of retirement" for him to figure out how to do it. Scores (Nicks/Hamill/Lund/Subtotal) Episode 7 Finals, Part 2 The episode featured Free Skates with no required technical elements. The teams skated to music of their own choice. Before their final competitive programs, each team skated an encore of their favorite routines from the series. Lloyd Eisler managed to lift Kristy Swanson into a one-handed "detroiter" lift-spin as part of a near-flawless final routine that gave them a score of 59 out of a possible 60 points, the highest score in the competition. Jillian Barberie attempted a single-axel jump but fell on the landing, effectively ending their chances to take the lead. The judges praised the effort and gave them high technical marks, but not enough to overtake Eisler and Swanson's lead. Barberie later said in a joint appearance with Mark Lund that she'd successfully landed 22 axels during practice, most of them in a row as they practiced their final routine, so her fall during the routine itself surprised and disappointed her. During their victory lap, as Eisler went to lift Swanson overhead, John Zimmerman (who was still on the ice being interviewed by Scott Hamilton) had to duck out of the way to avoid being hit by Swanson's skates. Both teams laughed about the close scrape afterward. Scores (Nicks/Hamill/Lund/Subtotal) See also Skating with the Stars References 2000s American reality television series Fox Broadcasting Company original programming American television series based on British television series 2006 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings Figure skating reality television series Figure skating in the United States Dancing on Ice