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James Hinchcliffe is taking the DWTS world by storm!
Lots of us tuned into this season of Dancing with the Stars for the big "get us in the door story" -- Ryan Lochte, fresh off trashing a Rio gas station bathroom... dancing! But like most seasons of ABC's reality competition, other more interesting stories have emerged once the tabloid-style attention grabbers died down.
There's obviously Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, the season's most consistent and bedazzling performer, whose talent belies her age. There's Little Women: LA star Terra Jolé, whose passion and enthusiasm we all expected, but surprised us with her incredible skills on the ballroom floor. We can even talk about how many of us will get pregnant just from watching Jana Kramer and walking men's cologne commercial Gleb Savchenko sex-dance on stage.
But the real story in Season 23 of Dancing with the Stars is James Hinchcliffe.
It's okay, you can say, "Who?" The 29-year-old race car driver from Ontario, Canada arguably had the lowest profile when this season's cast was announced as he's famous in a sport that's internationally recognized but not that popular here in the United States. But those who have watched this season are quickly taking notice.
Hinchcliffe, who admitted to being "dancing challenged" when he decided to join the show, and partner Sharna Burgess have notched the week's highest score twice through six dances, second to heavy favorite Laurie, who has four. But last night, Julianne Hough proclaimed that James has been the best male "star" dancer the show has ever seen, and she wasn't just caught up in the moment. The dude can DANCE. I wish I had feet like that.
After a two-week dip following an impressive opening routine, Hinchcliffe and Burgess have scored 95 out of a possible 100 points for their last three dances. Read that again: 95/100. Five 9s and five 10s in three dances. That's the most points over the last three weeks, better even than Laurie's 92.
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