With Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars properly underway, we’re seeing Olympic athletes like Staff USA rugby star Ilona Maher and gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik (aka “pommel horse man”) tear up the stage in a brand new means. Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion Danny Amendola are additionally stunning the viewers with their stellar footwork in a really completely different kind of competitors. It makes us surprise—which monitor athletes would dominate the dance ground?
In Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) historical past, 12 elite athletes have been topped champion and brought residence the Mirrorball Trophy—however the one monitor and area athletes who’ve participated within the present are former U.S. 100m world document holder Maurice Greene and American dash hurdler (and bobsledder) Lolo Jones. Contemplating how a lot monitor and area athletes take pleasure in their celebratory dances (typically strolling the high quality line between celebrating and showboating), we expect these 5 personalities would thrive within the ballroom.
Usain Bolt
Everyone knows our favorite world-class sprinter’s signature victory pose grew to become iconic for a motive–Usain Bolt is aware of the way to make a press release. He grew to become the 100m and 200m world document holder after coming from a 400m background, proving that he may be good at all the pieces he tries. The arrogance and vibrant power Bolt introduced to each monitor occasion all through his profession makes us sure he’d convey that very same spirit to the dance ground.
If figuring out Bolt’s fascinating and charismatic persona when performing in entrance of a crowd isn’t already sufficient, right here’s a video of him samba dancing after a press convention at Rio 2016. Clearly, he’s already a professional.
Alysha Newman
Canada’s Alysha Newman went viral for her celebratory dance after successful the bronze medal within the girls’s pole vault at Paris 2024. The Canadian document holder cleared the bar, faked an damage–and began twerking. That’s precisely the power they’re on the lookout for when screening world-class athletes for potential dance expertise. The technical experience required in pole vaulting additionally offers Newman an edge on the subject of executing lifts or tougher strikes.
Newman obtained each optimistic and adverse consideration on social media from the victory twerk, however stayed assured and was true to herself–as soon as once more demonstrating that she is a professional candidate for the present.
Noah Lyles
We’re certain the primary person who got here to thoughts when considering of an athlete with a tv persona was Staff USA’s Noah Lyles. The 27-year-old, already a star on Netflix’s docuseries Dash, exudes confidence and drive in each race he seems in. To say that Lyles is a aggressive athlete may be an understatement–the 100m and 200m sprinter has rapidly grow to be in style for his daring strikes even earlier than races, in an try to rile up the gang.
We’ve additionally seen this Olympic champion and six-time world champion dancing on TikTok. A personality like Lyles might win over the viewers on DWTS, and with these sorts of strikes, he may even be a contender for the trophy.
@europeanathletics Noah solely brings out the dance strikes for his European athletics household😚😌 #tracktok #noahlyles #dash ♬ SJAYY Not Like Us FT. Kendrick Lamar – SJAYY
Sha’Carri Richardson
One other main dash persona we merely can’t miss is Sha’Carri Richardson of the U.S. As it’s possible you’ll know, the forged on DWTS will get dressed up glamorously for every present, and Richardson is the definition of glam. Along with her hair, nails, and lashes on race day, we all know the 24-year-old would totally embrace the sparkly, embellished outfits worn throughout DWTS performances. Look good, really feel good—proper? To not point out, like Lyles, this 100m world champion exudes confidence in each efficiency, a top quality that may take her far within the ballroom.
Aaron Brown
Canada’s four-time Olympian Aaron Brown just isn’t solely a newly-minted Olympic gold medallist, but in addition an influencer. The 100m and 200m sprinter posts a mixture of inspirational and humorous movies on his YouTube channels–displaying off his enjoyable and pushed persona. With the present DWTS forged utilizing TikTok and Instagram as a platform to construct a fan base and earn extra votes, Brown earns additional factors as a possible candidate for already being skilled in that area. We’ve but to see his dancing skills put to the take a look at, but when put up towards a rival like Lyles, we’re certain we will anticipate nothing however sensational strikes from the four-time Canadian Olympian.
