure deserved not only a higher spot but winning spot. For zero dance experience and no musicality plus vision issues, I mean talk about overcoming. Stephen you are amazing and you had the perfect partner in Rylee. She cared so much about teaching and helping you to be the best you could be. ❤❤❤ Will sure miss seeing you both dance each week.
I have watched all 33 seasons & honestly this is one of the best Free Styles I remember watching. I couldn't stop watching it! The Choreo was perfect with the mix of dancing & gymnastics which looked like poetry in motion
@cherylburleson9452 😅 wow. Did watch them with glasses? I can think of 30 freestyles better
@@AaronWilkins-w8e his was my favorite at least last night! Everyone has an opinion. I just figured if people were watching on this post, they must have loved what they saw or why watch it and comment. :)
One of my favorites ever too and I’ve been watching for years!!!
@@cherylburleson9452 same!! i literally couldn't stop replaying it. prob one of my new favorite dances from this show
@lauretta6699 lol
This was ABSOLUTELY his breakthrough, this was my favorite freestyle of the night
I’ve been watching this show consistently for 10 years but off and on since the beginning, and this might actually be the most memorable freestyle i’ve seen. Truly felt like Stephen’s victory lap
Rylee and Steven have formed such a beautiful friendship and the way that she incorporated gymnastics and his teammates in such a perfect way just enhanced their performance and made it even more special. They deserved Top 2 for sure!❤️
My favorite dance of the whole season. It was beautiful. The complimentary shapes they made on the pommel horse were gorgeous.
Definitely deserves an Emmy.
OMG that would be so cool!!
Why am i crying?😂
Damn.
That did a number on me.
That was a PERFECT choreography
Wow! That was definitely the best dance of the night. Amazing! They both should be very proud. I think they should have won.
YES they should have.
I can’t watch this without getting choked up this was absolutely beautiful to watch. Rylee amazing job
A partnership that brings out the best in each other,
Rylee's choreography is epic, the perfect culmination of their journey🎉🎉
OMG I literally got chills and tears in my eyes. the theatrics of this were amazing. this dance felt like a tribute.
This will be a freestyle we look back on as one of the absolute greats!!! Truly jawdropping and moving ❤😭
BEST BEST BEST dance of the whole season. Incredible !! They should feel so proud
This was the best freestyle of the night in my opinion. I got emotional and absolutely loved every second of it!!
WOW… THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! For Rylee’s first ever freestyle that was absolutely PERFECT!! I loved everything about it! They both did so good and Stephen did so well!
One of the best freestyles I’ve ever seen on this show, and Rylee choreographed that at 19!!! She’s gonna go a long way and I’m so proud for them ❤️
THIS CHOREO OMGGG😭🤍🤍
Absolutely no question, this was Stephen’s best dance of the season and I’m so glad he made the finals to do it! His enthusiasm and desire to learn has been a pleasure to watch this season. Great job to team #ArnoldPommel!
By far one of the best finale dances EVER!
Here I go watching this and crying again. 😢 SOOO GOOD!!
One of the best and most original dances ever! I literally enjoyed watching it and was crying the whole time!! 😭 I love these 2 and their friendship! Cried watching, but bawled when they went to the balcony and Lindsay was there. Then really cried with Stephen and Rylee got perfect score. The best partner for our girl! 🫶🏻 The perfect amount of gymnastics mixed with dance!!! What a unique performance and the dance portion was beautiful!
The best dwts freestyle I’ve ever seen. Emmy nomination please
Every season a dance/ a couple steals the imagination and captures the hearts of viewers, leaving people wanting more and wishing the show would just keep going like Carrie-Anne said. This was Stephen and Rylee in their freestyle. They won, in my book, period, full stop. As a former dancer I should care about technique and refined dance steps etc. but honestly? I don’t care one bit. This freestyle will live in people’s memory more than any dance executed perfectly, technically speaking. I must have watched it 10 times at least so far and I still can’t have enough. It was magical ❤️ Stephen may have struggled with his musicality all season like he said, but damn if he didn’t bring it all together in that freestyle: I adored him in it! And at 19, Rylee just keeps blowing me away. She has an incredible career ahead of her. They were perfect together. I love them both 🫶🫶
HANDS DOWN, BEST FREESTYLE OF THE NIGHT!
I’m crying all over again! So freakin good!!!!!!
Has a smile on my face the whole time ❤
I literally cannot stop watching, too good!!
