Season 35 of "Dancing With The Stars" will feature an Olympic flair, with figure skating gold medalist Amber Glenn, Paralympic track and field gold medalist Ezra Frech, and Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson among the athletic contingent. Actress Julia Stiles, Hanson lead singer Taylor Hanson, and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez also join the cast.

Glenn recently won a gold medal in the team figure skating competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Frech earned two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympics, in the 100-meter dash and high jump. Olson, a former collegiate baseball player for the University of Hartford, has been an infielder for the Bananas since 2022.

Athletes have historically fared well on the show, with winners like Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Shawn Johnson, Kristi Yamaguchi, Helio Castroneves, Hines Ward, Donald Driver, Meryl Davis, Laurie Hernandez, Rashad Jennings, Adam Rippon, and Iman Shumpert.

Season 35 premieres on Sept. 15, 2026.