by Ashley Thompson

DWTS is at The Grove in LA dancing their little sequins off, and having little only-live-kind-of-fumbles. They must be exhausted from rehearsing nonstop for the last 24 hours on their last dance mash-ups (that they only learned about last night).

Only Laurie, James and Calvin remain and after last night who really knows who is taking this home? And oddly enough, it's the first time that all three finalists are professional athletes. We kind of feel like it should always be this way. But that wouldn't be very fair, we suppose. Let's recap where these star athletes have taken us in the past 2 weeks: Laurie's grandmother passed away, Calvin got to see his two year old after weeks without him, and James took us on a journey to the missing moments he can't remember after his almost-fatal crash. Luckily finales are meant to lift us up so we can finally grab the popcorn and put away the tissues.

The couples will do one more dance to round out their judges scores before a winner can be announced. First they will show us their favorite dances from the season. And we will get to revisit our favorite contestants from this season (Vanilla Ice anyone?) and past seasons... looking at you Andy Grammer.

Favorite Dances:
James and Sharna - Quickstep - Cirque de Soleil Night
Calvin and Lindsay - Argentine Tango - Latin Night
Laurie and Val - Samba - Trio Night

Lots and lots of filler routines including a holiday theme choreographed by Mandy Moore and includes So You Think You Can Dance Fikshun!

Last Chance:
James and Sharna - Viennese Waltz & Foxtrot - 40/40 - Is it just me or do James and Sharna look a little closer than the average duo?
Calvin and Lindsay - Jive & Quickstep - 40/40 - Can he at least get the award for 'Most Fun'?
Laurie and Val - Foxtrot & Argentine Tango - 40/40 - Val is sure going miss kissing Laurie's little head, isn't he?

Finally it is time to announce the Season 23 winners of the mirror ball trophy. The top two couples are: James & Sharna and Laurie & Val... but there can only be one winner. ::SPOILER ALERT:: The Season 23 winner is... LAURIE AND HER PARTNER VAL!!!!!!!

Photo by: ABC/Eric McCandless