Me too! I keep repeating it. Then, I do something else…and then I keep coming back to it!
BEST DANCE OF THE NIGHT! LITERAL PERFECTION! SO SO PROUD OF BOTH RYLEE AND STEPHEN FOR HOW FAR THEY HAVE COME AND SO GLAD RYLEE FINALLY GOT HER FIRST PERFECT SCORE!!! TEAM ARNOLD POMMEL 4 EVER!!!🎉
Uugghhh this was SO good and the best freestyle of the night. Wish he could have placed higher than 4th, but I'm so proud of them, and well done Rylee for your first ever finale!!! What a great season these two had ❤️
That freestyle will live rent-free in my brain for a long time❤. I'm a former gymnast and huge fan so it's been wonderful to see Stephen giving men's gymnastics the platform it's deserved for so long!!! I would also love to see Stephen's Olympic teammate Fred Richard on the show in the future, he loves to perform and would be really fun.
Stephen’s dances always bring a tear to my eye🥲🥲🥰❤️
This is so magical! Go Team Stephen and Rylee ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Stephen and Rylees bond is so beautiful and you can feel it with this dance, to me their dance looked like a lifelong friendship forming in a physical form, so natural and beautiful.
I wish I could see it again for the first time bc it moved me to tears, still does.
Incredibly powerful and beautiful
I love them so much ♥️
Thank you Stephen and Rylee for the positivity that you brought this season. This performance is a culmination of all your hardwork and dedication, and everyone hopes that the friendship you've developed will last forever. Good luck to all your future endeavors, and we will support both of you whereever life brings you. Congratulations on your 4th place finish but for us fans, you are our DWTS Season 33 Champions.
- From your avid fan from the Philippines
I’m so proud of Stephen and Rylee! They did amazing this season and won in my heart! ❤️
Absolutely epic!! One of the best freestyles EVER on the show. I wanted him to win tonight because of this! It will get huge RUclips numbers because people will watch it over and over again. (Me included.🙂)
not me crying during their performance they were so amazing, Stephen was improving week after week and Rylee OMG she's absolutely amazing finally got to see her produce such great routines, proud of them both they deserved to be in the finals
Rewatching and weeping. It really was such a great dance and I love how innately HIM it was. Rylee did amazing!
Stephen was so likable and teachable with such a sweet spirit. I’ve watched this so many times and get chills every time. He represents our country so well!
This Freestyle was beautiful, it brought me to tears!!! I enjoyed watching you, Stephen!!!
This was incredible! So much talent and Rylee did so well choreographing a routine that was so engaging, visually amazing and celebrated Stephen’s skill and passion for gymnastics so well! This 100% deserved the three 10s it was awarded ⭐️🪩
One of my favorites of dancing with the stars history
I have been watching this routine throughout the entire day, every day since Tuesday. It just puts me in such a great mood. Oh and I cry everytime lol ❤
What a beautiful dance. Goosebumps.
This was the only memorable dance of the night and they are the true mirrorball winners in my mind. Absolutely brilliant choreography.
This was the dance of the season! I will remember this freestyle forever. Beautiful job, Stephen and Rylee!
literally left me speechless. had to come back and rewatch
I could watch over and over again and will.
Wow, this video really struck a chord with so many people! Stephen and Rylee's journey was truly inspiring. His dedication and growth in dancing, despite his vision challenges, is nothing short of remarkable. This performance was not just about the dance moves but about the heart and soul they put into it. It's clear he won more than just the competition; he captured everyone's hearts. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you for sharing such insightful content! Looking forward to more videos like this one!
Yes, the choreography is excellent.
How INCREDIBLE are these two? So very happy and excited for Stephen and Rylee!!! ❤ They might not taken home that trophy, but they absolutely still won a lot! Freestyle dance was fabulous- Congratulations!
This was absolutely incredible!!! So mesmerising and also emotional at the same time? Stephen had his struggles throughout the season up until even the semi-finals but he kept fighting and kept proving that he was there to stay. Him and Rylee just knocked it out the park with their freestyle, one of my favourites I've seen in a while.
I was so touched. It really was beautiful. You both did so well Rylee & Stephen.
Best freestyle of the night! I’m so proud of both of them!
Absolutely incredible dance! What a beautiful way to showcase their partnership, highlighting Stephen's strengths in the dancefloor, and incorporating his gymnast abilities. Speaking of strengths, he's flexing the entire time at 1:19. That's ridiculous the amount of strength it takes to not touch the floor in that hold!!
