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Alysa Liu Passes on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ — for Now — After Olympic Breakout

ABC has not confirmed a Season 35 renewal, with fellow Team USA skaters publicly courting invites.

Overview

  • Liu told Entertainment Tonight on the Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet that she doesn’t plan to do the show, shaking her head and adding that is her answer “for now.”
  • She said no one from the series has contacted her yet, according to the interview cited by multiple outlets.
  • ABC has not officially renewed Dancing With the Stars for Season 35, and trade coverage frames any fall premiere or casting as unconfirmed and likely subject to summer scouting.
  • Other U.S. figure skaters have voiced interest, including Amber Glenn in an Instagram chat with Adam Rippon and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates on Live With Kelly and Mark.
  • Liu’s stance follows her Milan Games surge, where she won team and individual golds and was reported as the first American woman to earn an individual Olympic figure-skating medal since 2002.