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Apolo Ohno received quite a flattering comment from the likes of judge Carrie Ann Inaba on Dancing with the Stars in the first week of competition, when she told him he was "three-thousand times" sexier than he was during his initial Dancing run. At a recent rehearsal with partner Karina Smirnoff, the Olympic speed skater responded to the comments.

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"I didn't label myself like that, but I'll take it," said Ohno, who originally appeared on Dancing's fourth season with Julianne Hough. "When I danced with Julianne...not only did we both look so young...but I was young. I was still training in my sport full-time...I was living in this bubble...Everything was very pure, and now I've had life experience."

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After receiving an ingratiating compliment for last week's quickstep, which earned him an above-average score of 24.5, Ohno and his professional dancing partner plan to heat up the dancer floor again this week with a sensual dance for iconic dance week.

"Our dance is the only dance that's not high-impact and lots of energy," Smirnoff previewed. "It's full of energy, but it's different. It's subtle; it's sensual; and just very, very sexy."

Although he won the Mirrorball Trophy his first time around over runners-up Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson, who were recently eliminated from the All-Stars season, Ohno revealed that signing back on for another season with the show wasn't an immediate decision.

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"There was a lot of delay in response," the two-time Olympic gold medalist admitted, "'cause this show takes your entire life...You have no time for anything else when you're on the show--literally."

Continue following Ohno on his journey to win a second Mirrorball trophy Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC on Dancing with the Stars.