The Olympians — Apolo Anton Ono, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Shawn Johnson — were amazingly strong. Johnson had the most to overcome, but the gymnast overcame and won the eighth season. For Ono, the show introduced him to a new set of fans, many of whom had never heard of short track speed skating before.

IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves took a lot of guff from his racing pals, but considering legal problems he was battling at the time, the show was a positive reprieve from the bad news.

Two other Dancing with the Stars winners were singers Drew Lachey and Donny Osmond. Lachey revitalized his career with a rocking second season win with partner, Cheryl Burke. The two generated a ton of tabloid buzz at the time. Burke won again in season 3 with football star, Emmitt Smith.

People know model and hostess Brooke Burke more now because of her win with partner, Derek Hough, than anything else. Her gig also won her this season’s co-hosting job alongside Tom Bergeron.

The asterisk goes to Kelly Monaco, soap opera actress and controversial season one winner. It was so debated that ABC held a dance off special in which, John O’Hurley won the trophy. It’s rarely discussed, however.

The Dancing with the Stars winners will get one more added to their number when the current tenth season concludes. The floor is open as to who that celebrity will be.

Returning as host is Tom Bergeron and joining him is Brooke Burke. Burke, who won season 7 with Hough, replaces Samantha Harris who quit the series. Burke has hosted before on such shows as Rock Star.

The talent for Dancing with the Stars 2010 includes Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek, NFL star Chad Ochocinco, reporter Erin Andrews, bachelor Jake Pavelka, singer Nicole Scherzinger, reality host Niecy Nash, controversial reality player Kate Gosselin, and Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson.

Already eliminated in the show’s first few weeks were actress Shannen Doherty, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Australian soap opera actor Aiden Turner. Turner’s dancing partner was the often skimpily dressed Edyta, the only one of the dancers to have appeared on all ten seasons. Aldrin was the oldest competing member at age 80.

The judges remain the same for the current season. Len Goodman has the center seat and is bookended by Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Toniolo. They’ve all been on the show from the start.

Dancing with the Stars 2010 continues to evolve. This season has seen challenge dances by the judges and the first double voting from the judges where they gave two sets of marks, one for the performance and the other for technical merit. Viewers are loving it and eagerly looking forward to see who wins the trophy this year. ?

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