Game, Glitter, and Gold: Meet the Athletes of Dancing with the Stars Season 34

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The wait is finally over! The cast for Season 34 of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" was revealed last week on September 3rd. Be prepared for Olympic gold-worthy routines and All-Star skills to hit the dance floor this fall!

In a season full of TV stars, actors, singers, and influencers, two athletes are ready to bring their game to the ballroom.

Jordan Chiles

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Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles is trading her usual tumbling for tangos and is ready to do what she already does best on the floor exercise: perform. Chiles is paired with Ezra Sosa, who is in his second season as a pro. She will be competing on the show just months before her final season with the reigning Big Ten gymnastics champions and NCAA runners-up, UCLA, and coming off a season where she was the Big Ten floor champion and NCAA bars champion.

Chiles will be the ninth gymnast to compete on "Dancing with the Stars" following Stephen Nedoroscik (Season 33, 4th place), Mary Lou Retton (Season 27, 9th place), Suni Lee (Season 30, 5th place), Simone Biles (Season 24, 4th place), Laurie Hernandez (Season 23, 1st place), Nastia Liukin (Season 20, 4th place), Aly Raisman (Season 16, 4th place), and Shawn Johnson (Season 8, 1st place, and All-Stars, 2nd place).

In addition to her Olympic medals and three NCAA titles, Chiles will look to join Hernandez and Johnson in adding the Mirrorball to her accomplishments.

Jordan Chiles is That Girl, and while I'm not telling you who to vote for this season, I will strongly suggest texting "JORDAN" ten times to 21523 between 8-10 PM every Tuesday.

Baron Davis

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Another UCLA Bruin will be in the ballroom this fall with Chiles. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis is switching out his sneakers for dance shoes. Davis was drafted third overall in the 1999 draft by the Charlotte Hornets, and also played for the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers (Let Em Know!), and New York Knicks. He is paired with Britt Stewart, who is in her sixth season as a pro and has finished as high as fifth place.

Davis will be the tenth NBA player to compete on "Dancing with the Stars" following Dwight Howard (Season 33, 6th place), Iman Shumpert (Season 30, 1st place), Charles Oakley (Season 29, 15th), Lamar Odom (Season 28, 10th place), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Season 26, 7th place), Derek Fisher (Season 25, 11th place), Metta World Peace (Season 13, 12th place), Rick Fox (Season 11, 6th place), and Clyde Drexler (Season 4, 8th place).

NBA players haven't had a successful history on the show, but Davis will look to become the second NBA player to win the Mirrorball, a feat only achieved by 2016 NBA Champion Iman Shumpert in Season 30.

Other stars competing this season are Jen Affleck, Hilaria Baldwin, Alix Earle, Dylan Efron, Corey Feldman, Danielle Fishel, Elaine Hendrix, Scott Hoying, Robert Irwin, Lauren Jauregui, Whitney Leavitt, and Andy Richter. But you best believe we're rooting for our athletes!

Now that the stars have finally been revealed, we can look forward to exciting dances, fun TikToks from the stars and pros, and literal twists and turns along the way. Tune into "Dancing with the Stars" Season 34 in its premiere on Sept. 16 at 8 PM EST on ABC (streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu).

Edited by: Kelly Cassette