Dancing with the Stars: Athletes


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Season twenty-six of Dancing with the Stars, titled Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, premiered on April 30, 2018, on the ABC network. The four-week season, the shortest ever, features a cast of current and former athletes.

On May 21, 2018, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and professional dancer Jenna Johnson were announced the winners, marking the first win for Johnson. Rippon is the first openly gay winner. NFL player Josh Norman, with Sharna Burgess, and former Olympic Figure Skater Tonya Harding, with Sasha Farber, were both announced as runners-up during the live finale show. However, it was revealed later that Josh and Sharna placed second, while Tonya and Sasha placed third.

Cast

Couples

The professional dancers were announced on April 12, 2018. The eight professionals returning from last season are Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater. The two remaining professional dancers were both in the troupe last season, and have previously been professional dancers on the show: Sasha Farber (last competed in season 24) and Jenna Johnson (last competed in season 23). The five professionals from last season that are not returning are Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

The cast was announced on April 13 on Good Morning America.

Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner Status
Olympic snowboarder Eliminated 1st
Former MLB outfielder
Former NBA center Eliminated 2nd
Notre Dame women's basketball player
Former Olympic softball pitcher Eliminated 3rd
Olympic luger
Olympic figure skater
Former Olympic figure skater Third place
NFL cornerback Runner-up
Olympic figure skater Winner

Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On May 7, season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returned as a guest judge. On May 14, season 24 runner-up David Ross returned as a guest judge.

Dance troupe

The dance troupe for season 26 consists of season 25 troupe members Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart. Additionally, professional dancer Morgan Larson, who performed on the Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night tour, joined the troupe for season 26.

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 4
Adam & Jenna 1 24 37+37=74 39+2=41 30+28=58
Josh & Sharna 2 24 30+33=63 36+2=38 27+30=57
Tonya & Sasha 3 23 33+33=66 33+2=35 26+30=56
Jennie & Keo 4 21 26+37=63 29
Chris & Witney 21 33+33=66 33
Mirai & Alan 23 37+37=74 35
Kareem & Lindsay 7 17 26+33=59
Arike & Gleb 20 33+37=70
Jamie & Artem 9 19
Johnny & Emma 18
Red numbers Indicates the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers Indicates the highest score for each week.
The returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
The couple was eliminated that week.
{{colorbox}} The winning couple.
{{colorbox}} the runner-up couple
{{colorbox}} the third place couple

Average chart

This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale (scores by guest judges and points awarded in the dance-offs are excluded).

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total
points
Number
of dances
Average
1 1 Adam & Jenna 166 6 27.7
2 4 Mirai & Alan 103 4 25.8
2 Josh & Sharna 155 6 25.8
4 3 Tonya & Sasha 151 25.2
5 7 Arike & Gleb 71 3 23.7
6 4 Chris & Witney 94 4 23.5
7 Jennie & Keo 88 22.0
8 7 Kareem & Lindsay 60 3 20.0
9 9 Jamie & Artem 19 1 19.0
10 Johnny & Emma 18 18.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded) are as follows:

Dance Highest scored dancer(s) Highest score Lowest scored dancer(s) Lowest score
Salsa Mirai Nagasu 23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19
Cha-cha-cha Adam Rippon
Josh Norman
24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17
Foxtrot Mirai Nagasu
Josh Norman
27 Johnny Damon 18
Viennese waltz Tonya Harding 26 Jamie Anderson 19
Paso doble Josh Norman 23 "? "?
Quickstep Adam Rippon 28 Tonya Harding 24
Team dances Jennie Finch Daigle
Mirai Nagasu
Arike Ogunbowale
Adam Rippon
27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Tonya Harding
Chris Mazdzer
Josh Norman
24
Rumba Tonya Harding 24 "? "?
Contemporary Adam Rippon 29 Josh Norman 27
Jazz Adam Rippon 30 "? "?
Freestyle Tonya Harding
Josh Norman
30 Adam Rippon 28

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances and scores by guest judges are excluded).

Couple Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s)
Adam & Jenna Jazz (30) Cha-cha-cha (24)
Josh & Sharna Freestyle (30) Paso doble (23)
Tonya & Sasha Freestyle (30) Foxtrot (23)
Jennie & Keo Foxtrot & Viennese waltz (21) Cha-cha-cha (19)
Chris & Witney Viennese waltz (25) Salsa (21)
Mirai & Alan Foxtrot (27) Salsa (23)
Kareem & Lindsay Salsa (19) Cha-cha-cha (17)
Arike & Gleb Foxtrot (24) Salsa (20)
Jamie & Artem Viennese waltz (19) "?
Johnny & Emma Foxtrot (18) "?

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1: First Dances

The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa or Viennese waltz.

For the first time in the show's history, viewers were able to vote for the couples live online so that the results of the vote could be used to determine the first two eliminees that same evening.

