Round Ten: The Finals Dancing with the Stars : Season 13 Episode 22

The final week is upon us and the remaining three couples are set to battle on the dance floor for one hour on the eve of a champion being crowned on "Dancing with the Stars." The judges will make their seasonal visits to rehearsals to offer some last-minute pointers, and tonight's two performances will include the always-excting freestyle.

Ricki & Derek: Ricki is back on a roll at the right time, reaching a perfect 30 last week. Carrie Ann Inaba shows up to help Ricki work on some sexiness in her cha cha. Len Goodman calls it an "action-packed performance" with good timing and rhythm, but says it could've been a little more fluid. Bruno Tonioli says Ricki's "never been hotter, never sexier," but agrees with Len on the "slight lack of fluidity" at times. Carrie Ann says "there's a difference between performing a dance and living a dance, and tonight you were living the dance." Scores: 9, 9, 9. Total: 27

Rob & Cheryl: Host Tom Bergeron points out that while Rob got his first 10 last week, he's the only finalist who hasn't received a perfect 30 all season. He's struggling with the waltz, though. Bruno shows up to help show Rob how to walk in the waltz, saying it's one of the most difficult things to do on stage. After the dance, Bruno says Rob was "flowing" and "glowing," but notes that he just messed up the footwork a couple of times. Carrie Ann says Rob looked like a male Cinderella who made it to the ball, but agrees on the couple of stumbles. Len liked it, saying "it was simple, but it was simply beautiful." He also says it got "a little heavy, at times." Scores: 9, 9, 9. Total: 27

J.R. & Karina: A week after injuring his ankle but still making his way into the finals, J.R. gets a visit from Len, who helps him work on his hip action for the cha cha cha. By the end of the rehearsal, Len is calling J.R.'s hip action "bionic." Carrie Ann lets J.R. soak in the cheers, but says his musicality was off. She says he didn't work his arms very well, either. Len says it was "brave" that J.R. did a lot of the dance on his own, but gets real and says, "J.R., this wasn't very good." Bruno says he liked the mood J.R. set and that his intensity is "right on the money" when he plays with Karina. Scores: 8, 7, 9. Total: 24

Ricki & Derek freestyle: Ricki says she's ready and willing to do anything Derek wants, and immediately goes running away when he starts proposing some crazy stunts. Things get tense in rehearsals at one point when Derek says the way she's doing something is bad. When she protests he tells her, "just shut your face!" Len loves it, saying it was fun and entertaining, even though she lost it a little bit during some of the quickstep portion. Bruno says it was challenging to combine the quickstep and salsa, and she did it great. Carrie Ann loved the combo, too, and paid special attention to the lifts that Ricki pulled off impressively. Scores: 9, 9, 9. Total: 27

Rob & Cheryl freestyle: Cheryl tells Rob that his strength has been the slower dances, so they're going to start slow and then kick into some crazy, fast-paced stuff with big lifts. Cheryl is pumped after the performance. Bruno calls it a "brilliant performance" and add that Rob "piqued at the right time!" Carrie Ann says that to get a 10 in the freestyle you have to blow the judges away, then says, "consider me blown away!" Len says Rob has given his all and he and his family should be proud. Scores: 10, 10, 10. Total: 30

J.R. & Karina freestyle: The couple is struggling with some tough throws and lifts, and J.R. is thinking they should reconsider some moves for safety's sake. In the rehearsal the morning of the show, Karina struggled to get her parts of some of the lifts right, and she's worried about nailing them live. When the live performance comes, it isn't the smoothest lift you've ever seen, but they make it through. Carrie Ann says, "that's the way to come back" and says those were the "sickest lifts I've ever seen." Len says, "Two things were revealed: Karina's body and your talent." Bruno says it was like a jungle, tribal, hypnotic experience. Scores: 10, 10, 10. Total: 30

LEADER BOARD:

Rob & Cheryl: 27 + 30 = 57

Ricki & Derek: 27 + 27 = 54

J.R. & Karina: 24 + 30 = 54