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Will Aly Raisman Win the Mirror Ball Tonight in Dancing with the Stars Final?

Viewer votes now play a big role now in who wins the DWTS mirror ball trophy.

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Aly Raisman won an Olympic gold medal for her gymnastics; now will she be able to win that Dancing with the Stars mirror ball for her dancing?

Aly and her dance partner Mark Ballas made it this far, to the season finale to Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.

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They made it to to the final four.

But that DWTSΒ mirrorball could turn out to be out of reach without support from you, Aly's Needham-Newton-Burlington community and her other fans.

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The final four dancing teams β€” Aly and Mark,Β Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff, Kellie Pickler and Derek HoughΒ and Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy β€” performed three times Monday night, including a cha-cha relay.

Perhaps of biggest import score-wise: the freestyle. Aly & Mark won perfect scores for their freestyle, with the toughest DWTS judge even dubbing her '"Alexandra the Great."Β 

At the end of Monday's show, here's where the pairs stand after the judges scored all three dances:

Β  Jacoby & Karina: Β 56 points

Β  Aly & Mark:Β 61 points

Β  Kellie & Derek: Β 64 points

Β  Zendaya & Val:Β 65 points

For the finals, couples will also rely heavily onΒ viewers voting for their favorite duosΒ on the show. ABC's website was down part of Monday night, but theΒ DWTS Facebook pageΒ voting remains open until 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The final "Dancing With the Stars" Results Show airs tonight at 9 p.m.Β 

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