Frida Oziel and her partner Boris Denisov were eliminated from the Israeli version of Dancing with the Stars on June 17, 2026, after a tense results round that followed the third group’s second turn on the floor. The judges unanimously chose to keep Shi Lee Shindler and dancer Nadav Shcham in the competition, sending Oziel and Denisov home.
Oziel entered the elimination round after finishing last in the combined voting of the audience and judges. The pair performed a rumba to Yovel Raphael’s version of “anyone,” but the panel was split on the dance itself, with one judge praising her effort and journey, another calling her impressive, and a third saying he saw no real connection to rumba.
The duo received 18 points. Before learning her fate, Oziel said, “I am working as hard as I can, I have nothing left. It is really hard for me, I am doing the maximum and I have put my whole life aside.” Even so, she left smiling and danced one last time on the floor, prompting one judge to remark that he had never seen an eliminated contestant look happier.
Afterward, Oziel said she felt she had not fully expressed herself, but added, “it was fun and there is no one like Boris in the world.” The article was published by Keshet 12’s mako on June 17, 2026, and updated early on June 18.
