document_title: Vanessa Abrams

question_text: what happens to vanessa at the end of gossip girl

text: Vanessa Abrams

text: Novel series[edit]

text: Described as sullen, with a shaved head and black clothing, Vanessa is a budding filmmaker and Constance student on scholarship. Her dream is to one day attend NYU and major in film. Her hippie artist parents live in Vermont but allowed her to move to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to live with her sister Ruby.

text: In the first books, she stays away from Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen's social scene, resenting the Upper East Side way of life and preferring the company of Dan Humphrey, her best friend, and her sister Ruby. She has had a huge crush on Dan ever since they met on a fire escape when they were both locked out of a party, but Dan had always been too in love with Serena van der Woodsen to realize it. Dan and Vanessa finally get together in the second book, but break up when Dan cheats on her with a writer named Mystery.

text: Vanessa is very fond of making dark films and spends most of her time filming people and objects. She later becomes friends with Blair Waldorf, and they become short-lived roommates. She takes much from her, becoming more open to the Upper East Side way of life and later semi-adapting to Blair's sense of fashion (though she once quipped that she would not be wearing snakeskin Manolos anytime soon) She begins a relationship with Aaron Rose, Blair's stepbrother, only to cheat on him with Dan come graduation.

text: Dan and Vanessa once again become a couple, but with Vanessa taking a job as an assistant for Ken Mogul (and later a babysitter) and Dan cheating on her yet again with a leggy blond named Bree, they break up. Dan has a period of crisis when he thinks that he is gay after kissing a guy at work, but Vanessa stands by him. She agrees to move in with Rufus Humphrey (having been kicked out of her apartment by her sister Ruby and her new fiance Piotr) during the fall when she goes to NYU. Dan turns out to be straight, and they spend the time they have together before college being a real couple. In I Will Aways Love You, it was revealed that Vanessa grew her hair out.

text: Television series[edit]

text: Casting[edit]

text: After a recurring role in the short-lived series What About Brian, Yahoo! stated her "capitalizing on that minor success" and eventually earned the role of "the stunning and unpredictable aspiring filmmaker ensconced in the highly dramatic lives of privileged teenagers on Manhattan's Upper East Side world".[1][2] Szohr began her stint on Gossip Girl in a recurring role until her promotion to regular status in the show's fourteenth episode. Szohr said in Nylon magazine: Producers originally didn’t want to cast her on Gossip Girl because her straight, shiny hair was too preppy. “I told my agent, you send every picture of my hair short, curly, black, blonde, I don’t care.” In Teen Vogue she said the story of how she snagged her breakthrough role on Gossip Girl: "Two of my friends in L.A. invited me to this Labor Day barbecue, but I really just wanted to stay on the couch with my French bulldog," she says. They kept calling, though, so off she went. "I remember hanging out by the pool in an old T-shirt and jean shorts, just talking to people. Three days later, my manager calls to tell me that I'd been with the show's executive producer and one of the creators and they want me to audition." Less than a week after that, Jessica was on her way to New York. "Nuts," she says.

text: Characterization[edit]

text: Szohr's character enters the wealthy world of Manhattan and occasional love interest of her longtime best friend, Dan Humphrey.[3] People magazine cites her television portrayal of her character especially Ziegesar saying that Vanessa on the show "has more of a bohemian hipster look".[4] During an interview for Ocean Drive magazine Szohr commented on her character's noted honesty, stating that "Vanessa doesn't change for other people. She says what she thinks, and that's a hard thing to do in high school[...] she’s just a badass girl from Brooklyn". Szohr finds her character as the most relatable series since Vanessa doesn't have the same lifestyle as most of the other wealthy characters on the show do.[5] During an interview for Vanity Fair, Eric Daman described Vanessa's style as "a breath of fresh air. She’s the Lower East Side, Raising Victor Vargas home-girl." and cited two-time Grammy award-winning artist M.I.A. as an influence.[6]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: Vanessa is officially introduced in the sixth episode of the season, entitled "The Handmaiden's Tale." While talking on the phone with Dan, she appears on his fire escape and the two gladly reunite. She announces that she's decided to move back to the city and live with her sister, Ruby. She also mentions that she missed Dan while she was away and has repeatedly thought about the last words he said to her before she moved to Vermont. Vanessa helps Dan's younger sister, Jenny Humphrey, sneak into a masquerade ball, and she decides to sneak in herself, where she spots Dan and attempts to reconcile their relationship. It is then revealed that Dan's last words to Vanessa were "I love you," but despite this fact, Dan says that he's moved on and is dating Serena. Vanessa gets teary-eyed and abandons the party, however the two friends make up later in Dan's bedroom. They share a snack while Dan fills her in on everything that's changed in his life.

text: In " Victor/Victrola," Vanessa acts as a mentor for Jenny, giving the young blond some advice about parental issues. She seems to express some jealousy when she stumbles in on Dan and Serena about to have sex. However, in the next episode, she and Serena bond over Guitar Hero after Dan explains that Vanessa is his best friend and that the two will always share a special bond from their childhood. Later, Serena and Vanessa engage in conversation and get to know each other better. On Christmas Day, Serena feels a bit jealous when Vanessa gets Dan the perfect present (by publishing his short story in The New Yorker). Vanessa makes a rival out of Blair Waldorf when Blair suspects her of liking Dan as 'more than a friend.' Despite her suspicions, Vanessa helps Serena create the only thing Dan wanted for Christmas – snow.

text: In "School Lies," Vanessa accompanies Dan to a pool party on school property. Someone nearly dies at the party, however, and when Vanessa catches a confidential conversation between Chuck and Blair on camera, it becomes the most sought-after item on the Upper East Side. Chuck tries to bribe Vanessa into giving her the tape, but she tricks him and takes his money anyway. When Blair asks for the tape, Vanessa concedes without any conditions attached. Despite this, Blair pays Vanessa's rent for a year to thank her for giving up the tape, which would have ruined Blair's reputation.

text: When the SATs roll around, Vanessa helps Dan with his studying. This leads to her official introduction to Nate Archibald. The two bicker and banter light-heartedly, but when Vanessa finds a practice essay Nate wrote for the SATs, she sees a more vulnerable side to him. The two spend the day together and Vanessa listens to his problems. Despite their coming from different worlds, they realize they have a lot in common and end the night with a kiss. The next day, Nate takes Vanessa on a 'surprise date' where he tells her she should take the SATs just to ensure that she has options. He pays and registers for her, and after finally giving in, the two enter into a relationship. When she finds out that Georgina Sparks is not who she says she is, Vanessa confronts her and says she knows her real name, as well as her intentions. Despite this fact, Georgina escapes with Dan, who continues to believe the lies she tells him.

text: In the season finale, "Much 'I Do About Nothing" Vanessa prepares for Lily and Bart Bass's wedding. Once she's all dressed up in one of Jenny's designs, Dan tells her that she 'cleans up nice,' before the two proceed to the wedding together. After the ceremony, Nate, burdened by the myriad of problems with his father, tells Vanessa he's not ready to be in a relationship, and the two break up. Later, Vanessa and Dan's friendship grows as they bond over their break-ups.

text: Season 2[edit]

text: Vanessa spends the summer redecorating Rufus's art gallery and turning the extra space into a cafe. Nate confides in her the financial circumstances of his father's debts and although the two seem interested in each other, Nate is continuously too busy to hang out with her. Vanessa pushes him away because of this, but he confesses that he does want a relationship with her. During a citywide blackout, however, the older woman Nate slept with throughout summer, Catherine, threatens to turn Nate's father into the police if Nate ever leaves her. Vanessa sacrifices her relationship with Nate for the Captain's safety and tells Nate she doesn't want to be with him. Later, Vanessa snaps a photo of Catherine when she sees the older woman making out with her stepson, hoping to use it as blackmail. She learns the consequences of her meddling, however, when she realizes that telling Catherine's husband of her affairs left Nate as penniless as ever, whereas Blair was going to gain back the Archibald's riches. Nate becomes upset with Vanessa, not because she made him lose the money, but because she never confided in him.

text: Vanessa helps Jenny convince Rufus to let her do home-schooling. She further displays her charitable side by helping save the Brooklyn Inn from auction and petitioning for landmark status. When Blair refuses to cooperate with the charity, Vanessa blackmails her by using the photo of Catherine and Lord Marcus kissing, which, if exploited, would humiliate Blair. The Queen of Constance is therefore forced to comply, but conspires with Chuck to destroy Vanessa. The two intend to seduce and humiliate her. At Lily's housewarming party, Vanessa witnesses the more vulnerable side of Chuck and the two bond briefly. She's embarrassed, however, when she learns it was all Blair's ploy, and turns her back on them both. During Jenny's guerrilla fashion show, Vanessa spots Nate and Jenny kissing. She feels betrayed by both of them, since she still had feelings for Nate and since she and Jenny were such close friends. In turn, on Thanksgiving, Vanessa hides an important letter from Jenny. This letter was a confession of Nate's feelings for Jenny and his desire to be with her. Not knowing about the letter that was kept from her, Jenny reconciles her friendship with Vanessa.

text: Around Christmastime, Vanessa and Nate repair their relationship, which they try to hide from Jenny. The blond discovers a picture of them kissing on Gossip Girl, however, and embarrasses Vanessa by giving her a see-through dress, which everyone mocks at the Snowflake Ball. A teary-eyed Vanessa runs off, leaving Nate to tell Jenny that she's not the girl he thought she was. He chooses Vanessa and the two speed away in a taxi as a brokenhearted Jenny watches from afar. Vanessa tries not to interfere with Serena and Dan's relationship, and instead celebrates her 2-month anniversary with Nate at the opera, where the two happily kiss and mock the other theater-goers.

text: When the seniors of Constance Billiard and St. Jude's are forced to put on a play, Nate worries that Vanessa is attracted to the play's director, seeing as the two have so much in common. This leads to a heated argument between Vanessa and him, in which the two fight about their differences and insecurities. Later, Vanessa goes to Nate's house and they make up, deciding to watch the Age of Innocence together.

text: Vanessa and Nate make plans to travel Europe together over summer break. Nate feels manipulated by his family to intern at the mayor's office and Vanessa worries that he's being controlled by his grandfather. Eventually, Nate decides he will intern for the mayor, which he announces in a speech. After hearing this, a disappointed Vanessa leaves the party. She goes over to the Humphreys, where she tells Jenny that her relationship with Nate might in fact be over.

text: A week later, Vanessa and Chuck see Blair and Nate hugging. The two then conspire to tear their friendship apart. Vanessa attempts to make Nate jealous by kissing Chuck at Jenny's party, but when Nate and Blair appear unfazed, Vanessa and Chuck really do sleep together. In "Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," Vanessa and Dan play the drinking game I Never, in which she admits to sleeping with Chuck twice and regretting it both times. In the season finale, Vanessa and Nate catch up and become friends at the Constance-St. Jude's Graduation. A week later, Nate tells her that the mayor hit on him, so he quit his internship. He and Vanessa reinstate their summer plans to go backpacking through Europe. The three unknowingly get to know Scott Rosson, the lovechild of Lily and Rufus. Afterwards, Dan receives a suspicious phone call from Georgina who tells both Vanessa and Dan that she'll be seeing them at NYU next year.

