Dancing With the Stars' Rylee Arnold Sprains Her Ankle in Rehearsals With Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik 

Dancing With the Stars’ Rylee Arnold revealed that she suffered a little injury during her rehearsals over the weekend with partner Stephen Nedoroscik. But she’s not letting it slow her down. 

By Tionah Lee Oct 03, 2024 12:36 PMTags
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Rylee Arnold is stepping through the pain.

The Dancing With the Stars pro recently revealed that she suffered a minor injury during rehearsals with her partner no comma Stephen Nedoroscik.

“Hi friends, so I just got done with PT and I have a sprained ankle,” Rylee said in a Sept .29 Snapchat video shared from her car. “But it is going to be fine. period I’m going to do everything that I can these next couple of weeks and really careful and to be sure that it doesn’t happen again or get worse.”

Rylee explained that she and her Olympian partner were running through their dance when it happened.

“I hopped on my foot, and it just rolled out on the outside edge,” she shared. “Crazy but everything’s going to be just fine. As long as I take time to heal it and be really careful, it should be A-OK.”

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Rylee, 19, shared a screenshot of the moment she suffered her accident. In the pic, she and Stephen, 25, are executing a move while in a handhold, and Rylee’s foot pops out of place. 

In a video shared by Rylee on TikTok on Sept. 30, a brace is seen on her ankle as they take a break from rehearsals and hit a quick dance for the app.

Rylee quipped about the moment, “This only took us one try.”

The professional dancer—who was paired with Harry Howsey last season—documented her and Stephen’s quick trip to New York City for press on Oct. 2. During their time in The Big Apple, the pair even got in a rehearsal.

 

Ryle, Stephen and the rest of the pros and celebrities had a bit of a break from DWTS this week, as it did not air on Tuesday, Oct. 1. But not to worry, everyone will be back on the dance floor on Monday, Oct. 7, comma where they will compete to Motown hits and Tuesday, Oct. 8, when they will rock out to hair metal classics.

After week two—which said goodbye to Anna Delvey and Tori Spelling in a double elimination—Rylee teased what fans can look forward to from her and the Pommel Horse Guy going into week three.

“It’s going to be upbeat and it’s going to be happy,” she previously told E! News. “I can’t wait to see Stephen do the dance; it’s going to be fun.”

Keep reading to see more of DWTS’ remaining season 33 stars…

Anna Delvey 

The inspriation behind Inventing Anna traded her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa. However, the fake heiress was eliminated during the season's Sept. 24 episode, with her saying that she learned "nothing" in her now-infamous, one-word farewell speech.

Ilona Maher

The Olympic rugby player was ready to ruck up the dance floor with pro Alan Bersten, finishing as the runner-up.

Chandler Kinney 

The Disney Channel star tried to dance her way to the top with partner Brandon Armstrong and ultimately placed third.

Brooks Nader 

The model and her partner Gleb Savchenko were ready to strut along the ballroom, but took their final bow on Oct. 15.

Reginald VelJohnson

All that mattered for the Family Matters alum and partner Emma Slater was taking home the Mirrorball Trophy. However, their journey was cut short during the second week of competition on Oct. 8.

Eric Roberts 

The Dark Knight star was partnered with Britt Stewart. They were eliminated in the second week alongside Reginald and Emma.

Joey Graziadei

The Bachelor alum has found his rose between thorns in partner Jenna Johnson, winning season 33.

Tori Spelling 

The alum of Beverly Hills, 90210 was oh so ready to dance alongside Pasha Pashkov. Unfortunately, the two last only one week and was cut from competition in a double elimination alongside Anna and Ezra.

Danny Amendola 

The NFL pro and partner Witney Carson sure scored a touchdown on the dance floor, placing fifth in the finale.

Dwight Howard 

The NBA star hoped to stand head and shoulders above the competition with partner Daniella Karagach, but was eliminated from the competition on Nov. 12.

Stephen Nedoroscik 

The Olympian had his sights set on another medal—or should we say, Mirrorball Trophy—with partner Rylee Arnold, placing fourth in the Nov. 26 finale.

Phaedra Parks 

The Traitors alum was sure to weed out the competition with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, but ended up getting cut from the lineup Oct. 22.

Jenn Tran

Though Bachelorette star and partner Sasha Farber were full bloom in the ballroom, they were eliminated from the competition on Oct. 29.