2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson and her partner Derek Hough came in second on the 15th season of Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night. Johnson had previously won the title in 2009.
Johnson and Hough remained near the top of the leaderboard throughout much of the 10-week schedule, receiving four perfect scores of 30.0 in the process (videos below). In the final dances, they recieved a total of 87 from the judges (out of 90). Fan voting accounted for 50% of the total score.
The thirteen celebrities that competed this season were Apolo Anton Ohno, Bristol Palin, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Gilles Marini, Helio Castroneves, Joey Fatone, Kelly Monaco, Kirstie Alley, Melissa Rycroft, Pamela Anderson, Sabrina Bryan and Johnson.
Johnson and Hough’s perfect score dances
- Week 7 – Tango/Paso Doble fusion (Danced with Mark Ballas)
- Week 9 – Bhangra
- Week 10 – Freestyle (Featuring the Fierce Five)
- Week 10 – Cha Cha instant dance
- Click here for the rest of Shawn and Derek’s videos