Before I start if any of you missed our QA with Emily Brandle check it out Okay on to tonights show Well who knew that the boogie down Bronx was home to the Armory an extremely large track and field center Apolo Ohno whisked around the corner to announce the next challenge The designers in true NBC synergy fashion would have to create an outfit for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games aptly airing this Friday night and I mean only thousands of millions of billions of people are going to be watching according to Blayne The Armory also housed an Olympic museum which for better or worse inspired many of the contestants to go retro in their designs After a drama-licious filled trip to Mood the contestants headed back to Parsons where Stella started to frighten me between her this is business no joke attitude and description of creating a bold progressive and aerodynamic outfit like a gladiator comment Meanwhile ever
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Now that Dancing with the Stars has crowned a new queen and king, the question becomes: How do Kristi and Mark rank among previous winners? Does their landslide victory earn them greater regard, or does it speak to a lack of formidable competition?As a refresher, all those who have laid claim to the mirrored-ball trophy:Season 1: Kelly Monaco and Alec MazoSeason 2: Drew Lachey and Cheryl BurkeSeason 3: Emmitt Smith and Cheryl BurkeSeason 4: Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne HoughSeason 5: Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark BallasWho is your all-time favorite? Who truly showed growth and a never-tapped-into aptitude for ballroom dancing, then groomed it to flourish? Cast your vote here! And elaborate on your vote in comments.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/ WireImage.com
ABC has detailed its plan to mark Dancing with the Stars' 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, and it involves the return of several familiar faces (and their respective feet, too). Not only will Mario Lopez perform a number from A Chorus Line with Macy's Stars of Dance, and not only will Season 5 champs Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough serve up a dance-floor encore, but Maksim Chmerkovskiy — who bowed out of participating in Season 6 — will reunite on the parquet with former celeb partner Mel B.Fans can also expect drop-bys from Sabrina Bryan, Joey Fatone, Master P. (!), Jerry Rice, Jane Seymour, Jerry Springer and Wayne Newton. — MWM
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Apolo Anton Ohno by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Apolo Anton Ohno danced around the competition at the short-track speedskating world championships this weekend in Gangneung, South Korea. The former Dancing with the Stars victor won gold in the 500 meters, silver in the 1,000, and bronze in the 3,000. Those performances gave him enough points to capture the overall title for the first time in his career.
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In a final tune-up before the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Apolo Anton Ohno won a World Cup race Sunday. The Dancing with the Stars champion — and five-time Olympic medalist — took first in the 1,000-meter race at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns. On Saturday he skated to a bronze in the 1,500 meters. Ohno and the U.S. team will next race at the world championships, March 7-9 in Gangneung City, South Korea....NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, now serving as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, will wear a microphone as part of Versus' coverage of Monday's game against the Dallas Stars (Feb. 11, 7 pm/ET). “We are thrilled to be able to offer our viewers an insider’s look at the sport with on-the-bench commentary from one of the greatest NHL talents as he interacts with his players and coaches throughout the game," says Versus coordinating producer Mike Baker....Jimmie Johnson is picking up where he left off last season. On Sunday the two-time NASCAR champio...
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Apolo Anton Ohno by Steve Levin/WireImage.com
He mastered the paso doble, but now Dancing With the Stars champ Apolo Anton Ohno is getting back to what he does best: speed skating. Ohno, who won DWTS last spring, is set to compete at the U.S. Senior Short Track Championships in Kearns, Utah, this weekend. "I basically took two full summers off," Ohno tells the Salt Lake Tribune. "Not a good idea for any athlete. But the transition has been going well. I'm excited about this competition. I haven't raced for quite a long time, and it's about time."Ohno won five Olympic medals (including two gold) at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Games. This weekend he'll try to skate his way onto the U.S. team for the World Cup and world championships later this winter.
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Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough by Carol Kaelson/ABC
I don’t know about you, but I got my wish Tuesday night. Boiled down to three words: Anyone. But. Marie. Seriously folks, if Dancing with the Stars’ trophy had gone to Marie Osmond the underdog — or rather, underdoll, as I like to think of her after Monday’s bizarre freestyle nondance that would have been better suited for the Island of Misfit Toys — I might even have joined the legions of disgruntled fans who tend to declare "I’m never watching again" after each cycle when their favorite doesn’t win.And then, of course, they return the following season, because once hooked on this deliriously entertaining reality contest, few can resist the spectacle of watching B-list celebs put on their dancing shoes with varying degrees of nerve, style and success. New stars tend to emerge from this process, and few have blazed with such effortless charm than the eventual winner, Helio Castroneves, whom I’d bet very few outside of my Indy-500-obsessed fami...
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Helio Castroneves
Two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves was less than four hours away from this year's big race when he had a conversation with a stranger that he'd remember forever: Dancing with the Stars' fourth-season champ, Apolo Anton Ohno, had shown up at the track. "I congratulated him on his [Olympic] gold medal and on winning Dancing with the Stars," says the Brazilian-born Castroneves, 32. "And then I said, 'How was that? It seemed like it was really fun.' And he said, 'Oh, man, it was a lot of hard work, but it was great.' And then he said, 'Why don't you do it?'"
This was at 8:30 in the morning on May 28. The race was set to start at noon. Castroneves turned to Ohno and said, "Can I talk to you later? I'm about to race 500 miles."
As it turned out,
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Julianne Hough and Apolo Anton Ohno by James Sorensen/ABC
Although he initially didn't sign up for Dancing with the Stars' live tour, Season 4 champ Apolo Anton Ohno is proving he's a real winner by joining the show for five East Coast performances. Also, fellow hoofer John Ratzenberger will do a single turn when the tour hits his hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut.... Spike Lee will make his Broadway directorial debut with a spring 2008 remounting of the World War II dramedy Stalag 17, says the New York Times. Though no casting has been announced, Lee wants "a name" for the lead, and vows that no rappers are on his shortlist.... Per Playbill.com, Duke of Hazzard Tom Wopat is joining Faith Prince and Harvey Fierstein in A Catered Affair, an upcoming B'way musical based on the 1956 movie of the same name. — Reporting by Raven Snook
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Dancing with the Stars champs Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough
There were odd pieces of silver metallic confetti stuck to the dull gray asphalt in the parking lot. The confetti, festive reminders, had been carried there by the shoes and clothing of those lucky enough to be part of Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars finale. As it sparkled here and there in the darkness, you realized you had been part of an extraordinarily good night of television. A night when you truly felt that anything could happen. Could Laila Ali's stunning presence turn the tide and bring a woman back into the winner's circle? Would Joey Fatone's astonishing freestyle make voters forget that there was anyone else in the race? Or would Apolo Anton Ohno leave eve
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