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Adam Rippon tied for the high score of the night on Dancing With the Stars: Athletes night one and did you expect anything less?!

The 28-year-old Olympic figure skater performed alongside pro partner Jenna Johnson during the season premiere on Monday (April 30) in Los Angeles.

Adam danced a Cha-cha-cha set to tune tune of the RuPaul song “Sissy That Walk” and it was so fierce.

The team earned a score of 24 points out of 30 for the performance, earning the top score of the night.

After his performance with Jenna, Adam said, “I’m not a scientist, but we’ve got chemistry.” We agree!

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The 28-year-old Olympic figure skater was seen grabbing some fuel from Starbucks while walking arm-in-arm with his Dancing With The Stars partner Jenna Johnson on Thursday (April 26) in Lost Angeles.

The pair recently opened up about working together on the upcoming all athletes season of DWTS.

“I’m so excited — I think I have the best partner on the show, [but] she definitely has her hands full because I don’t know how to dance,” Adam told ET. “I thought I was going to go in and know all the steps, [but] I don’t know any of them.”

“Stop, yes you do,” Jenna said in return. “We have a lot of work to do… We had a lot of work to do.”

As for Adam‘s background in figure skating, and dancing in clubs, it hasn’t prepared him that much.

“It can be helpful, but this is definitely a world that I don’t know anything about,” he said. “Usually it’s just me, doing my own thing, but now I’m doing it with a partner on the dance floor. My skates are taken away from me and during a dance you can’t tell a joke, so that’s also taken away from me. So many things are being taken away from me, but I’m getting so many things in return — like a new costume.”

The duo also teased what their first dance would be like.

“We said that we wanted to make this a celebration of Adam and who he is,” Jenna said. “I think you can expect a performance that screams Adam.”

“Bells, whistles, glitter,” Adam added. “We will bring drama. And then I will wear bells and whistles.”

Adam Rippon had a special guest with him at the 2018 Time 100 Gala on Tuesday night (April 24) in New York City – his mom, Kelly!

The 28-year-old figure skater hit the red carpet, along with singer (and crush!) Shawn Mendes at the event, where they were both featured on the annual list.

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“Still unreal to be one of those named to @time 100,” Adam wrote on Instagram afterwards. “…and give a toast honoring my mom for being the person who has inspired me the most.”

He added, “Also, during my toast, it was a great opportunity for me to let everyone know that @nicolekidman told me smell @keithurban and he smelled great.”

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The team names are starting to roll in the upcoming mini-season of Dancing With The Stars – and they’re seriously so cute!

Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson are Team Just Friends, while Mirai Nagasu and Alan Bersten picked out Team Fire Ice & Spice.

“‘I’m Fire, she’s ice, and we’ve got a little spice’,” Alan shared with the team name on Instagram, adding, “Plus we love food.”

Meanwhile, Keo Motsepe and softball player Jennie Finch are Team Pitch Perfect (LOVE!), and Witney Carson and luger Chris Mazdzer are Team Move It or Luge It!

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Dancing With The Stars premieres on Monday, April 30th on ABC.

Mirai Nagasu is so ready to compete against Adam Rippon in the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars!

The figure skaters will be going head-to-head in the all-athlete season 26, which kicks off on April 30 on ABC.

Mirai was paired with Alan Bersten, and Adam was partnered with Jenna Johnson.

“We have a lot to prove, my first season, [Alan's] second season,” Mirai told E! News.

When asked about taking on fellow figure skater Adam, Mirai said, “He’s ready to steal the show, but he doesn’t know that I’m standing in his way, so I guess he’ll have to take me out.”

“Competitive,” she grinned. “We’re really competitive.”

Alan added that they have completed two rehearsals so far. “The first day I didn’t give her a break for four hours,” he shared. “We were on such a roll. … I think this partnership is gonna work very well.”

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Adam Rippon hugs Jenna Johnson tight in this cute pic from their appearance at Planet Hollywood in New York City on Friday morning (April 13).

The newly-announced team for season 26 of Dancing With The Stars chatted with press at the event, hyping up the new season.

“I never partnered with anyone, but I’m so lucky because I think I have the best partner in the show,” Adam gushed to Access Hollywood.

Adam added about their partnership so far, “I’ve been telling her to push me as hard as she can. I do want to do really well and have a great time.”

He continued later, “I wanted to do something different and out of the box for me; something that I’d never done before. I wanted to push myself in something that was different than being on the ice.”

Check out the behind-the-scenes b-roll below!

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At last – the cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 26 has been unveiled!

Dancing With The Stars: Athletes features a cast made up of sports stars who were revealed on Friday morning (April 13) on Good Morning America!

The celebs have been paired with 10 professional dancers to compete for the Mirror Ball trophy. In addition, in a departure from previous seasons, this round will only last four weeks.

This upcoming season will kick off on Monday, April 30th on ABC ahead of American Idol.

Click through the slideshow to see who is competing on Dancing with the Stars this season…