The Amazing Race 26 cast consists of 11 teams of 2 each with a pre-existing relationship. Oh, wait. This time, there are 6 dating couples and 5 single blind date couples. Meh. This is not The Amazing Race I know, but I guess they get points for being different.
The Preexisting Dating Couples:
Name: Aly Dudek
Age: 24
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Occupation: Olympic Athlete *won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in short track speed skating
Name: Steven Langton
Age: 31
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Occupation: Olympic Athlete *won 2 bronze medals at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in bobsledding
Length of relationship: 7 months
Name: Harley Rodriguez
Age: 41
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Group Fitness Trainer
Name: Jonathan Knight
Age: 46
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Entertainer (New Kids on the Block member)
Length of relationship: 7 years
Name: Jeff Magee
Age: 57
Hometown: McCall, Idaho
Occupation: Airline Pilot
Name: Lyda Grawn
Age: 49
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Occupation: Flight Attendant
Length of relationship: Known 20 years, dating 4 years
Name: C.J. Harris
Age: 26
Hometown: Tuskegee, Ala.
Occupation: IT Technician
Name: Lebya Simpson
Age: 25
Hometown: Tuskegee, Ala.
Occupation: Medical Support Assistant
Length of relationship: Known for 15 years, dating for 10
Name: Matt Cucolo
Age: 30
Hometown: Scarsdale, N.Y.
Occupation: Hairstylist
Name: Ashley Gordon
Age: 28
Hometown: Scarsdale, N.Y.
Occupation: Hairstylist
Length of relationship: Known 10 years, dating 3 years
Name: Rochelle Nevedal
Age: 29
Hometown: Kalkaska, Mich.
Occupation: Contract Engineer
Name: Michael Dombrowski
Age: 26
Hometown: Traverse City, Mich.
Occupation: Truck Stop Manager/Pro Wrestling Promoter
Length of relationship: 2 years
The Blind Date Couples:
Name: Hayley Keel
Age: 28
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Name: Blair Townsend
Age: 31
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Occupation: Navy Physician
Name: Jackie Ibarra
Age: 27
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Occupation: Professional Dancer
Name: Jeffrey Weldon
Age: 26
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Occupation: Account Executive/Sales
Name: Laura Pierson
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Talent Booker
Name: Tyler Adams
Age: 26
Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
Occupation: Mobile App Developer
Name: Jenny Wu
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Blogger and Lawyer
Name: Jelani Roy
Age: 32
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Lawyer
Name: Bergen Olsen
Age: 23
Hometown: Sunnyvale, Calif.
Occupation: Human Resources Project Manager
Name: Kurt Jordan Belcher
Age: 24
Hometown: Butler, Ky.
Occupation: Pageant Consultant
The Amazing Race 26 premieres Wednesday February 25 at 9:30/8:30c on CBS before moving back to Fridays.