Dancing With The Athletes

Not that I ever closely watched or become emotionally invested in the show, but I think Dancing With The Stars is crap. This is solely based on the fact that they allow professional athletes to compete. (Feel free to point out that technically Shawn is a "amateur" and I'll point out that she probably doesn't just do a little gymnastics in her free time.)

How in the heck are people like Penn Jillette and Cliff Clavin supposed to compete against people who not only have athletic intelligence, but also many of whom are "stars" precisely because they can learn choreography?

Here are the winners by season. I submit that only 1 and 7 should have been allowed in the competition. 5 is borderline, since I'll grant that he doesn't move a lot in his sport. But 2, 6, and 8 are just ridiculous.

1.) Kelly Monaco - actress
2.) Drew Lachey - boy band member (aka singing dancer)
3.) Emmitt Smith - football player
4.) Apolo Anton Ohno - speed skater
5.) Hélio Castroneves - auto racer
6.) Kristi Yamaguchi - figure skater (aka ice dancer)
7.) Brooke Burke - actress
8.) Shawn Johnson - gymnast (aka athletic dancer)