Apparenly, (thanks to my East Coast snoops), Karina does NOT go to congratulate them when they win, has a nasty look on her face, & comments that to her, Mario is the real champion.
Now I'll definitely watch just to see her ugly face & laugh when she loses...the bitch.
However, Mario does handle himself really classy.

Hooray for Emmitt! I was not a fan of Mario and that snotty Karina at all.

click on the link below and read the message boards, its quite entertaining http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/vote.html

She didn't say he was the TRUE champion, she said he was her champion, the champion FOR her.

Some say Emmitt wasn't the BEST dancer but for me he was the most improved and entertaining dancer. He game in knowing NOTHING. No matter what is say those of us who are of age 19-30 KNOW Mr. Lopez, as adorable as he is has SOME dance experience. Maybe not professional but he knows HOW to dance. Emmitt had to LEARN.

Mario was on kids incorporated which was a show that had a lot of dance involved and watching him on SBTB, you know he had some sort of training with ballet & modern dance.

ETA: I just adore Cheryl Burke. She's simply awesome.

I watched a lot of Kids, Inc. and I don't recall him dancing too often -- just "playing the drums".

I love Cheryl Burke. You could definitely tell that she was a patient and organized instructor, and she and Emmitt were definitely perfect for each other. Were those her parents in the audience last night? They zoomed in on a Caucasian dad and Asian mom sitting next to Emmitt's wife and family.

I don't remember seeing them but will never forget that they built a dance studio for her in their home. That studio was enormous & has all her accomplishments on the walls.
Cheryl Burke is just AWESOME!

She has her own website. I just found it.
http://www.dancingcheryl.com/

Can you believe she's only 22? She impresses me so much.

I might have been one of the (apparently) very few in the San Diego area who was NOT voting for Mario - I, too, maxed out my emails (and my mom's) in order to vote for Emmitt and Cheryl.

As my mom and I discussed tonight, Cheryl & Emmitt made the dancing look fun; technique-wise, Mario *probably* had the edge, but he was so focused on getting it "right" he forgot to make it look like fun.

SO glad that Cheryl is now a two-time champion!!! :D

Pretty much the same situation here ......used every cell , land line and email possible! YEAH FOR EMMITT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I noticed that too last night! He may have been gracious about losing to Emmitt but every shot there after was a look of "what do you mean i didn't win" he had that cocky look like he had it pretty much wrapped up in a bag and that #$&!@# Karina looks like a total #^$&&*! "Mario's my true champion"......BULL....... I am glad they lost! honey in America we congratulate the winner not shun them because you lost!

All the celebs that were eliminated danced much better last night than when they were actually competing.

Shanna looks like she has lost a lot of weight. She looks really nice.

I don't know about that!!!! :rolleyes: There are bitchy people in any country - it really doesn't have to do with her being foreign.

Probably b/c the stress of competition is off for them. They can go out there & have fun without worrying about scores, pissy judges, & elimination.

Her face, read WTF do you mean we didn't win. It was horrible.

I just dont like her she looks very snarky and bitchy.....I just don't like her ....its not a foriegn thing she just looks like she is a witch ....for all we know she is proberly very very nice. I just am bias and wanted emmitt and cheryl to win!