text: Season 3[edit]

text: It's revealed that Vanessa did indeed spend her summer backpacking through Europe with Nate and the two had a fling one night, but remain good friends and nothing more. When she returns to New York, she gets to know Scott Ronsson, and develops a crush on him. When she discovers that Dan's been living the high life thanks to the van der Woodsens and has been hiding it from her, she fights with him and eventually tells him that despite his wealth, he needs to be himself in order for her to be friends with him. Scott and Vanessa begin dating and Scott encourages Vanessa to stay friends with Dan. When Vanessa moves into her dorm at NYU, she realizes that she shares the hall with Blair Waldorf and Georgina Sparks. Vanessa and Georgina become friends after Vanessa forgives her for her past behavior, whereas Vanessa and Blair's rivalry deepens. She grows suspicious of Scott and eventually discovers he is not a student at NYU. When she confronts him, he confesses that he's Lily and Rufus' son and she encourages him to tell them. Scott eventually tells Lily and Rufus the truth at their wedding and moves back to Boston, promising to come down and visit the now broken-hearted Vanessa.

text: Famous actress Olivia Burke becomes Vanessa's new roommate, and the two become immediate friends. Olivia and Dan embark on a relationship, but when they have a threesome with Vanessa, the trio become awkward around each other, resulting in Vanessa and Olivia fighting over Dan. Once Olivia realizes that Dan's true feelings lie with Vanessa, she breaks up with him and moves out of NYU to continue pursuing her acting career. Dan finally confessed his love for Vanessa, who becomes confused and tries to brush off the subject. Later, however, she admits that she loves him as well and that although she doesn't want to ruin her friendship with him, she wants to explore these feelings, starting with being "friends with benefits". The two finally begin their relationship.

text: Their relationship becomes problematic when Vanessa secretly applies to NYU's program for writers, Tisch, which Dan has also applied for. Despite their competition, Vanessa is chosen by the program and although this causes further issues between the two, Dan eventually expresses pride in Vanessa. Later, however, their relationship hits another obstacle when Dan discovers that Vanessa has received an offer difficult to reject: to work in Haiti, assisting the disaster aid as well as filming for CNN. When Dan tells Vanessa he knows she's been offered this position, she insists on not going and staying in the city with Dan to work on their relationship. Dan eventually convinces Vanessa to accept the offer, however, when he informs her that it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Thus, Vanessa says a tearful goodbye to Dan and leaves, the couple planning on engaging in a long-distance relationship.

text: In the finale, while Vanessa is still in Haiti, Nate sends her a Gossip Girl blast that includes a picture of Dan and Serena in bed together, implying that Dan has cheated on her.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: Vanessa returns from Haiti to find Dan with Georgina. Suspecting a relationship between the two, Vanessa is shocked to discover that they are raising his son, Milo. Vanessa confronts Dan regarding Milo's paternity and realizes that Dan has kept his son's existence from his immediate family. Before Georgina leaves for an extended vacation, she answers a call from Vanessa, who tells her to pass a message to Dan that she will be there for him when he needs her. After meeting Juliet Sharp, Vanessa gets entangled in one of her schemes to break the love triangle between Dan, Nate and Serena, using Vanessa's feelings for Dan to sway him away from Serena. Vanessa later finds out that Dan does not feel the same way about her after sex but Dan comes forward to her and professes his love. With Dan's struggles in raising Milo increase, Vanessa offers her aid to raise him and moves in with him. Dan accepts but Georgina returns to take Milo from Dan. Vanessa unsuccessfully attempts to comfort Dan on losing his son but only succeeds in driving him towards Serena and avoid facing his problems. Dan lies about his whereabouts until Vanessa finds out that he will be arriving at a party with Serena. Realizing his mistake, Dan and Vanessa reconcile and resume their relationship. With Serena's enrollment in Columbia, Gossip Girl spreads a blast implying that Serena has a sexually transmitted disease, causing Vanessa and Juliet to panic considering that their respective partners have a sexual history with Serena. Hoping to confirm on whether or not Dan had slept with Serena and if he still had residual feelings for her, Vanessa and Juliet steal Serena's phone. Vanessa happily finds out that Dan loves her and discovers that Juliet was responsible for another blast against Serena, one stating that she was soliciting sex for grades. Fearing backlash against her, Juliet frames Vanessa for the blast, causing Vanessa to leave and effectively ending her relationship with Dan. In the aftermath of ruining Blair's 20th birthday, Vanessa listens to Dan's troubles, replying to his conclusion on the contagious scheming of the Upper East side by saying that they need rest and a good dose of Brooklyn.

text: Nate turns to Vanessa when he uncovers one of her lies and she accepts, knowing that helping Nate would clear her name. Distracting Juliet from returning to her apartment, Nate calls off their scheme when he finds out about Juliet's background but Vanessa sneaked in, finding pictures of Serena kissing her college professor, Colin. Vanessa confronts Juliet, hoping to recruit her in vindicating her name and exposing Serena but Juliet declines her offer, unaware that Vanessa took the pictures with her.

text: Following Charlie's mental breakdown at the Constance Billiard alumni party, Vanessa scouts out Dan's apartment to look for her but instead finds a novel that Dan has been working on and reads it. When Dan calls her if she found Charlie, Vanessa pours out her admiration for Dan's work and suggests that he publish it, further concluding that in the five years that he wrote the novel, she deduced Dan's secret desire to be a part of the Upper East side, one that even surpasses Jenny's from years ago. Dan had been reluctant to publish it, fearing backlash against his friends for writing a novel that satirizes them. Vanessa tells him to stop dropping everything for his friends and instead be a great person, stating that he was a better person before he met Serena. Dan angrily shoots back at her, saying that his life was better before she climbed into his fire escape years ago. Vanessa steals his manuscript and has it published. When asked where the money will be directed, Vanessa reveals that she will be living in Spain and that she'll make sure the money goes to the right place.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: Vanessa received an SMS which reveals that Dan was "Gossip Girl". Her cameo was filmed on the set of the Sex and The City prequel, The Carrie Diaries; the producers like to imagine that she was directing an episode.[7]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Originally set for a four or five-episode guest appearance, Yahoo! cites Szohr "who so clicked with viewers that producers eventually added her to series regular status." Szohr's performance even led her to making People magazine's famous yearly list of its "Most Beautiful People" in 2008.[1] Szohr's portrayal of Vanessa in the TV series has drawn criticism from Ziegesar, who claimed Vanessa is "one character they ruined", in response to the show's deviation from the novels where Vanessa is bald and often clothed in black.[4] TV Guide named her one of TV's Worst-Dressed Characters.[8]

text: Isabelle Carreau of TV Squad brushed off initial fans' dislike of the character when reviewing the second-season episode, The Dark Night, stating "I'm glad that, contrary to how most characters on GG react, Vanessa didn't scream, throw things, and pull hair when telling Nate how disappointed in him she is. Vanessa is not my favorite character, but she is slowly growing on me because of the calmness and maturity she can show.".[9]

text: Regarding the direction of her character as the show progressed to its fourth season, Vanessa received negative reviews from critics. Mark O. Estes from Tv Overmind was displeased with her character inconsistency that she displayed on the fourth-season episode, Gaslit, stating "even I can't speak up for her throwing Jenny under the bus the way she did." and further expressed disappointment that the show's writers are catering to fans' negative reception of Vanessa.[10] TV Guide heavily panned the character, describing her direction "from a borderline interesting counterpoint to all the glamour of her surroundings to a sniveling buttinsky with nothing better to do than meddle for the sole sake of spoiling everyone's fun.", laying out the possibility of her character leaving or becoming a villain.[11] On May 9, 2011, it was announced that Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr would not be back as series regulars for the fifth season of the show, although both have been invited back as guest stars.[12] Szohr left the show after discussing with producers on the direction of her character, having felt that her portrayal of Vanessa had run its course. "I had so much fun and I made friends I'll have for a lifetime and it was so great to work in the city, but I got the most I could out of Vanessa."[13]


document_title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 17)

question_text: who did corbin dance with on dancing with the stars

root

text: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 17)

text: Couples[edit]

text: The cast of twelve and their professional partners was announced on September 4, 2013 on Good Morning America.

tag: p

text: All of the previously competing professional dancers returned for season 17 with the exception of Gleb Savchenko, Lindsay Arnold, and Kym Johnson (who took the season off to be a judge in season 13 of the Australian version). They were replaced by Tyne Stecklein, Emma Slater, and Sasha Farber. However, Savchenko and Arnold joined Henry Byalikov and Witney Carson in the Dance Troupe replacing Julian Tocker and Oksana Dmytrenko, therefore reducing the troupe to four professional dancers.

text:
Celebrity
Notability (known for)
Professional partner
Status

Keyshawn Johnson
Former NFL wide receiver
Sharna Burgess
Eliminated 1st
on September 23, 2013

Bill Nye
Science educator & host
Tyne Stecklein
Eliminated 2nd
on September 30, 2013

Valerie Harper
Television actress
Tristan MacManus
Eliminated 3rd
on October 7, 2013

Christina Milian
Singer & actress
Mark Ballas
Eliminated 4th
on October 14, 2013

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Jersey Shore star
Sasha Farber
Eliminated 5th
on October 28, 2013

Brant Daugherty
Pretty Little Liars actor
Peta Murgatroyd
Eliminated 6th
on November 4, 2013

Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Film & television actress
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Eliminated 7th
on November 11, 2013

Leah Remini
Sitcom actress
Tony Dovolani
Eliminated 8th
on November 18, 2013

Bill Engvall
Stand-up comedian & actor
Emma Slater
Eliminated 9th
on November 25, 2013

Jack Osbourne
Reality television star
Cheryl Burke
Third place
on November 26, 2013

Corbin Bleu
High School Musical actor
Karina Smirnoff
Runner-up
on November 26, 2013

Amber Riley
Glee actress
Derek Hough
Winner
on November 26, 2013

tag: table

text: Scoring charts[edit]

text:
Couple
Place
1
2
1+2
3
4
5
6
7
6+7
8
9
10
11

Top 4
Top 3

Amber & Derek
1
27
24
51
24
27
26
28+4=32
29+30=59
91
28
24+27=51
39+40=79
30+4+30=64
+30=94

Corbin & Karina
2
24
26
50
26
27
28
23+4=27
29+30=59
86
27+3=30
28+30=58
35+40=75
27+5+30=62
+27=89

Jack & Cheryl
3
23
24
47
22
24
27
25+2=27
27+30=57
84
27+3=30
29+25=54
33+38=71
24+3+30=57
+27=84

Bill E. & Emma
4
18
21
39
24
21
24
23+1=24
23+27=50
74
24
21+21=42
28+32=60
24+2+25=51

Leah & Tony
5
21
24
45
24
24
22
27+1=28
26+27=53
81
25+3=28
27+27=54
32+33=65

Elizabeth & Val
6
24
25
49
25
27
26
30+2=32
27+27=54
86
25
26+30=56

Brant & Peta
7
22
23
45
27
21
27
28+3=31
27+30=57
88
27

Nicole & Sasha
8
23
20
43
25
24
27
27+3=30
27+27=54
84

Christina & Mark
9
22
25
47
26
24
28

Valerie & Tristan
10
21
19
40
16
18

Bill N. & Tyne
11
14
17
31
16

Keyshawn & Sharna
12
17
18
35

text: Average score chart[edit]

text: This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-point scale (the points from the Switch-Up challenge in week 6, the dance off scores from week 8, Maksim's scores from week 10, and the samba relay points from week 11 are not included).

