LOS ANGELES -- Two-time Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno earned a new title Tuesday: Dancing with the Stars champion. The speed skater and his partner, Julianne Hough, beat out former 'N Sync star Joey Fatone to win the ABC dance-off's mirror-ball trophy.
"I feel amazing," the ebullient Ohno said. "You put your mind to something, you give 100 percent, sacrifice and dedication, anything is possible."
Ohno, 25, became a technical master during the season, training in the dance studio as he would on the ice. "Apolo's competitiveness is almost on the verge of insanity," his coach, John Schaeffer, said on Tuesday's show.
Fatone, 30, was the season's undisputed showman. He used a light saber for a "Star Wars" themed tango and wore breakaway clothes and a sparkly gold suit for his freestyle dance. "Congratulations to them. Well deserved," he said to Ono and Hough, adding, "I feel like a winner."
Laila Ali, who joined Ohno and Fatone during the final round, was eliminated from the trophy race in the middle of Tuesday's two-hour finale. She and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, earned the lowest score from the judges, and fans failed to make up the difference.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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This is the least I can do, seeing as how I can't stand the show's concept... from AP:
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