Cristian de la Fuente Elimination: Backstage Report
Cristián, how do you feel about <a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/kristi-yamaguchi/284157' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kristi Yamaguchi</font></a> winning?
<b>Cristián:</b> I'm so happy for her. It was impossible to beat her. She was the best from the beginning. We all wanted to win, but somebody deserved to win and that was definitely Kristi. She was the best.
<a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/cheryl-burke/507214' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Cheryl,</font></a> are you happy a woman finally won again?
<b>Cheryl:</b> It was time for a woman to win. We haven't had that since season 1. Kristi's put so much effort into this. She's humble, talented and she also improved. She's a great person.
Cristián, what's the status of your arm?
<b>Cristián:</b> I have surgery scheduled for this Friday morning. [Wryly] I've invited all of TMZ to come down for the surgery. Maybe I can give them some blood in a jar [to prove I was truly injured]?
Cristián, it looked like you got hurt again in rehearsal. Did you consider not going on?
<b>Cheryl:</b> He is stubborn and he wanted to keep going, but it was for a good reason. We [were] in the finals. He didn't want to quit. <b>Cristian:</b> I think the worst feeling would have been to give up. It's better to live life without asking "what if?"
Cristián, would you let Cheryl give you one of her trophies?
<b>Cristián:</b> No. She deserves them. She can keep them. <b>Cheryl:</b> I'll give him one. [Smiles] Well, he can borrow one.