text:
Rank by
average
Place
Couple
Total
points
Number
of dances
Average

1
01 !1
Amber & Derek
444
16
27.8

2
02 !2
Corbin & Karina
438
27.4

3
06 !6
Elizabeth & Val
292
11
26.5

4
03 !3
Jack & Cheryl
417
16
26.1

5
07 !7
Brant & Peta
232
9
25.8

6
08 !8
Nicole & Sasha
200
8
25.0

09 !9
Christina & Mark
125
5

8
05 !5
Leah & Tony
323
13
24.8

9
04 !4
Bill E. & Emma
341
15
22.7

10
10 !10
Valerie & Tristan
74
4
18.5

11
12 !12
Keyshawn & Sharna
35
2
17.5

12
11 !11
Bill N. & Tyne
47
3
15.7

text: Highest and lowest scoring performances[edit]

text: The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows (Maksim's scores from week 10 are not counted):

text:
Dance
Highest scored dancer(s)
Highest score
Lowest scored dancer(s)
Lowest score

Cha-cha-cha
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
30
Bill Nye
14

Foxtrot
Corbin Bleu
28
Bill Engvall
18

Contemporary
Brant Daugherty
27
Christina Milian
Leah Remini
22

Samba
Amber Riley
28
Keyshawn Johnson
18

Paso doble
Amber Riley
29
Bill Nye
17

Jive
Brant Daugherty
Jack Osbourne
Leah Remini
27
Bill Engvall
21

Rumba
Corbin Bleu
30
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
20

Quickstep
Brant Daugherty
Leah Remini
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Corbin Bleu
27
Bill Engvall
23

Charleston
Amber Riley
30
Bill Engvall
21

Jazz
Corbin Bleu
Amber Riley
30
Bill Nye
16

Argentine tango
Jack Osbourne
29
Bill Engvall
24

Salsa
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
30
Brant Daugherty
Bill Engvall
21

Viennese Waltz
Amber Riley
30
Valerie Harper
18

Tango
Brant Daugherty
28
Bill Engvall
23

Waltz
Corbin Bleu
28
Jack Osbourne
27

Team freestyle
Corbin Bleu
Brant Daugherty
Jack Osbourne
Amber Riley
30
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Bill Engvall
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Leah Remini
27

Disco
Bill Engvall
24
—
—

Freestyle
Corbin Bleu
Jack Osbourne
Amber Riley
30
Bill Engvall
25

Fusion dance
Amber Riley
30
Corbin Bleu
Jack Osbourne
27

text: Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances[edit]

text: According to the traditional 30-point scale (team dances and Maksim's scores from week 10 not included):

text:
Couples
Highest scoring dance(s)
Lowest scoring dance(s)

Amber & Derek
Jazz, Viennese Waltz, Charleston, Freestyle & Samba/Quickstep fusion (30)
Jive, Charleston & Quickstep (24)

Corbin & Karina
Jazz, Rumba & Freestyle (30)
Viennese Waltz (23)

Jack & Cheryl
Freestyle (30)
Cha-cha-cha (22)

Bill E. & Emma
Freestyle (25)
Foxtrot (18)

Leah & Tony
Quickstep, Tango & Jive (27)
Foxtrot (21)

Elizabeth & Val
Cha-cha-cha & Salsa (30)
Contemporary (24)

Brant & Peta
Tango (28)
Salsa (21)

Nicole & Sasha
Jazz, Foxtrot & Samba (27)
Rumba (20)

Christina & Mark
Cha-cha-cha (28)
Contemporary (22)

Valerie & Tristan
Foxtrot (21)
Cha-cha-cha (16)

Bill N. & Tyne
Paso doble (17)
Cha-cha-cha (14)

Keyshawn & Sharna
Samba (18)
Cha-cha-cha (17)

text: Weekly scores[edit]

text: Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

text: Week 1[edit]

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music

Brant & Peta
22 (7, 8, 7)
Cha-cha-cha
"Blurred Lines"—Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams

Leah & Tony
21 (7, 7, 7)
Foxtrot
"Tears Dry on Their Own"—Amy Winehouse

Corbin & Karina
24 (8, 8, 8)
Contemporary
"If I Lose Myself"—OneRepublic

Jack & Cheryl
23 (8, 8, 7)
Foxtrot
"Pack Up"—Eliza Doolittle

Amber & Derek
27 (9, 9, 9)
Cha-cha-cha
"Wings"—Little Mix

Elizabeth & Val
24 (8, 8, 8)
Contemporary
"Imagine"—John Lennon

Bill N. & Tyne
14 (5, 4, 5)
Cha-cha-cha
"Weird Science"—Oingo Boingo

Keyshawn & Sharna
17 (6, 5, 6)
Cha-cha-cha
"Treasure"—Bruno Mars

Christina & Mark
22 (7, 7, 8)
Contemporary
"Clarity"—Zedd feat. Foxes

Bill E. & Emma
18 (6, 6, 6)
Foxtrot
"Hot Stuff"—Donna Summer

Valerie & Tristan
21 (7, 7, 7)
Foxtrot
"Some Kind of Wonderful"—The Drifters

Nicole & Sasha
23 (8, 8, 7)
Cha-cha-cha
"Wild Ones"—Flo Rida feat. Sia Furler

text: Week 2: Latin Night[edit]

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Elizabeth & Val
25 (8, 9, 8)
Samba
"Straight to Memphis"—Club Des Belugas
Safe

Christina & Mark
25 (9, 8, 8)
Paso doble
"Applause"—Lady Gaga
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
21 (7, 7, 7)
Jive
"Crocodile Rock"—Elton John
Last to be called safe

Jack & Cheryl
24 (8, 8, 8)
Rumba
"Mad World"—Tears for Fears
Safe

Keyshawn & Sharna
18 (6, 6, 6)
Samba
"Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown
Eliminated

Nicole & Sasha
20 (6, 7, 7)
Rumba
"Just Give Me a Reason"—P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
Safe

Leah & Tony
24 (8, 8, 8)
Samba
"María"—Ricky Martin
Safe

Bill N. & Tyne
17 (6, 5, 6)
Paso doble
"Symphony No. 5"—Ludwig van Beethoven
Safe

Corbin & Karina
26 (9, 8, 9)
Jive
"Kiss You"—One Direction
Safe

Valerie & Tristan
19 (6, 6, 7)
Paso doble
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"—Santa Esmeralda
Safe

Brant & Peta
23 (8, 7, 8)
Rumba
"Underneath Your Clothes"—Shakira
Safe

Amber & Derek
24 (8, 8, 8)
Jive
"Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson
Safe

text: Week 3: Hollywood Night[edit]

text:
Couple
Score
Dance
Music
Film/Theme
Result

Leah & Tony
24 (8, 8, 8)
Rumba
"Skyfall"—Adele
Skyfall
Safe

Corbin & Karina
26 (9, 8, 9)
Quickstep
"Diga Diga Doo"—Duke Ellington
Old Hollywood
Safe

Elizabeth & Val
25 (8, 9, 8)
Foxtrot
"Come Fly with Me"—Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me
Safe

Brant & Peta
27 (9, 9, 9)
Quickstep
"Crazy in Love"—Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
The Great Gatsby
Safe

Valerie & Tristan
16 (6, 5, 5)
Cha-cha-cha
"Grace Kelly"—Mika
Grace Kelly & Freddie Mercury
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
24 (8, 8, 8)
Paso doble
"William Tell Overture"—Gioachino Rossini
The Lone Ranger
Safe

Amber & Derek
24 (8, 8, 8)
Charleston
"Bang Bang"—will.i.am
The Great Gatsby
Safe

Jack & Cheryl
22 (7, 7, 8)
Cha-cha-cha
"Hollywood Swinging"—Kool & the Gang
Be Cool
Safe

Christina & Mark
26 (9, 8, 9)
Charleston
"Let Me Drown"—The Wild Party
Vaudeville
Last to be called safe

Nicole & Sasha
25 (9, 8, 8)
Quickstep
"Sparkling Diamonds"—Nicole Kidman
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Safe

Bill N. & Tyne
16 (6, 5, 5)
Jazz
"Get Lucky"—Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
Tron: Legacy
Eliminated

text: Week 4[edit]

text: Individual judges scores and votes in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Jack & Cheryl
24 (8, 8, 8)
Quickstep
"Man Like That"—Gin Wigmore
Safe

Elizabeth & Val
27 (9, 9, 9)
Argentine tango
"Symphony 6: Fair Thee Well & the Requiem Mix"—Emily Wells
Safe

Brant & Peta
21 (7, 7, 7)
Salsa
"Shake Señora"—Pitbull
Last to be called safe

Valerie & Tristan
18 (6, 6, 6)
Viennese Waltz
"Carry On"—Fun.
Eliminated

Leah & Tony
24 (8, 8, 8)
Cha-cha-cha
"Papi"—Jennifer Lopez
Safe

Corbin & Karina
27 (9, 9, 9)
Paso doble
"Zorongo"一Paco Peña
Safe

Nicole & Sasha
24 (8, 8, 8)
Jive
"Mickey"一Toni Basil
Safe

Christina & Mark
24 (8, 8, 8)
Foxtrot
"Sexy Silk"—Jessie J
Safe

Amber & Derek
27 (9, 9, 9)
Tango
"Love Lockdown"—Kanye West
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
21 (7, 7, 7)
Samba
"Cuban Pete"—José Norman
Safe

text: Week 5: Most Memorable Year Night[edit]

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Christina & Mark
28 (9, 10, 9)
Cha-cha-cha
"Forget You"—Cee Lo Green
Eliminated

Jack & Cheryl
27 (9, 9, 9)
Waltz
"Kissing You"—Des'ree
Safe

Leah & Tony
22 (7, 7, 8)
Contemporary
"Roar"—Katy Perry
Last to be called safe

Corbin & Karina
28 (9, 9, 10)
Foxtrot
"My Wish"—Rascal Flatts
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
24 (8, 8, 8)
Viennese Waltz
"She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel
Safe

Nicole & Sasha
27 (9, 9, 9)
Jazz
"Work Bitch"—Britney Spears
Safe

Brant & Peta
27 (9, 9, 9)
Contemporary
"Your Song"—Elton John
Safe

Amber & Derek
26 (9, 7, 10)
Foxtrot
"Try a Little Tenderness"—Glee cast
Safe

Elizabeth & Val
26 (8, 9, 9)
Jive
"I'm So Excited"—The Pointer Sisters
Safe

text: Week 6: Switch-Up Challenge[edit]

text: Due to a technical error during the previous week in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed for the couples, the votes were subsequently thrown out, meaning that no couple was eliminated. Instead, the judges scores and viewer votes were carried over to the following week.

text: In the Switch-Up Challenge, all eight couples were divided into two groups of four. In a marathon-style, all danced to four songs they had not previously rehearsed and were scored on their ability to interpret the music, transition from one song to another, and stay on time.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music

Bill E. & Emma
23 (8, 8, 7)
Tango
"Cheeseburger in Paradise"—Jimmy Buffett

Elizabeth & Val
30 (10, 10, 10)
Cha-cha-cha
"Put Your Hands on Me"—Joss Stone

Leah & Tony
27 (9, 9, 9)
Quickstep
"Man Wanted"—Copacabana

Brant & Peta
28 (9, 10, 9)
Tango
"The Night Out"—Martin Solveig

Amber & Derek
28 (10, 8, 10)
Samba
"Get It Right"—Fantasia Barrino

Jack & Cheryl
25 (8, 9, 8)
Paso doble
"Conquest"—The White Stripes

Nicole & Sasha
27 (9, 9, 9)
Foxtrot
"Build Me Up Buttercup"—The Foundations

Corbin & Karina
23 (8, 7, 8)
Viennese Waltz
"Game of Thrones Theme"—Ramin Djawadi

Bill E. & Emma
Jack & Cheryl
Nicole & Sasha
Corbin & Karina
1
2
3
4
Switch-Up 1
"Hot in Herre"—Nelly
"In the Hall of the Mountain King"—Edvard Grieg
"Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye
"Doop"—Doop

Leah & Tony
Elizabeth & Val
Brant & Peta
Amber & Derek
1
2
3
4
Switch-Up 2
"Sexy and I Know It"—LMFAO
"The Blue Danube"—Johann Strauss II
"Chillando Goma"—Fulanito
"Shake a Tail Feather"—The Blues Brothers

text: Week 7: Team Dance Week[edit]

text: Cher was announced as a guest judge for week eight, when Len will be taking another week off. Each couple performed an individual, unlearned dance and a Halloween-themed team freestyle. The teams were chosen by the highest scoring couples Amber & Derek (Team "FoxingAwesome") and Elizabeth & Val (Team "Spooky BomBom").

