Why Jackson Olson and Emma Slater Are Their Own Biggest Competition on DWTS

Savannah Bananas’ Jackson Olson and pro dancer Emma Slater are staying in their own lane on season 35 of Dancing With the Stars.

“It sounds really cliché, but I feel like we both feel the same in that we feel like we are going to be the people that we are going to focus on the most. Meaning like, we are our own biggest competition," Slater, 37, exclusively told Us on Wednesday, September 2, after the full cast for the upcoming season was revealed. “It just so happens that I feel like we both have the same mentality. We’re not really looking at anybody else.”

But if she had to pick someone else to keep her eye on this season, a few people did come to mind.