leaderboard, meryl's olympic skating partner, charlie white. >> nine! >> nine! >> reporter: for all the victors, of course, there have to be people at the other end of the spectrum. that distinction went to billy dee williams and diana nyad. at the bottom of the leaderboard. but with all of the changes in season 18, it is anyone's guess who can happen next. lana zak, abc news, los angeles. >> that is right. and the judges were not a very big fan of diana nyad's performance. but she had such a great sense of humor about it. she said, yeah, i'm not wearing my flippers. she is just used to having her flippers on. i'm excited about this season. it started off great. good things to come. >> things to jazz it up. dancers have to change partners at least one time. they will have to dance with a different partner. >> as long as they don't split us up. >> we're staying together, absolutely poshgsly. >> they are mixing it up.