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Elizabeth & Val
27 (9, 9, 9)
Quickstep
"Dance Apocalyptic"—Janelle Monáe
Safe

Brant & Peta
27 (9, 9, 9)
Jive
"Tutti Frutti"—Little Richard
Safe

Leah & Tony
26 (9, 8, 9)
Salsa
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"—Pitbull
Safe

Jack & Cheryl
27 (10, 8, 9)
Jive
"Going Up the Country"—Canned Heat
Safe

Amber & Derek
29 (10, 10, 9)
Paso doble
"Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
23 (8, 7, 8)
Quickstep
"Viva Las Vegas"—Elvis Presley
Last to be called safe

Nicole & Sasha
27 (9, 9, 9)
Samba
"Hey Mama"—Black Eyed Peas
Eliminated

Corbin & Karina
29 (10, 9, 10)
Cha-cha-cha
"Pumpin Blood"—NONONO
Safe

Elizabeth & Val
Bill E. & Emma
Nicole & Sasha
Leah & Tony
27 (9, 9, 9)
Freestyle
(Team "Spooky BomBom")
"Bom Bom"—Sam and the Womp

Amber & Derek
Corbin & Karina
Jack & Cheryl
Brant & Peta
30 (10, 10, 10)
Freestyle
(Team "FoxingAwesome")
"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"—Ylvis

text: Week 8: Cher Week[edit]

text: Individual judges scores and votes in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Cher, Bruno Tonioli.

text: All of the dance routines were performed to classic songs by Cher. In addition, after the individual routines were performed, the highest-scorers, Amber & Derek, received immunity and avoided elimination for this week. The remaining six couples competed in pairs for the Dance-Off challenge, with the winners receiving an additional three points that were added to their scores.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Corbin & Karina
27 (9, 9, 9)
Argentine tango
"Welcome to Burlesque"
Safe

Leah & Tony
25 (8, 9, 8)
Viennese Waltz
"I Got You Babe"
Safe

Brant & Peta
27 (9, 9, 9)
Foxtrot
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"
Eliminated

Elizabeth & Val
25 (8, 9, 8)
Jazz
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
Safe

Bill E. & Emma
24 (8, 8, 8)
Disco
"Strong Enough"
Safe

Jack & Cheryl
27 (9, 9, 9)
Tango
"The Beat Goes On"
Last to be called safe

Amber & Derek
28 (9, 9, 10)
Rumba
"If I Could Turn Back Time"
Safe (immunity)

text:
Dance-offs

Couple
Judges' votes
Dance
Music
Result

Corbin & Karina
Corbin, Corbin, Corbin
Cha-cha-cha
"Woman's World"
Winner (3 pts)

Elizabeth & Val
Loser

Leah & Tony
Leah, Leah, Brant
Rumba
"I Found Someone"
Winner (3 pts)

Brant & Peta
Loser

Jack & Cheryl
Jack, Jack, Jack
Disco
"Song for the Lonely"
Winner (3 pts)

Bill E. & Emma
Loser

text: Week 9: Trio Challenge[edit]

text: Each couple performed one unlearned ballroom dance as well as a trio dance. Each couple chose one professional who was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe to perform with them.

text:
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Amber & Derek
(Mark Ballas)
24 (8, 8, 8)
Quickstep
"That's It!"—Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Safe

27 (9, 9, 9)
Salsa
"Que Viva la Vida"—Wisin

Leah & Tony
(Henry Byalikov)
27 (9, 9, 9)
Tango
"Love Me Again"—John Newman
Safe

27 (9, 9, 9)
Jive
"We're Not Gonna Take It"—Twisted Sister

Corbin & Karina
(Witney Carson)
28 (9, 9, 10)
Waltz
"Apologize"—OneRepublic
Safe

30 (10, 10, 10)
Jazz
"Yeah!"—Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris

Jack & Cheryl
(Sharna Burgess)
29 (10, 10, 9)
Viennese Waltz
"Let Me Go"—Avril Lavigne feat. Chad Kroeger
Safe

25 (8, 8, 9)
Samba
"I Wan'na Be Like You"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Bill E. & Emma
(Peta Murgatroyd)
21 (7, 7, 7)
Charleston
"Yakety Yak"—The Coasters
Last to be called safe

21 (7, 7, 7)
Salsa
"Candy"—Robbie Williams

Elizabeth & Val
(Gleb Savchenko)
26 (9, 8, 9)
Viennese Waltz
"Young and Beautiful"—Lana Del Rey
Eliminated

30 (10, 10, 10)
Salsa
"Pucko"—Bonde do Rolê

text: Week 10: Plugged/Unplugged Night (Semifinals)[edit]

text: Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Bruno Tonioli.

text: In a new twist to the competition, the couples performed two different dance styles to the original version (plugged) and an acoustic version (unplugged) of the same song. Also this week, "bad boy" of the ballroom Maksim Chmerkovskiy, returned to the show as a guest judge alongside Inaba, Goodman and Tonioli.

text: The unplugged versions of Corbin & Karina's Rumba and Amber & Derek's Viennese Waltz were performed by Kerli. Noah Guthrie performed the unplugged version of Bill E. & Emma's Argentine tango.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Leah & Tony
32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
Paso doble
"Bad Romance"—Lady Gaga
Eliminated

33 (8, 8, 8, 9)
Argentine tango

Corbin & Karina
35 (9, 8, 9, 9)
Tango
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"—Fall Out Boy
Safe

40 (10, 10, 10, 10)
Rumba

Jack & Cheryl
33 (8, 8, 9, 8)
Jazz
"Roxanne"—The Police
Safe

38 (10, 9, 9, 10)
Argentine tango

Bill E. & Emma
28 (7, 7, 7, 7)
Cha-cha-cha
"Sexy and I Know It"—LMFAO
Last to be called safe

32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
Argentine tango

Amber & Derek
39 (10, 10, 9, 10)
Jazz
"Locked Out of Heaven"—Bruno Mars
Safe

40 (10, 10, 10, 10)
Viennese Waltz

text: Week 11: The Finals[edit]

text: The four finalists dance for the coveted mirror ball trophy. Each couple will dance a judges' choice of a previous performance in hopes to improve their original scores, a samba relay, and a super sized freestyle. At the end of the night one couple will be eliminated. On the second night, the top three couples will perform a fusion dance (two dances fused together with the same song) chosen by the other competitors the night before, only having 24 hours of preparation.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music

Bill E. & Emma
24 (8, 8, 8)
Viennese Waltz
"She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel

Corbin & Karina
27 (9, 9, 9)
Quickstep
"Diga Diga Doo"—Duke Ellington

Jack & Cheryl
24 (8, 8, 8)
Jive
"Going Up the Country"—Canned Heat

Amber & Derek
30 (10, 10, 10)
Charleston
"Bang Bang"—will.i.am

Bill E. & Emma
Jack & Cheryl
Amber & Derek
Corbin & Karina
2
3
4
5
Samba relay
"No Scrubs"—TLC

Bill E. & Emma
25 (8, 9, 8)
Freestyle
"The Raiders March"—John Williams

Corbin & Karina
30 (10, 10, 10)
Freestyle
"Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson

Jack & Cheryl
30 (10, 10, 10)
Freestyle
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"—Fred Astaire

Amber & Derek
30 (10, 10, 10)
Freestyle
"Can You Do This"—Aloe Blacc

text: Bill E. & Emma were eliminated at the end of the night, after receiving the overall lowest combined total points. Had they not been eliminated, they would have danced a Jive-Quickstep fusion the following night.

text:
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result

Corbin & Karina
27 (9, 9, 9)
Cha-cha-cha
Foxtrot
"All Night"—Icona Pop
Runner-Up

Jack & Cheryl
27 (9, 9, 9)
Paso doble
Salsa
"Sexy People (The Fiat Song)"—Arianna ft. Pitbull
Third place

Amber & Derek
30 (10, 10, 10)
Samba
Quickstep
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"—Jackie Wilson
Winner

text: Dance chart[edit]

text: The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week (charleston and disco were introduced as permanent dance styles this season):

text:
Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or contemporary (Opening Night)
Week 2: Jive, Paso doble, rumba or samba (Latin Night)
Week 3: One unlearned dance (Hollywood Night)
Week 4: One unlearned dance
Week 5: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year)
Week 6: One unlearned dance & switch-up dance (Switch-Up Challenge)
Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dances (Team Dance Week)
Week 8: One unlearned dance & dance-offs (Cher Week)
Week 9: One unlearned dance & trio dances (Trio Challenge)
Week 10: Two unlearned dances (Plugged/Unplugged Night / Semifinals)
Week 11 (Night 1): Judges' choice, Samba relay & freestyle (Top 4)
Week 11 (Night 2): 24 Hour Fusion Challenge (Top 3)

tag: ul

text:
Couple
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11

Amber & Derek
Cha-cha-cha
Jive
Charleston
Tango
Foxtrot
Samba
Switch-up 2
Paso doble
Freestyle
Rumba
Immunity
Quickstep
Salsa
Jazz
Viennese Waltz
Charleston
Samba Relay
Freestyle
Quickstep
Samba

Corbin & Karina
Contemporary
Jive
Quickstep
Paso doble
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz
Switch-up 1
Cha-cha-cha
Freestyle
Argentine tango
Cha-cha-cha
Waltz
Jazz
Tango
Rumba
Quickstep
Samba Relay
Freestyle
Cha-cha-cha
Foxtrot

Jack & Cheryl
Foxtrot
Rumba
Cha-cha-cha
Quickstep
Waltz
Paso doble
Switch-up 1
Jive
Freestyle
Tango
Disco
Viennese Waltz
Samba
Jazz
Argentine tango
Jive
Samba Relay
Freestyle
Paso doble
Salsa

Bill E. & Emma
Foxtrot
Jive
Paso doble
Samba
Viennese Waltz
Tango
Switch-up 1
Quickstep
Freestyle
Disco
Disco
Charleston
Salsa
Cha-cha-cha
Argentine tango
Viennese Waltz
Samba Relay
Freestyle
Samba

