DWTS cast is interesting, but...

The cast for the next "Dancing with the Stars" (which won't have glorious Brooke Burke as a co-host, unfortunately) has some interesting choices.  A pesky hockey player, two Olympic ice dancing gold medalists competing against each other, a paraOlympian, Billy Dee Williams, Drew Carey, Diana Nyad -- it definitely has diversity.

But unfortunately what it won't have is Tyne Stecklein. I thought she was the heiress-apparent to the Julianne Hough hotness title, even despite an early exit with Bill Nye the Science Guy.  But she is not included in this season's cast.  I hope that there's still a chance she'll be back.  Perky and curvy Witney Carson could be fun to watch in her place.

As for the likely winners, I have to go with the gold medalists, Charlie White and Meryl Davis. They know how to do practically every dance move, they know how to put flair on every move, and they are fit athletes.  DWTS would salivate over having them be the final pairing for the mirror ball. (More on the fitness aspect in the next post.)  After that, it's hard to tell.  I'll go with Danica McKellar and Candace Cameron Bure to get into the later weeks, along with the wild card, Sean Avery.