Dancing With The Stars has been a television staple for years and its 26th season coming up will feature a unique twist — an all-athlete cast.
The full case was announced on Friday, April 13, and some of the standouts include the subject of the biopic I, Tonya, Tonya Harding, Pyeongchang Olympics sweetheart Adam Rippon and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (See the full cast below.)
DWTS is no stranger to casting athletes and regularly has two or three mixed in with other stars, such as singers, actors and everything in between.
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The most recent winner from the sports world was NFL running back Rashad Jennings in Season 24. The runner-up that year was another athlete David Ross, an MLB catcher fresh off winning the World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
Out of 25 seasons of the show, an athlete has won 10 times, meaning a sports star has won about once every three seasons. Many athletes have also finished in the final four or higher and there have been eight total sports stars that have finished as the runner-up, including NFL stars Jerry Rice and Jason Taylor and MMA fighter Paige VanZant.
Who is in the 'Dancing With The Stars' all-athlete cast
| Athlete | Sport | Partner |
| Tonya Harding | Olympic figure skater | Sasha Farber |
| Adam Rippon | Olympic figure skater | Jenna Johnson |
| Mirai Nagasu | Olympic figure skater | Alan Bersten |
| Chris Mazdzer | Olympic luger | Witney Carson |
| Jamie Anderson | Olympic snowboarder | Artem Chigvintsev |
| Jennie Finch Daigle | Olympic softball player | Keo Motsepe |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA legend | Lindsay Arnold |
| Johnny Damon | Retired MLB player | Emma Slater |
| Josh Norman | NFL cornerback | Sharna Burgess |
| Arike Ogunbowale | College women's basktball star | Gleb Savchenko |
Previous athletes to win Dancing With The Stars
| Athlete | Sport | Season |
| Emmitt Smith | NFL running back | 3 |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Olympic speed skater | 4 |
| Helio Castroneves | IndyCar driver | 5 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Olympic figure skater | 6 |
| Shawn Johnson | Olympic gymnast | 8 |
| Hines Ward | NFL wide receiver | 12 |
| Donald Driver | NFL wide receiver | 14 |
| Meryl Davis | Olympic figure skater | 18 |
| Laurie Hernandez | Olympic gymnast | 23 |