Leah & Tony
Foxtrot
Samba
Rumba
Cha-cha-cha
Contemporary
Quickstep
Switch-up 2
Salsa
Freestyle
Viennese Waltz
Rumba
Tango
Jive
Paso doble
Argentine tango

Tango

Elizabeth & Val
Contemporary
Samba
Foxtrot
Argentine tango
Jive
Cha-cha-cha
Switch-up 2
Quickstep
Freestyle
Jazz
Cha-cha-cha
Viennese Waltz
Salsa

Cha-cha-cha

Brant & Peta
Cha-cha-cha
Rumba
Quickstep
Salsa
Contemporary
Tango
Switch-up 2
Jive
Freestyle
Foxtrot
Rumba

Freestyle/Paso doble/Tango

Nicole & Sasha
Cha-cha-cha
Rumba
Quickstep
Jive
Jazz
Foxtrot
Switch-up 1
Samba
Freestyle

Jazz

Christina & Mark
Contemporary
Paso doble
Charleston
Foxtrot
Cha-cha-cha

Paso doble/Tango

Valerie & Tristan
Foxtrot
Paso doble
Cha-cha-cha
Viennese Waltz

Waltz

Bill N. & Tyne
Cha-cha-cha
Paso doble
Jazz

Cha-cha-cha

Keyshawn & Sharna
Cha-cha-cha
Samba

text: Guest performances[edit]

text:
Date
Dance style
Artist(s)
Song(s)
Dancers

October 14, 2013
Jazz
Aloe Blacc
"Wake Me Up"
Derek Hough, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Henry Byalikov, Jaymz Tuaileva, Sharna Burgess, Peta Murgatroyd, Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson

October 21, 2013
Freestyle
Mika ft. Ariana Grande
"Popular Song"
Henry Byalikov, Lindsay Arnold, Jaymz Tuaileva and Witney Carson

November 4, 2013
Freestyle
Cher
"Believe"
Cherʻs Dancers, Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Henry Byalikov, Tristan MacManus, Sharna Burgess and Mark Ballas

Contemporary
"I Hope You Find It"
Tyne Stecklein and Tony Dovolani

November 25, 2013
Jive
Kellie Pickler
"Little Bit Gypsy"
Troupe dancers, Sasha Farber and Peta Murgatroyd

Samba
TLC
"No Scrubs"
Finalists

November 26, 2013
Hip-Hop
Enrique Iglesias
"Heart Attack"
Mark Ballas, Emma Slater, Witney Carson and Jaymz Tuaileva

Samba
Lady Antebellum
"Compass"
Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Tristan MacManus, Lindsay Arnold, Gleb Savchenko and Tyne Stecklein

Waltz
Colbie Caillat
"What a Wonderful World"
Valerie Harper & Tristan MacManus

Freestyle
"Hold on"
Tony Dovolani & Tyne Stecklein

Freestyle
Ylvis
"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"
Ylvis' dancers and Team "FoxingAwesome"

text: Ratings[edit]

text: U.S. television ratings[edit]

text:
Show
Episode
Air date
Viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(adults 18–49)
Rating/share
(household)
Source

1
"Week 1: Premiere"
September 16, 2013
16.04
3.1/9
10.4/16
[11][12]

2
"Week 2: Latin Night"
September 23, 2013
13.57
2.3/6
8.8/13
[13][14]

3
"Week 3: Hollywood Night"
September 30, 2013
13.10
2.0/5
8.3/12
[15][16]

4
"Week 4"
October 7, 2013
13.00
2.0/6
8.7/13
[17][18]

5
"Week 5: Most Memorable Year"
October 14, 2013
12.99
2.1/6
8.5/13
[19][20]

6
"Week 6: Switch-Up Challenge"
October 21, 2013
13.35
2.0/5
8.6/13
[21][22]

7
"Week 7: Team Dance Week"
October 28, 2013
13.28
2.1/9
8.6/13
[23][24]

8
"Week 8: Cher Week"
November 4, 2013
13.72
2.0/5
9.4/14
[25][26]

9
"Week 9: Trio Challenge"
November 11, 2013
12.57
1.7/5
8.3/12
[27][28]

10
"Week 10: Plugged/Unplugged Night (Semifinals)"
November 18, 2013
13.80
2.0/6
9.5/14
[29][30]

11
"The Finals: Part 1"
November 25, 2013
14.61
2.2/6
9.2/14
[31][32]

12
"The Finals: Part 2"
November 26, 2013
14.75
2.4/7
9.2/15
[33][34]


document_title: Parle-G

question_text: who is the girl on parle g biscuit pack

question_tokens: who is the girl on parle g biscuit pack

text: Parle-G

text: History[edit]

text: Parle Products was established as a confectionery maker in the Vile Parle suburb of Mumbai, in 1929. It began manufacturing biscuits in 1939. In 1947, when India became independent, the company launched an ad campaign, showcasing its Gluco brand of biscuits as an Indian alternative to British-branded biscuits.[2]

text: Parle-G biscuits were earlier called 'Parle Gluco' Biscuits until the 1980s. The "G" in the name Parle-G originally stood for "Glucose", though a later brand slogan also stated "G for Genius".[3]

text: In 2013, Parle- G became India's first domestic FMCG brand to cross the ₹ 5,000 crore mark in retail sales.[4]

text: Popularity[edit]

text: Primarily eaten as a tea-time snack, Parle-G is one of the oldest brand names in India. For decades, the product was instantly recognized by its iconic white and yellow wax paper wrapper. The wrapper features a young girl (an illustration by Everest creative Maganlal Daiya back in the 1960s).[5]

text: Parle-G has recently become available in plastic wrapping. The modern packaging retains its traditional design. The change in materials was promoted with advertisements showing a Parle-G packet placed into a fish tank.

text: As of January 2013, Parle-G's strong distribution network covered over 6 million retail stores in India.[6] The Brand Trust Report ranked Parle-G as the 42nd most trusted brand of India in 2014.[7]

text: The low price is another important factor in Parle-G's popularity. Outside India, it is sold for 99 cents for a 418 gram pack as of 2012. A more common 80 gram "snack pack" is sold for as low as 15 cents (5 INR) at Indian grocers, and 40 cents at major retailers. By 2016, smaller 56.4 gram packs were being sold as eight for one dollar at Indian grocers in the United States.


document_title: List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

question_text: who has the most goals in soccer 2018

question_tokens: who has the most goals in soccer 2018

text: As of 27 March 2018, a total of 60 male players have each scored fifty or more goals in official international association football matches. The only male player to score more than a hundred goals is Ali Daei, who scored 109 goals for Iran.

text: List[edit]

text: This list is sorted by the number of goals. Players with the same number of goals scored are sorted by the goals-per-match average. Players who are currently active at international level are indicated in bold type.[1]

text: As of March 27, 2018.

text:
Indicates the FIFA world top scorer.

Indicates the top scorer of the respective confederation.

Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation.

text:
#
Name
Nation
Confederation
International
goals
Caps
Goals
per match
Career span
Notes

1
Ali Daei
 Iran
AFC
109
149
0.73
1993–2006
[2]

2
Ferenc Puskás
 Hungary
 Spain
UEFA
84
89
0.94
1945–1956 1961–1962

3
Cristiano Ronaldo
 Portugal
UEFA
81
149
0.54
2003–

4
Kunishige Kamamoto
 Japan
AFC
80
84
0.95
1964–1977

5
Godfrey Chitalu
 Zambia
CAF
79
108
0.71
1968–1980
[3]

6
Hussein Saeed
 Iraq
AFC
78
137
0.57
1977–1990

7
Pelé
 Brazil
CONMEBOL
77
91
0.85
1957–1971
[4]

8
Sándor Kocsis
 Hungary
UEFA
75
68
1.10
1948–1956

Bashar Abdullah
 Kuwait
AFC
75
133
0.56
1996–2007

10
Kinnah Phiri
 Malawi
CAF
71
115
0.62
1973–1981

Majed Abdullah
 Saudi Arabia
AFC
71
116
0.61
1977–1994

Kiatisuk Senamuang
 Thailand
AFC
71
134
0.53
1993–2007

Miroslav Klose
 Germany
UEFA
71
137
0.52
2001–2014

14
Stern John
 Trinidad and Tobago
CONCACAF
70
115
0.61
1995–2012

Piyapong Pue-on
 Thailand
AFC
70
100
0.70
1981–1997

Hossam Hassan
 Egypt
CAF
70
169
0.41
1985–2006
[5][6]

17
Gerd Müller
 West Germany
UEFA
68
62
1.10
1966–1974

Carlos Ruiz
 Guatemala
CONCACAF
68
132
0.52
1998–2016

Robbie Keane
 Republic of Ireland
UEFA
68
146
0.46
1998–2016[7]
[2][8][9]

20
Didier Drogba
 Ivory Coast
CAF
65
104
0.61
2002–2014
[10]

21
Ronaldo
 Brazil
CONMEBOL
62
98
0.63
1994–2011

Zlatan Ibrahimović
 Sweden
UEFA
62
116
0.53
2001–2016

Ahmed Radhi
 Iraq
AFC
62
121
0.51
1982–1997

24
Lionel Messi
 Argentina
CONMEBOL
61
123
0.50
2005–

25
David Villa
 Spain
UEFA
59
98
0.60
2005–

Imre Schlosser
 Hungary
UEFA
59
68
0.87
1906–1927

27
Cha Bum-kun
 South Korea
AFC
58
135
0.42
1972–1986

28
Carlos Pavón
 Honduras
CONCACAF
57
101
0.56
1993–2010

Clint Dempsey
 United States
CONCACAF
57
141
0.40
2004–

Younis Mahmoud
 Iraq
AFC
57
148
0.39
2002–2016

Landon Donovan
 United States
CONCACAF
57
157
0.36
2000–2014

32
Sunil Chhetri
 India
AFC
56
97
0.58
2005–

33
Romário
 Brazil
CONMEBOL
55
70
0.79
1987–2005

Kazuyoshi Miura
 Japan
AFC
55
89
0.62
1990–2000

Jan Koller
 Czech Republic
UEFA
55
91
0.60
1999–2009

Fandi Ahmad
 Singapore
AFC
55
101
0.55
1979–1997

37
Gabriel Batistuta
 Argentina
CONMEBOL
54
77
0.70
1991–2002

Samuel Eto'o
 Cameroon
CAF
54
118
0.46
1997–2014
[11]

39
Neymar
 Brazil
CONMEBOL
53
83
0.65
2010–

Joachim Streich
 East Germany
UEFA
53
98
0.54
1969–1984
[12]

Wayne Rooney
 England
UEFA
53
119
0.44
2003–2016

42
Poul Nielsen
 Denmark
UEFA
52
38
1.37
1910–1925

Ali Ashfaq
 Maldives
AFC
52
78
0.66
2003–

Edin Džeko
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
UEFA
52
89
0.59
2007–

