LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Dancing with the Stars tonight results ended with the elimination that news and fans had predicted. Dancing with the Stars results for May 17, 2011 revealed which dancers are going to the finals, and which dancers are going home. And while many dancers have been great and sometimes lackluster this season, the couples heading to the finals have been consistently dominant, always in rhythm, and delight to watch on and off the floor. But for one couple tonight – Ralph and Karina – the evening ended in bad news.

Dancing with the Stars this evening sent Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff home in a not-so surprising elimination. Ralph and Karina were adorable this competition, sometimes perfection, sometimes not so much. Last night, the two couldn’t get it together, neither in the first, nor the second dance. It wasn’t a week for the two to struggle because last week many thought Ralph, not Romeo, would be sent home. Len said it lacked any rhythm and was too wild. Carrie Ann put the nail in the coffin, remarking “There was something bizarre and uncharacteristic for you.”

Last week was no better. Karina and Ralph earned the worse scores of that night. Len remarked “It lacked polish, and you only get polish with time.” Bruno called it “Vampire lovers” and Carrie Ann was confused.

But who has the chance to win it all?

Some think Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have a chance. “That was a beautiful dance, well done” Len told them last night. Bruno agreed about their waltz “Kirstie set sail majestically .. Well done, my darling.” Carrie Ann said simply they were “amazing, you guys were tight the whole way through.”

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Later on the Paso Doble, Kirstie impressed again. Len said “you’ve come out and danced fabulous tonight” Bruno said “You were really going like a force of nature.” And Carrie Ann added “You’re the Queen of the Paso Doble.”

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Kendra Wilkinson has predicted Kirstie will win this competition. “I had the most amazing time, but after seven weeks of being on Dancing With the Stars, it actually made me think about real life” Kendra recently told news.