Meet Dancing Stars Kristi Yamaguchi and Adam Carolla
Kristi Yamaguchi and Adam Carolla by Bob D'Amico/ABC
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Dancing with the Stars' newbies get ready to dazzle on the dance floor - the hit reality competition returns Monday, March 17 - we've got a week-long guide to who's hoofing for Season 7. Check back each day for our profiles of more pairings. -
Deborah Starr Seibel
Kristi Yamaguchi
Age 36
Best Known For Taking home the gold in the 1992 Olympics for figure skating
Lives In Raleigh, North Carolina
Partner Mark Ballas
Advantages Yamaguchi knows how to quiet her mind before a big performance. "I apologize to my partner ahead of time," she says, "because I kind of shut off on show days and use a lot of visualization."
Disadvantages The main thing that's worrying her is the dance shoes. "I'm terrible in heels," says Yamaguchi. "And I'm a lot clumsier on the floor than I am on the ice."
Adam Carolla
Age 43
Best Known For His syndicated radio program
The Adam Carolla Show, and Comedy Central's
The Man Show
Lives In Los Angeles
Partner Julianne Hough
Advantages Two-time champ Hough and, jokes Carolla, host Tom Bergeron. "I do nothing but stare at Tom," Carolla says when asked if he watches the show. "Once he finds out how I feel about him, I can't help but think he's going to be in my corner. He's supposed to be neutral. But he's only flesh and blood."
Disadvantages Zero dance background. "I would go to weddings to make fun of other guys who were dancing," Carolla says. When he first heard about the offer to do
DWTS, he was skeptical. "And then my agent said, 'Are you high? I'll give you 22 million reasons to do this show.'" Sadly, even Carolla's wife, Lynette, may be pulling for another contestant. "She's a big Kristi Yamaguchi fan," he says.
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