Robert Lewandowski
 Poland
UEFA
52
93
0.56
2008–

Jon Dahl Tomasson
 Denmark
UEFA
52
112
0.46
1997–2010

Adnan Al Talyani
 United Arab Emirates
AFC
52
161
0.32
1983–1997

48
Lajos Tichy
 Hungary
UEFA
51
72
0.71
1955–1971

Lê Công Vinh
 Vietnam
AFC
51
83
0.61
2004–2016

Asamoah Gyan
 Ghana
CAF
51
106
0.48
2003–

Hakan Şükür
 Turkey
UEFA
51
112
0.46
1992–2007

Thierry Henry
 France
UEFA
51
123
0.41
1997–2010

Bader Al-Mutawa
 Kuwait
AFC
51
159
0.32
2003–

54
Karim Bagheri
 Iran
AFC
50
87
0.58
1993–2010

Luis Suárez
 Uruguay
CONMEBOL
50
97
0.52
2007–

Phil Younghusband
 Philippines
AFC
50
97
0.52
2006–

Robin van Persie
 Netherlands
UEFA
50
102
0.49
2005–

Hwang Sun-hong
 South Korea
AFC
50
103
0.49
1988–2002

Tim Cahill
 Australia
AFC
50
104
0.49
2004–

Shinji Okazaki
 Japan
AFC
50
108
0.46
2008–


document_title: Estuary

question_text: what is the main source of nutrients in an estuary

text: Estuary

text: Definition[edit]

text: The word "estuary" is derived from the Latin word aestuarium meaning tidal inlet of the sea, which in itself is derived from the term aestus, meaning tide. There have been many definitions proposed to describe an estuary. The most widely accepted definition is: "a semi-enclosed coastal body of water, which has a free connection with the open sea, and within which sea water is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage".[1] However, this definition excludes a number of coastal water bodies such as coastal lagoons and brackish seas. A more comprehensive definition of an estuary is "a semi-enclosed body of water connected to the sea as far as the tidal limit or the salt intrusion limit and receiving freshwater runoff; however the freshwater inflow may not be perennial, the connection to the sea may be closed for part of the year and tidal influence may be negligible".[3] This broad definition also includes fjords, lagoons, river mouths, and tidal creeks. An estuary is a dynamic ecosystem having a connection to the open sea through which the sea water enters with the rhythm of the tides. The sea water entering the estuary is diluted by the fresh water flowing from rivers and streams. The pattern of dilution varies between different estuaries and depends on the volume of fresh water, the tidal range, and the extent of evaporation of the water in the estuary.[2]

text: Classification based on geomorphology[edit]

text: Drowned river valleys[edit]

text: Drowned river valleys are also known as coastal plain estuaries. In places where the sea level is rising relative to the land, sea water progressively penetrates into river valleys and the topography of the estuary remains similar to that of a river valley. This is the most common type of estuary in temperate climates. Well-studied estuaries include the Severn Estuary in the United Kingdom and the Ems Dollard along the Dutch-German border.

text: The width-to-depth ratio of these estuaries is typically large, appearing wedge-shaped (in cross-section) in the inner part and broadening and deepening seaward. Water depths rarely exceed 30 m (100 ft). Examples of this type of estuary in the U.S. are the Hudson River, Chesapeake Bay, and Delaware Bay along the Mid-Atlantic coast, and Galveston Bay and Tampa Bay along the Gulf Coast.[5]

text: Lagoon-type or bar-built[edit]

text: Bar-built estuaries are found in place where the deposition of sediment has kept pace with rising sea level so that the estuaries are shallow and separated from the sea by sand spits or barrier islands. They are relatively common in tropical and subtropical locations.

text: These estuaries are semi-isolated from ocean waters by barrier beaches (barrier islands and barrier spits). Formation of barrier beaches partially encloses the estuary, with only narrow inlets allowing contact with the ocean waters. Bar-built estuaries typically develop on gently sloping plains located along tectonically stable edges of continents and marginal sea coasts. They are extensive along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. in areas with active coastal deposition of sediments and where tidal ranges are less than 4 m (13 ft). The barrier beaches that enclose bar-built estuaries have been developed in several ways:

text:
building up of offshore bars by wave action, in which sand from the sea floor is deposited in elongated bars parallel to the shoreline,
reworking of sediment discharge from rivers by wave, current, and wind action into beaches, overwash flats, and dunes,
engulfment of mainland beach ridges (ridges developed from the erosion of coastal plain sediments around 5000 years ago) due to sea level rise and resulting in the breaching of the ridges and flooding of the coastal lowlands, forming shallow lagoons, and
elongation of barrier spits from the erosion of headlands due to the action of longshore currents, with the spits growing in the direction of the littoral drift.

text: Barrier beaches form in shallow water and are generally parallel to the shoreline, resulting in long, narrow estuaries. The average water depth is usually less than 5 m (16 ft), and rarely exceeds 10 m (33 ft). Examples of bar-built estuaries are Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Laguna Madre,[6] Texas; and Pamlico Sound, North Carolina.

text: Fjord-type[edit]

text: Fjords were formed where pleistocene glaciers deepened and widened existing river valleys so that they become U-shaped in cross sections. At their mouths there are typically rocks, bars or sills of glacial deposits, which have the effects of modifying the estuarine circulation.

text: Fjord-type estuaries are formed in deeply eroded valleys formed by glaciers. These U-shaped estuaries typically have steep sides, rock bottoms, and underwater sills contoured by glacial movement. The estuary is shallowest at its mouth, where terminal glacial moraines or rock bars form sills that restrict water flow. In the upper reaches of the estuary, the depth can exceed 300 m (1,000 ft). The width-to-depth ratio is generally small. In estuaries with very shallow sills, tidal oscillations only affect the water down to the depth of the sill, and the waters deeper than that may remain stagnant for a very long time, so there is only an occasional exchange of the deep water of the estuary with the ocean. If the sill depth is deep, water circulation is less restricted, and there is a slow but steady exchange of water between the estuary and the ocean. Fjord-type estuaries can be found along the coasts of Alaska, the Puget Sound region of western Washington state, British Columbia, eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, New Zealand, and Norway.

text: Tectonically produced[edit]

text: These estuaries are formed by subsidence or land cut off from the ocean by land movement associated with faulting, volcanoes, and landslides. Inundation from eustatic sea level rise during the Holocene Epoch has also contributed to the formation of these estuaries. There are only a small number of tectonically produced estuaries; one example is the San Francisco Bay, which was formed by the crustal movements of the San Andreas fault system causing the inundation of the lower reaches of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.[7]

text: Classification based on water circulation[edit]

text: Salt wedge[edit]

text: In this type of estuary, river output greatly exceeds marine input and tidal effects have a minor importance. Fresh water floats on top of the seawater in a layer that gradually thins as it moves seaward. The denser seawater moves landward along the bottom of the estuary, forming a wedge-shaped layer that is thinner as it approaches land. As a velocity difference develops between the two layers, shear forces generate internal waves at the interface, mixing the seawater upward with the freshwater. An example of a salt wedge estuary is the Mississippi River.[7]

text: Partially mixed[edit]

text: As tidal forcing increases, river output becomes less than the marine input. Here, current induced turbulence causes mixing of the whole water column such that salinity varies more longitudinally rather than vertically, leading to a moderately stratified condition. Examples include the Chesapeake Bay and Narragansett Bay.[7]

text: Well-mixed[edit]

text: Tidal mixing forces exceed river output, resulting in a well mixed water column and the disappearance of the vertical salinity gradient. The freshwater-seawater boundary is eliminated due to the intense turbulent mixing and eddy effects. The lower reaches of Delaware Bay and the Raritan River in New Jersey are examples of vertically homogenous estuaries.[7]

text: Inverse[edit]

text: Inverse estuaries occur in dry climates where evaporation greatly exceeds the inflow of fresh water. A salinity maximum zone is formed, and both riverine and oceanic water flow close to the surface towards this zone.[8] This water is pushed downward and spreads along the bottom in both the seaward and landward direction.[3] An example of an inverse estuary is Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

text: Intermittent[edit]

text: Estuary type varies dramatically depending on freshwater input, and is capable of changing from a wholly marine embayment to any of the other estuary types.[9][10]

text: Physiochemical variation[edit]

text: The most important variable characteristics of estuary water are the concentration of dissolved oxygen, salinity and sediment load. There is extreme spatial variability in salinity, with a range of near zero at the tidal limit of tributary rivers to 3.4% at the estuary mouth. At any one point the salinity will vary considerably over time and seasons, making it a harsh environment for organisms. Sediment often settles in intertidal mudflats which are extremely difficult to colonize. No points of attachment exist for algae, so vegetation based habitat is not established.[clarification needed] Sediment can also clog feeding and respiratory structures of species, and special adaptations exist within mudflat species to cope with this problem. Lastly, dissolved oxygen variation can cause problems for life forms. Nutrient-rich sediment from man-made sources can promote primary production life cycles, perhaps leading to eventual decay removing the dissolved oxygen from the water; thus hypoxic or anoxic zones can develop.[11]

text: Implications for marine life[edit]

text: Estuaries provide habitats for a large number of organisms and support very high productivity. Estuaries provide habitats for many fish nurseries, depending upon their locations in the world, such as salmon and sea trout.[12] Also, migratory bird populations, such as the black-tailed godwit,[13] make essential use of estuaries.

text: Two of the main challenges of estuarine life are the variability in salinity and sedimentation. Many species of fish and invertebrates have various methods to control or conform to the shifts in salt concentrations and are termed osmoconformers and osmoregulators. Many animals also burrow to avoid predation and to live in the more stable sedimental environment. However, large numbers of bacteria are found within the sediment which have a very high oxygen demand. This reduces the levels of oxygen within the sediment often resulting in partially anoxic conditions, which can be further exacerbated by limited water flux.

text: Phytoplankton are key primary producers in estuaries. They move with the water bodies and can be flushed in and out with the tides. Their productivity is largely dependent upon the turbidity of the water. The main phytoplankton present are diatoms and dinoflagellates which are abundant in the sediment.

text: It is important to remember that a primary source of food for many organisms on estuaries, including bacteria, is detritus from the settlement of the sedimentation.

text: Human impact[edit]

text: Of the thirty-two largest cities in the world in the early 1990s, twenty-two were located on estuaries.[14]

text: As ecosystems, estuaries are under threat from human activities such as pollution and overfishing. They are also threatened by sewage, coastal settlement, land clearance and much more. Estuaries are affected by events far upstream, and concentrate materials such as pollutants and sediments.[15] Land run-off and industrial, agricultural, and domestic waste enter rivers and are discharged into estuaries. Contaminants can be introduced which do not disintegrate rapidly in the marine environment, such as plastics, pesticides, furans, dioxins, phenols and heavy metals.

text: Such toxins can accumulate in the tissues of many species of aquatic life in a process called bioaccumulation. They also accumulate in benthic environments, such as estuaries and bay muds: a geological record of human activities of the last century. The elemental composition of biofilm reflect areas of the estuary impacted by human activities, and over time may shift the basic composition of the ecosystem, and the reversible or irreversible changes in the abiotic and biotic parts of the systems from the bottom up.[16]

text: For example, Chinese and Russian industrial pollution, such as phenols and heavy metals, has devastated fish stocks in the Amur River and damaged its estuary soil.[17]

text: Estuaries tend to be naturally eutrophic because land runoff discharges nutrients into estuaries. With human activities, land run-off also now includes the many chemicals used as fertilizers in agriculture as well as waste from livestock and humans. Excess oxygen-depleting chemicals in the water can lead to hypoxia and the creation of dead zones.[18] This can result in reductions in water quality, fish, and other animal populations. Overfishing also occurs. Chesapeake Bay once had a flourishing oyster population that has been almost wiped out by overfishing. Oysters filter these pollutants, and either eat them or shape them into small packets that are deposited on the bottom where they are harmless. Historically the oysters filtered the estuary's entire water volume of excess nutrients every three or four days. Today that process takes almost a year,[19] and sediment, nutrients, and algae can cause problems in local waters.