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Chris & Witney 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Mr. Put It Down""?Ricky Martin feat. Pitbull Safe
Kareem & Lindsay 17 (6, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours""?Stevie Wonder Safe
Jennie & Keo 21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "All-American Girl""?Carrie Underwood Safe
Jamie & Artem 19 (6, 7, 6) Viennese waltz "Feeling Good""?Avicii feat. Audra Mae Eliminated
Mirai & Alan 23 (7, 8, 8) Salsa "No Excuses""?Meghan Trainor Safe
Arike & Gleb 20 (7, 6, 7) Salsa "Them Girls""?Whitney Myer Safe
Adam & Jenna 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Sissy That Walk""?RuPaul Safe
Johnny & Emma 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Centerfield""?John Fogerty Eliminated
Tonya & Sasha 23 (8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "When You Believe""?Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey Last to be called safe
Josh & Sharna 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Finesse""?Bruno Mars Safe

Week 2

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Rashad Jennings, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance celebrating an iconic decade in sports. Paso doble and quickstep are introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Josh & Sharna 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "The Plaza of Execution""?James Horner Safe
Jennie & Keo 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Do It Like This""?Daphne Willis Safe
Kareem & Lindsay 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) Salsa "La Malanga""?Eddie Palmieri Eliminated
Chris & Witney 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Next to Me""?Imagine Dragons Last to be called safe
Tonya & Sasha 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Quickstep "Redneck Woman""?Gretchen Wilson Safe
Mirai & Alan 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "It's a Small World""?The O'Neill Brothers Safe
Arike & Gleb 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Foxtrot "What About Us""?Pink Eliminated
Adam & Jenna 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Quickstep "Make Way""?Aloe Blacc Safe
Chris & Witney
Josh & Sharna
Kareem & Lindsay
Tonya & Sasha
33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Freestyle
(Team 1950s Tennis)
"...Baby One More Time""?The Baseballs
Adam & Jenna
Arike & Gleb
Jennie & Keo
Mirai & Alan
37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle
(Team 1970s Football)
"Instant Replay""?Dan Hartman

Week 3: MVP Night (Semifinals)

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, David Ross, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples performed one unlearned dance dedicated to the "MVP" in their lives, and participated in "ballroom battle" dance-offs for extra points. Former contestants were brought in to mentor the couples for the ballroom battles. Nastia Liukin mentored Jennie & Keo and Tonya & Sasha. Meryl Davis mentored Adam & Jenna and Mirai & Alan. Von Miller mentored Chris & Witney and Josh & Sharna. Contemporary, jive and rumba are introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Mirai & Alan 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) Quickstep "BO$$""?Fifth Harmony Eliminated
Jennie & Keo 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "The Rest of Our Life""?Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Chris & Witney 33 (8, 9, 7, 9) Foxtrot "I Got Rhythm""?Ray Chew
Tonya & Sasha 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Rumba "See You Again""?Tyler Ward Safe
Adam & Jenna 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) Contemporary "O""?Coldplay Safe
Josh & Sharna 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Contemporary "Stand by Me""?Bootstraps Last to be called safe
Dance-offs
Couple Judges' votes Public vote Dance Music Result
Tonya & Sasha Tonya, Jennie, Tonya, Tonya Jennie (60%) Cha-cha-cha "Dance""?DNCE Winner (2 pts)
Jennie & Keo Loser
Adam & Jenna Adam, Mirai, Mirai, Adam Adam (64%) Jive "Johnny B. Goode""?Chuck Berry Winner (2 pts)
Mirai & Alan Loser
Josh & Sharna Chris, Josh, Josh, Josh Chris (55%) Salsa "WTF (Where They From)""?Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell Williams Winner (2 pts)
Chris & Witney Loser

Week 4: Finals

The final three couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by their journey on the show and a freestyle. Jazz is introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Tonya & Sasha 26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "The Time of My Life""?David Cook Third Place
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Hush Hush; Hush Hush""?The Pussycat Dolls
Josh & Sharna 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Conqueror""?Empire cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett Runner-Up
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Walk on Water""?Thirty Seconds to Mars
Adam & Jenna 30 (10, 10, 10) Jazz "Anything You Can Do""?Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat Winners
28 (9, 9, 10) Freestyle "Scooby Doo Pa Pa""?DJ Kass

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week:

  • Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa, or Viennese waltz (First Dances)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance & team dances
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance & ballroom battles (MVP Night; Semifinals)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance & freestyle (Finals)
Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Adam & Jenna Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Freestyle
Contemporary Jive Jazz Freestyle
Josh & Sharna Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Freestyle
Contemporary Salsa Foxtrot Freestyle
Tonya & Sasha Foxtrot Quickstep Freestyle
Rumba Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Freestyle
Jennie & Keo Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha
Chris & Witney Salsa Viennese waltz Freestyle
Foxtrot Salsa
Mirai & Alan Salsa Foxtrot Freestyle
Quickstep Jive
Kareem & Lindsay Cha-cha-cha Salsa Freestyle
Arike & Gleb Salsa Foxtrot Freestyle
Jamie & Artem Viennese waltz
Johnny & Emma Foxtrot
Highest scoring dance
Lowest scoring dance
Gained bonus points for winning this dance-off
Gained no bonus points for losing this dance-off

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Episode Air date Rating/Share
(18-49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Week 1: Premiere" April 30, 2018 1.1 5 8.48
2 "Week 2" May 7, 2018 1.0 4 7.73
3 "Week 3: MVP Night (Semifinals)" May 14, 2018 1.0 4 7.68
4 "Week 4: The Finals" May 21, 2018 1.1 5 8.77


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