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"Bethenny Frankel landed in second place on Tuesday night&amp;apos;s finale of Skating with the Stars (actress Rebecca Budig was crowned the inaugural winner on the ABC hit) -- but she still won a battle against sharp-tongued judge Johnny Weir.\r\n\r\nOn the Dec. 13 episode of the show, Olympian Weir shredded Frankel&amp;apos;s performance on the ice, sniping: &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t care to watch you perform anymore.&amp;quot;\r\nFrankel, 40, recently defended herself to UsMagazine.com.  &amp;quot;I thought the word judge meant being impartial -- and not biased,&amp;quot; the new mom says. &amp;quot;I perform for the fans. I don&amp;apos;t need the judges&amp;apos; approval!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nI enjoy [wearing] the skates,&amp;quot; she told Us of her experience on the show.  &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m doing the best I can, I want to be good every single time...I&amp;apos;ve gone balls to the wall!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nStill it&amp;apos;s been a challenge balancing training (2 hours a day!), shooting her Bravo series Bethenny Ever After and caring for daughter Bryn, 7 months. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve taken on too much, but I&amp;apos;m doing the best I can!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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