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By Tom Bryant Eddie the Eagle Edwards is set to make a spectacular entrance on to the ice this weekend…on an eagle. The former ski-jumper – placed last in the 1988 Winter Olympics – will be suspended on wires and fly on to the rink in one of Dancing on Ice ’s most dramatic stunts. A source said: “Bosses are pulling out all the stops. The art department is putting the final touches to the eagle in a workshop. It’s going to be an entrance to remember.” Earlier this month we told how Eddie, 60, could finally be a winter sports winner after emerging as the dark horse to triumph on the ITV show. …

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