With Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars properly underway, we’re seeing Olympic athletes like Group USA rugby star Ilona Maher and gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik (aka “pommel horse man”) tear up the stage in a brand new approach. Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion Danny Amendola are additionally shocking the viewers with their stellar footwork in a really completely different sort of competitors. It makes us surprise—which observe athletes would dominate the dance flooring?
In Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) historical past, 12 elite athletes have been topped champion and brought house the Mirrorball Trophy—however the one observe and subject 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 observe and subject athletes get pleasure from their celebratory dances (generally strolling the tremendous 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 cause–Usain Bolt is aware of find out how to make an announcement. 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 boldness and vibrant vitality Bolt introduced to each observe occasion all through his profession makes us sure he’d convey that very same spirit to the dance flooring.
If realizing 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 ladies’s pole vault at Paris 2024. The Canadian document holder cleared the bar, faked an harm–and began twerking. That’s precisely the vitality they’re searching for when screening world-class athletes for potential dance abilities. The technical experience required in pole vaulting additionally provides Newman an edge in terms of executing lifts or tougher strikes.
Newman received each constructive 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 certified candidate for the present.
Noah Lyles
We’re positive the primary individual that got here to thoughts when pondering of an athlete with a tv persona was Group 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 is perhaps an understatement–the 100m and 200m sprinter has shortly turn into in style for his daring strikes even earlier than races, in an try to rile up the group.
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 would possibly 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 not miss is Sha’Carri Richardson of the U.S. As chances are 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 high quality that will take her far within the ballroom.
Aaron Brown
Canada’s four-time Olympian Aaron Brown is just not 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–exhibiting 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 further factors as a possible candidate for already being skilled in that area. We’ve but to see his dancing skills put to the check, but when put up towards a rival like Lyles, we’re positive we will anticipate nothing however sensational strikes from the four-time Canadian Olympian.