I rarely comment on videos but I just had to on this one. I absolutely love Stephen and Rylee’s partnership, and they deserved to win but they won in the spirit of dance. You can tell at 1:01 they’re genuinely hugging, and Rylee is hesitant to let go before he does his thing and I can’t believe how amazing this dance was ❤❤❤
Throughout the series, many people talked about Stephen's progress as a dancer and how Rylee was a great partner.
This finale showed a lot of Rylee's true talents as a choreographer, truly understanding Stephen at the heart of what he is.
Rylee deserves getting her flowers for this emotional finale.
Couldn’t agree more!!!❤❤❤❤
I agree. Rylee gets a lot of crap because she’s so young, but this finale showed she’s more than capable.
NGL I've already seen this freestyle maybe 20 times, and it's always amazing.
Absolutely breathtaking, emotional performance. They won in my eyes.
This will forever be a classic of the show. Rylee truly buily this aroung Stephen, and their strengths together.
And their musicality was always perfect.
So beautiful
One of the BEST freestyle dances I’ve seen on the show! I’ve watched since day one, it had a beginning middle and end. Made you FEEL the feels and had IMPACT. Bravo Rylee! Stephen was fantastic tonight
This was absolutely MAGICAL!!!! Not only was this the best freestyle of the night but Stephen’s best dance yet. Rylee did awesome with the choreography and can’t wait to see what the future holds for these awesome people. It’s going to be so sad on Tuesdays when there’s no Stephen and Rylee but you guys did awesome this year!!! 💖🪩
Simply amazing! He is a tremendous athlete, but he really became a dancer! Best one of the night!
I am literally crying. I am so moved! I really felt the triumph, incredible hard work and practice of overcoming, refining and perfecting in this dance -- quite the finale piece! Stephen, your performance was absolutely gorgeous, my favorite of yours all season. Rylee, the choreo was stunning and absolutely clever, well executed and heart opening. Amazing song choice and visual pairing! Thanks for this gift of art!
This freestyle was insane!! They killed it!!🔥♥️🪩
This is genuinely one of the best DWTS dances I’ve ever seen. This was by far the best dance of the night and frankly the whole season. Rylee did such an incredible job with this dance you can tell it came from a place of love, passion and dedication and understanding of her partner. The only other dance that I felt truly captured the contestants personality was Ilona’s.
Everything about this dance was perfect. She did an incredible job showcasing what he has learned and incorporating his gymnastics and his team, reminding us all why he is a star to begin with. She gave him his moment to shine and he didn’t need to hide behind her or have his dancing skills distracted from (sorry but Danny). The music choice, the costuming, everything was absolutely perfect. And the fact this is her first freestyle and she’s only 19?!? So much talent.
They absolutely deserved that perfect score and I’m so glad that they got it!
You can tell this is a partnership that really cares about each other. I saw someone say “she took one of the most important moments of her life to reflect the most important moment of his” and I think that sums it up beautifully. She was able to combine their passions together in such a beautiful way.
When I saw his first dance I didn’t think he was going to make it to the end. I have loved him since the Olympics, but I didn’t have a strong feeling, but seeing him improve every single week was amazing. Their contemporary and waltz are when I really noticed the shift in him and his skills. Him and Ilona had the biggest improvements by the end of this season and I feel they captured what the show really should be about.
This was a long comment but I haven’t been able to comment anything this long anywhere else and I have no one to talk to about it.
Rylee and Stephen (if you see this which you probably won’t) you both are the reason I started watching this season. I’ve never watched a season of dwts in my life and I was HOOKED this season. I am so impressed with both of you. You were such a joy to watch during every dance and always so kind and respectful and passionate. I hope you are both so proud of this season and what you guys accomplished. This dance will go down as one of the greatest dances of all time mark my words. This is one people will be talking about for a long long time. ❤️🤍💙
I completely agree with you and have been doing some long commenting! LOL But, I actually did think his first dance was awesome! It was just so joyful and I thought he hit the steps and was amazing - I'm not a DWTS person so I had nothing to compare it to though. I only know how it made me feel. These two appeared at a time when joy and sunshine were needed and they deserved to win!
@ don’t get me wrong I have loved him since the start, I just didn’t know if he had the skills to go to the finale. I was proven mistaken and I’m so glad I was
Emmy nomination NOW!!!