The six finalists had to perform 42 dances before the winner was declared in the early morning hours of 30 November 2008.Christoph Kies and Blanca Ribas Turón, GER, were able to defend the title once more. The couple was crowned IDSF World Ten Dance Champions for the third consecutive time. Silver medallists Misa Cigoj Alexandra Malai, SLO, and bronze medallists Andrey Zaytsev Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS, merely changed their respective positions on the podium from 2007.