The World Competes

Olympians tend to do well on Dancing with the Stars. Just ask Apolo Anton Ohno. Or Shawn Johnson. Or Kristi Yamaguchi. They all have won on this television show, which makes Olympians 1/3 of the Stars’ winners. Evan Lysacek is expected to do well this season. Las Vegas bookmakers expect him to win, and give him a 1.25:1 shot.

Many of the skills that you need for skating transfer over to dancing. On the ice, Lysacek needs strength, flexibility, and timing. All of these will help with his budding dancing career.

On Monday Night’s Dancing with the Stars premiere, Lysacek and his partner scored the second-highest score of the evening.