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Oh yes, Ohno is dance king

Olympic speedskating champion Apolo Anton Ohno added another title to his collection last night when he and dancing partner Julianne Hough won the Season Four championship of Dancing With the Stars.

Olympic speedskating champion Apolo Anton Ohno added another title to his collection last night when he and dancing partner Julianne Hough won the Season Four championship of

Dancing With the Stars.

The duo danced a passionate paso doble to seal the win over pop singer Joey Fatone and his partner, Kym Johnson, and boxer Laila Ali and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Fatone and Johnson came in second, while a gracious but clearly annoyed Ali and her partner were third.

All three couples got perfect scores on the final night of the 10-week competition, but Ohno and Hough received higher scores than the others Monday. That, plus the votes of the TV audience, gave them the mirrored-ball trophy.

"I feel amazing," said Ohno, who called Hough "the best teacher ever."

The judges were impressed with Ohno's technical proficiency as well as his sheer speed and athleticism. One judge compared him to a cheetah.

As he waited to learn the outcome, former 'N Sync singer Fatone called the competition "probably one of the best things I've ever done in my life."