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Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon, and more are hitting the ballroom
By Lynette Rice
April 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM EDT

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Let's play ball(room)

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Ten current and former athletes will compete for the mirror ball beginning April 30 on ABC. First up: the infamous Tonya Harding, paired with the lucky Sasha Farber.

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Mirai Nagasu with Alan Bersten

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The photo doesn’t give it away? That’s the figure skater who became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympics. 

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Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson   

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The hugely-popular figure skater became the first openly gay U.S. athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics.

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Johnny Damon and Emma Slater  

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He played outfield in the major leagues but he’s retired. You can put down that bat now, big guy!

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lindsay Arnold

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Grab those 8-inch heels, grrl! This should be interesting. 

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Jennie Finch Daigle and Keo Motsepe

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Get the glove? She used to be a softball pitcher but now she’s an ESPN analyst.

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Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess  

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Oh good, the cornerback for the Washington Redskins is used to wearing body-hugging Lycra.

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Chris Mazdzer and Witney Carson  

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He won the silver at the Winter Olympics in the men’s single luge.

 

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Jamie Anderson and Artem Chigvintsev  

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Let’s hope the Olympic snowboarder has something way lighter to wear in the ballroom.

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Arike Ogunbowale  

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She’s the superstar college basketball player from the University of Notre Dame, who’ll be paired with Gleb Savchenko.

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