text: Examples[edit]

text: Africa[edit]

text: Orange River Estuary

text: Asia[edit]

text:
Gulf of Ob
Yenisei Gulf
Puerto Princesa Underground River
Hàn River

text: Europe[edit]

text:
The Gironde
Golden Horn
The Humber
Severn Estuary
Shannon Estuary
Thames Estuary
The Wash
Unterelbe
Western Scheldt

text: North America[edit]

text:
Chesapeake Bay including Hampton Roads
Columbia River Estuary
Delaware Bay
Drake's Estero
Great Bay
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Indian River Lagoon
Laguna Madre
Lake Borgne
Lake Merritt
Lake Pontchartrain
Long Island Sound
Mobile Bay
Narragansett Bay
New York-New Jersey Harbor
Puget Sound
Pamlico Sound
San Francisco Bay
Tampa Bay

text: Oceania[edit]

text:
Gippsland Lakes
Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour)
Spencer Gulf

text: South America[edit]

text:
Amazon River
Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex
Lagoa dos Patos and Lagoon Mirim
Rio de la Plata


document_title: United States Soccer Federation

question_text: where does the us men's national soccer team practice

question_tokens: where does the us men 's national soccer team practice

text: United States Soccer Federation

text: Organization and governance[edit]

text: U.S. Soccer is governed by a Board of Directors that administers the affairs of U.S. Soccer. People in key leadership positions include:[3]

text:
Sunil Gulati — President
Carlos Cordeiro — Executive Vice President[4]
Dan Flynn — CEO and Secretary General

text: U.S. Soccer members comprise individuals and affiliate organizations. The National Council is the representative membership body of the federation. It elects the president and vice president, amends the bylaws, approves the budgets, decides on policies adopted by the Board, and affirms actions of the Board.

text: U.S. Soccer is a member of the worldwide soccer body FIFA and the North American soccer body CONCACAF, and also has a relationship with the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee.[5]

text: The federation convenes in an annual meeting, usually held in February. Every four years, the annual meeting's attendees hold an election for the federation's president and vice president.[6]

text: Affiliate members of the U.S. Soccer Federation[edit]

text: USSF recognizes the following affiliate members:[7]

text: Professional Council[edit]

text:
Major League Soccer (MLS)
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
North American Soccer League (NASL)
United Soccer League (USL)

text: Adult Council[edit]

text: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

text: Youth Council[edit]

text:
United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA)
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
US Club Soccer
Soccer Association for Youth, USA (SAY)

text: Other affiliate members[edit]

text:
American Amputee Soccer Association
Armed Forces Sports Council
United Soccer Coaches (formerly: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA))
United States Power Soccer Association (USPSA)
U.S. Soccer Foundation (USSF)
United States Futsal Federation
United States Specialty Sports Association - Soccer
United States of America Deaf Soccer Association (USA Deaf Soccer)

text: History[edit]

text: U.S. Soccer was originally known as the United States Football Association. It formed on April 5, 1913[8] and on August 15 of that year was accepted as one of the earliest member organizations of FIFA and the first from North and Central America. The affiliation was temporary and at the following year's FIFA Congress in 1914, the USFA, as it was abbreviated at the time, was accepted as a full FIFA member.[9] The governing body of the sport in the United States added the word "soccer" to its name in 1945, when it became the United States Soccer Football Association. It dropped the word football from its name in 1974 to become known as the United States Soccer Federation.[10]

text: U.S. Soccer has hosted several global soccer tournaments, including the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2003, and the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1996.

text: National teams[edit]

text: U.S. men's national team[edit]

text: The United States national team was first assembled in 1885 to play Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.[11]

text: The men's national team was invited to the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and qualified for the World Cup in 1934, finishing third place in 1930 out of 13 teams participating. In 1950 the United States scored one of its most surprising victories with a 1–0 win over heavily favored England, who were amongst the world's best sides at the time.

text: The United States failed to reach another World Cup until an upstart team qualified for the 1990 World Cup with the "goal heard around the world" scored by Paul Caligiuri against Trinidad and Tobago, which started the modern era of soccer in the United States. The 1990 men's national team was quickly disposed of at the World Cup, but nonetheless had qualified for its first World Cup in 40 years.

text: The United States hosted the 1994 World Cup, setting total and average attendance records that still stand, including drawing 94,194 fans to the final. The United States made a surprising run to the second round with a shocking victory over Colombia which saw Andrés Escobar, the player responsible for the United States' first goal (an own goal), later shot to death in his homeland.

text: 1998 saw another disappointing addition to the history of the men's national team as it finished last out of the 32 teams that qualified for the World Cup. This embarrassment, which included a total collapse of team chemistry and leadership, led to the firing of manager Steve Sampson.

text: The U.S. team hired Bruce Arena, who had won the first two MLS Cups in Major League Soccer history, and who went on to become the most successful United States men's national team manager in history. In 2002 Bruce Arena led a mix of veterans and MLS-seasoned youth to a quarterfinal appearance, dispatching contenders Portugal in group play and archrivals Mexico in the Round of 16, before losing a closely fought game with eventual runners-up Germany in the quarterfinal.

text: The team looked to match or surpass that feat in 2006; the U.S. was drawn into a group with Italy, the Czech Republic and Ghana. The United States lost to the Czech Republic 3–0 in their opening game, drew Italy, 1–1, in their second game (a match that saw two U.S. players and an Italian player red carded), and lost to Ghana, 2–1. The United States did not advance out of the group, but were the only team to face eventual winner Italy without losing. In the wake of the team's disappointing performance, Arena's contract was not renewed.

text: Bob Bradley, Chivas USA manager and Arena's assistant manager with the men's national team, eventually succeeded Arena in 2007. The U.S. qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa,[12] winning the CONCACAF qualifying tournament. At the World Cup, the Americans tied England 1–1, tied Slovenia, 2–2. and then won their group by defeating Algeria 1–0 on a stoppage time goal by Landon Donovan. In the Round of 16, the United States played Ghana, and fell 2–1 in extra time.

text: Entering the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the U.S team won all three friendly "send-off" matches leading up to the competition: 2–0, over Azerbaijan, 2–1, over Turkey, and 2–1 over fellow World Cup participant and defending African champions Nigeria. They were led at the time by Jürgen Klinsmann, who helped lead West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup and was the first player to score at least three goals in three consecutive World Cups.

text: During the 2014 World Cup, the U.S. won their first match against Ghana, 2–1. Clint Dempsey scored in the first minute of the match giving the U.S. the early lead. Ghana did not respond until the 82nd minute scoring the equalizer goal. The U.S. then reclaimed the lead, thanks to John Brooks scoring the game-winning goal off his head just four minutes later in the 86th minute to regain the lead and take the match. The U.S. gained three points for their win and was off to a great start in the "Group of Death" claimed by critics for the teams the U.S. would have to go through (Germany, Ghana, and Portugal).

text: The second match of the World Cup for the U.S. was a different story. Portugal claimed the early lead, with Nani scoring in the 5th minute to take the early 1–0 lead. It wasn't till the 64th minute till the U.S. scored the equalizing goal, thanks to Jermaine Jones, tying the match at 1 apiece. The U.S. then claimed the lead on a goal by Clint Dempsey again, scoring in the 81st minute to take a 2–1 lead. However, in the final minute of extra time, the world player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo drilled a perfect cross to teammate Silvestre Varela who headed in the tying goal, making the final score 2–2. The tie gave each team a point in the overall standings, bringing the U.S. to 4 points total, and gave Portugal their first point of the World Cup having lost their opening match to Germany, 4–0. The U.S. claimed a spot in the knockout round in spite of a 1–0 loss to eventual champion Germany in their final group game due to them winning the tiebreaker with Portugal. However, they bowed out the tournament in the round of 16 in a 2–1 loss to Belgium. Goalkeeper Tim Howard helped the U.S. keep a 0–0 tie at full time. In extra time, there were two Belgian goals. The U.S. struck back with a goal by 19-year-old phenom Julian Green but could not manage another goal. Klinsman was let go as USMNT Director of Coaching and was replaced by Bruce Arena in November 2016.

text: The U.S. finished in fifth place in the fifth round of the CONCACAF qualification tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which concluded in October 2017. This marks the first time that the U.S. failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1986. As a result of the fifth-place finish, Bruce Arena was let go as USMNT Director of Coaching later that month.

text: U.S. women's national team[edit]

text: The women's national team has won three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in 1991, 1999 and 2015 (placing second in 2011 and third in 1995, 2003, and 2007); the Olympic Gold Medal in 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012; and seven Algarve Cups and six CONCACAF Women's Gold Cups.

text: The FIFA Women's World Cup was inaugurated in 1991, and the women's national team became the first team to win the prize after beating Norway in the final.

text: In 1999, the United States hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time. During their tournament run, the women's national team established a new level of popularity for the women's game, culminating in a final against China that drew 90,185 fans, an all-time attendance record for a women's sports event, to a sold-out Rose Bowl. After neither team scored in regulation or extra time, the final went to a penalty shootout, which the United States won 5–4. The celebration by Brandi Chastain after she converted the winning penalty, in which she took off her shirt, revealing her sports bra in the process, is one of the more famous images in U.S. women's sports.

text: Youth national teams[edit]

text: U.S. Soccer Federation oversees and promotes the development of the following national youth teams:[13]

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U.S. Under-23 Men
U.S. Under-23 Women
U.S. Under-20 Men
U.S. Under-20 Women
U.S. Under-18 Men
U.S. Under-18 Women
U.S. Under-17 Men
U.S. Under-17 Women
U.S. Under-15 Boys
U.S. Under-15 Girls
U.S. Under-14 Boys
U.S. Under-14 Girls

text: U.S. Paralympic National Team[edit]

text: The U.S. Paralympic Soccer Team is an elite level program for men that selects players from across the United States in preparation for International standard competition. The team competes in 7-a-side football. The squad is composed of athletes who have cerebral palsy or have suffered a stroke or traumatic brain injury. The program is Coached by Stuart Sharp under the oversight of the U.S. Soccer Federation.[14]

text: Headquarters and national training center[edit]

text: U.S. Soccer House is located in two refurbished mansions at 1801 South Prairie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois and serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation.[15]

text: In 2003, U.S. Soccer opened their National Training Center at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The $130 million facility includes a soccer-specific stadium, home to the MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy. Additionally, four grass soccer fields, a FieldTurf soccer field and a general training area are specifically dedicated to U.S. Soccer. Both the senior and youth men's and women's US national teams hold regular camps at StubHub Center.[16]

text: U.S. Soccer was also exploring a possibility of building the National Training and Coaching Development Center in Kansas City, Kansas.[17] On April 9, 2015, the Training Center received final approval from the local governments. U.S. Soccer agreed to a 20-year lease, with the project set to break ground in 2016 and finishing some time in 2017.[18][19]

text: Professional leagues[edit]

text: Despite the growth of men's and women's professional soccer in the United States in the last few decades, by far the largest category of soccer in the United States, at least in terms of participation, is boys and girls youth soccer. Though organized locally by organizations all over the United States, there are two main youth soccer organizations working nationwide through affiliated local associations. The United States Youth Soccer Association boasts over three million players between the ages of five and 19, while American Youth Soccer Organization has more than 300,000 players between the ages of four and 19. This makes soccer one of the most played sports by children in the United States.

