Is Dancing with the Stars' Mirrorball trophy more prestigious than an Olympic gold medal? "It's hard to say. Olympic gold has been my goal for my whole life," newly crowned Olympic champion Evan Lysacek tells TVGuide.com. "But the Mirrorball is very prestigious. I first came into this saying, 'I just want to have fun. I really want to learn to dance because I think it can help my skating.' But as I started rehearsing and the competitive fire is going, I want to win." History is on the figure skater's side: Fellow Olympic gold medalists Shawn Johnson, Apolo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi have all won Dancing. Lysacek thinks he has his work cut out for him. "I'm not graceful at all, so it's going to be hard, but I'm ready to put in the time," he says. See what else he has to say about his Dancing experience so far, why he thought his partner would resent him and more.
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Is Vera Wang poised to add some style to Dancing with the Stars?
The fashion designer has signed on to compete in Season 9 of the ABC hit, a source tells E!.
ABC does not comment on casting rumors, and Wang's rep did not immediately return TVGuide.com's call.
Should Wang, who turns 60 on June 27, find her way onto the parquet, she has a secret weapon at her disposal ...
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