DWTS Season 26 cast revealed - athletes edition

Dancing with the Stars is back! In a shortened form but I'll take it.

The cast is as follows with my own commentary.

Adam Rippon with Jenna Johnson. Figure skater. Adam is definitely a performer and I think he'll do well with the ballroom. Latin may be a bit tricky.

Arike Ogunbowale with Gleb Savchenko. All I know is she's a college basketball player. She may still be in school, but at least the season is finished so she can concentrate on the show when not studying.

Chris Mazdzer with Witney Carson. He placed 2nd in this year's luge at the Olympics. Good at controlling his body, but in small increments. May come across as dancing internally rather than outward to the audience.

Jamie Anderson with Artem Chigvintsev. Olympic snowboarders are hit and miss from past appearances, but I think she'll be ok for the most part.

Jennie Finch Daigle with Keo Motsepe. Softball player. Have no idea who she is but hopefully she can help Keo get past his first elimination curse.

Johnny Damon with Emma Slater. Baseball player. The previous one was well loved but a horrible dancer. Hopefully he's better, or at least gets sent home as his ability allows.

Josh Norman with Sharna Burgess. Football players tend to do really well on this show. There's usually one every season.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Lindsay Arnold. This pairing is made in height mismatch heaven. Lindsay is not the tallest pro and only comes up to his armpits in heels. Ballroom frame will be nearly impossible to look right.

Mirai Nagasu with Alan Bersten. Another Olympic figure skater. Will do better with ballroom.

Tonya Harding with Sasha Farber. This should be interesting...

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