text: Men[edit]

text: The professional first-division league in North America is Major League Soccer which, as of the 2016 season, had 17 teams in the U.S. and 3 in Canada. The league expanded to 22 teams for the 2017 season with the addition of Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. The league operates as a single-entity league, which means MLS, and not the individual teams, holds the contracts on players.

text: The two sanctioned second-division men's outdoor soccer leagues are the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the United Soccer League (USL). The new NASL has no official tie to the former NASL that operated from 1968 to 1984; though, some of the teams share names with their historic counterparts. Unlike MLS that is a single-entity operation, the new NASL, like the old NASL, has no salary cap and players are contracted by the individual teams.[20] The season is a split format (similar to that of many leagues in Latin America) that features seven teams, including one Puerto Rican team. Previous to the reorganization of the NASL in 2009, the USL First Division operated as the professional second-division league in the United States. However, a dispute among its teams and ownership led to the creation of the NASL which applied for and was awarded by USSF second division status. The 2010 season was played as a combined USL/NASL league format before NASL officially separated in 2011.[21]

text: The United Soccer Leagues (USL) were a collection of five leagues spanning the lower divisions of men's professional soccer, as well as women's soccer and youth soccer. After the 2010 season, the USL folded its former First and Second Divisions into a new professional third-division league, USL Pro, that launched in 2011. At launch, it had 15 teams: 11 on the U.S. mainland, three in Puerto Rico, and one in Antigua and Barbuda. The Puerto Rican teams, plagued by ownership and economic issues, were dropped from the league after 2011, and the Antigua team discontinued operations after a winless 2013 season. In January 2013, USL and MLS reached an agreement to integrate USL Pro league competition with the MLS Reserve League spawning the creation of secondary teams directly affiliated with MLS franchises. This was done primarily to improve player development in North America, strengthen league competition and build ties between divisions in the American soccer pyramid. This multi-year deal encourages MLS and USL Pro team affiliations and player loans, and it will lead to more games for teams and to the development of American players. The deal has proven to be a boon for USL Pro, and in 2015, after a rebrand to USL, 24 teams were participating in a healthy and stable 3rd division.[22][23] USL was provisionally sanctioned as a second-division league for 2017, claiming that their final applications met all the standards for second-division sanctioning.[24][25]

text: There are currently no sanctioned third-division leagues. Two leagues have indicated that they will seek third-division status. United Soccer Leagues, administrator of the USL and PDL leagues, announced that they would start a new league, tentatively called D3, and seek third-division certification and targeting 2019 as the first season for the new league.[26] National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) led by former Chicago Fire general manager Peter Wilt plans on fielding 8-10 teams in 2018 and has stated that it will seek third-division certification.[27]

text: A fourth-division league in the United States is the USL Premier Development League, which as of 2015 is expected to have 58 U.S. teams, and six Canadian teams. Though the PDL does have some paid players, it also has many teams that are made up entirely or almost entirely of college soccer players who use the league as an opportunity to play competitive soccer in front of professional scouts during the summer, while retaining amateur status and NCAA eligibility. Another fourth-division league in the United States is the National Premier Soccer League.

text: In addition to MLS and the USL, the United States Adult Soccer Association governs amateur soccer competition for adults throughout the United States, which is effectively the amateur fifth-division of soccer in the United States. The USASA sanctions regional tournaments that allow entry into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest continuous national soccer competition in the United States. Since 1914, the competition has been open to all U.S. Soccer affiliated clubs, and currently pits teams from all five levels of the American soccer pyramid against each other each year, similarly to England's FA Cup.

text: Women[edit]

text: Women's soccer in the United States has been played at the professional level in three separate leagues since 2001. The first two attempts at professional leagues lasted three seasons each.

text: Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), 2001–2003[edit]

text: The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was founded in 2001. Headlined by the stars of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning team, $30 million dollars was initially invested by numerous cable tv networks and owners.[28] The league's inaugural match was held between the Washington Freedom featuring Mia Hamm and the Bay Area CyberRays (featuring Brandi Chastain) at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.. In addition to the 34,148 fans in attendance being greater than any MLS game that weekend, the Turner Network Television (TNT) broadcast reached 393,087 households: more than two MLS games broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.[29] The league folded in 2003.

text: Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), 2009–2011[edit]

text: The second attempt, Women's Professional Soccer, was founded in 2009, and featured involvement of many former WUSA figures. The champion of WPS' first season in 2009 was Sky Blue FC, out of the New York–New Jersey area. They defeated the Los Angeles Sol 1–0 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. WPS launched with seven teams, all based in the United States. The Sol folded after the league's inaugural season, and two new teams joined for 2010, bringing WPS to eight teams. However, the 2010 season saw considerable instability, with another charter team, Saint Louis Athletica, folding during the season, champions FC Gold Pride folding after the season, and the Chicago Red Stars deciding to regroup in the second-tier Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). The 2011 season, in which six teams based along the East Coast played, was marked by low attendance for most of the season and conflict with Dan Borislow, who had purchased the former Washington Freedom, moved the team to South Florida, and renamed it magicJack. The dispute between WPS and Borislow led the league to suspend the magicJack franchise, with Borislow responding by suing. The legal battle led WPS to suspend its 2012 season, with hopes of returning in 2013, but WPS soon decided to fold completely.

text: National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), 2013–present[edit]

text: On November 21, 2012, U.S. Soccer, in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and Mexican Football Federation (FMF), announced the formation of a new professional league for the 2013 season.[30] The league, unnamed at the time of the initial announcement but later unveiled as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), launched in April 2013 with eight teams.[30] Like WUSA and WPS, NWSL teams are privately owned with some owned by existing MLS teams.[31] The American and Canadian federations pay the salaries for many of their respective national team members. U.S. Soccer initially committed to funding up to 24 national team members, with the CSA committing to paying 16 players and FMF pledging support for at least 12 and possibly as many as 16.[31][32] In addition, U.S. Soccer housed the league's front office for the first four years, and scheduled matches to avoid any possible conflict with international tournaments.[31] Four of the league's charter teams had WPS ties—the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, and the Western New York Flash. The other four initial teams were located in the Kansas City, Portland, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. markets with the Portland team run by the Portland Timbers of MLS.[31] The NWSL expanded to nine teams for 2014 by adding the Houston Dash, run by the Houston Dynamo of MLS. In 2016, it expanded to 10 with the addition of another MLS-backed team, the Orlando Pride. Ahead of the 2017 season, A&E Networks announced it had taken an equity stake in the league and Lifetime would begin broadcasting games to a national television audience.[33] As of 2017[update], additional expansion teams were being discussed by Los Angeles FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, and FC Barcelona.[34][35][36]

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Concussions[edit]

text: In 2014 parents and former players filed a Class Action Lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation, FIFA, and other Soccer Organizations for failure to create policies that would prevent, evaluate and manage concussion injuries.[37] Soccer is second only to American football in the number of concussion injuries per year.[38]

text: MLS relationship[edit]

text: The USSF has been accused by representatives of the North American Soccer League, among others, of unfairly protecting MLS's leading role in American professional soccer. Among their concerns is that the USSF benefits from financial dealings with MLS that it does not have with other leagues, giving it an apparent incentive to protect MLS from competition.[39] This includes the contract that the USSF has with MLS's Soccer United Marketing (SUM) subsidiary in which most USSF sponsorship, television licensing and royalty revenues (outside of its apparel deal with Nike, Inc.) are paid through SUM. The USSF reported $15,433,754 in revenues through the SUM relationship in its 2014 audited financial report.[40]

text: In 2015, the NASL took issue with proposed USSF rule changes reportedly making it harder to gain co-equal "Division 1" status with MLS that would increase the NASL's influence within the USSF as well as presumably allow more access to international competition and larger media and sponsorship contracts, calling the draft proposal "...an anti-competitive bait and switch, with the purpose of entrenching MLS’s monopoly position at the very time when the NASL is threatening to become a significant competitor."[41] Seats on the USSF's Professional Council governing committee are also based proportionally on pyramid level, giving MLS more votes when choosing the two professional league representatives on the USSF's Board of Directors. In 2015, those representatives are MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Alec Papadakis, CEO of the United Soccer League that announced an affiliation with MLS in 2015.

text: International competitiveness[edit]

text: High-profile international soccer figures including former USMNT Head Coach Jürgen Klinsmann,[42] former LA Galaxy head coach and USMNT Head Coach Bruce Arena[43] and Manchester City manager and former FIFA World Coach of the Year Pep Guardiola,[44] have expressed beliefs that the top-down structure of soccer developed and managed by the USSF in the United States, including pressure to have the best American players in MLS rather than higher-quality leagues in other countries, is hampering the nation's competitiveness in international soccer.

text: Conversely, Klinsmann has been criticized in turn by MLS representatives for recommending that American players leave MLS development systems to pursue professional careers in Europe in order to test themselves against higher levels of players in preparation for international competition. In 2015, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said, "I do believe our national team coach has a short-term objective. That's what he's hired to do. That doesn't mean next week, but it's to win the Gold Cup, it's to have the best possible team in 2018. And our goals and objectives are broader than that, and that's why we agree on some things but don't agree on others."[45]

text: Coaches and technical staff[edit]

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Men's coaches

Level
Name
Notes

Senior
vacant

Under-23
 Andi Herzog

Under-20
 Tab Ramos

Under-19
vacant

Under-18
 Omid Namazi

Under-17
 John Hackworth

Under-16
 Shaun Tsakiris

Under-15
 Dave Van Den Bergh

Under-14
 Brian Johnson

Futsal
 Keith Tozer

Beach
 Eddie Soto

Paralympic
vacant

Women's coaches

Level
Name
Notes

Senior
 Jill Ellis

Under-23
vacant

Under-20
 Jitka Klimková

Under-19
 Keri Sarver

Under-18
 Jaime Frias

Under-17
 Mark Carr

Under-16
 Kacey White

Under-15
 Tracey Kevins

Under-14
 Jill Ellis

text: Technical Staff

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Level
Name
Notes

Technical director
vacant

Youth technical director
 Tab Ramos

Technical advisor
 Brian Johnson

Technical advisor
 Carson Porter

Director of scouting
 Tony Lepore

Director of coaching education
 Dave Chesler

Director of youth national teams
 Jim Moorhouse

Women's technical director
 April Heinrichs

Women's youth development director
 Jill Ellis

Women's yead development coach
 April Kater

text: Presidents[edit]

text: United States Soccer Federation (1974–present)

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Sunil Gulati (2006–present)
Robert Contiguglia (1998–2006)
Alan Rothenberg (1990–1998)
Werner Fricker (1984–1990)
Gene Edwards (1974–1984)

text: United States Soccer Football Association (until 1974)

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James McGuire (1952–54 & 1971–1974)
Erwin Single (1969–71)
Bob Guelker (1967–69)
George Fishwick (1963–65)
Gene Ringsdorf (1961–63)
Jack Flamhaft (1959–61)

text: Current sponsorships[edit]

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Nike
Continental
Coca-Cola
Powerade
Liberty Mutual
AT&T
Thorne