Skip to content

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Meet the US Olympic Team: Shawn Johnson

June 21, 2008 by Sandy Mitchell  
Filed under Sports Rumors

Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson is one of two members already confirmed for the US Olympic gymnastics team. (The remaining four members will be chosen on July 20.) She’s also one of the most popular members of the entire US Olympic team.

The 16-year-old Iowan is the 2007 World All-Round Champion as well as the 2007 and 2008 US National All-Round Champion.

Johnson is one of just a handful of gymnastic in the world that perform the difficult “G” elements in three events. She’s also know for including the 2 1/2 turn Yurchenko vault.

You can read more about Shawn in her blog.

(photo © Newscom)

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google
  • TwitThis
  • Reddit
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Slashdot
  • E-mail this story to a friend!
  • BallHype
  • YardBarker

Comments

16 Responses to “Meet the US Olympic Team: Shawn Johnson”
  1. Judy says:

    Can anyone answer why Shawn Johnson wasn’t shown under uneven bars on TV?

    • Jessica says:

      I don’t know if Shawn was shown on the uneven bars on TV. I am pretty sure that they just wouldn’t skip her so you must have missed it or something was wrong with your TV server or something. I don’t really know. But I have some good news. You can find her competing in all of they events via youtube.com! While you are there, check out my page (1ShawnJohnson1)! Or you can type http://www.youtube.com/user/1ShawnJohnson1 into the search bar. Have fun and good luck!

      -me

  2. Sarah says:

    I can’t WAIT to see Shawn in the olympics in china!!!! And then when she gets back, I heard that she’ll be doing this thing called “frosted pink with a twist” – i think it’s a show on ABC. I was reading about it here: http://www.frostedpink.org/

    Go Shawn!!! <3

  3. nicole says:

    so when is the olymipics???

  4. Sandy Mitchell says:

    Hi!
    The Beijing Games start on August 8, 2008. (actually, there are a couple of soccer games on the 6th and 7th, but the opening ceremonies are on the 8th.)

  5. Lena says:

    I think shawn rocks! Especially on beam.What day is gymnastics during the olympics?

  6. Cj says:

    What melody/music did Sacramone use for her floor exercise?

  7. Austin says:

    Shawn u rock hope u win gold

  8. Nicole Heerlein says:

    What music did Shawn Johnson use on her floor exercise? It’s cool!

  9. okay so shawn, nastia AND alicia are going to be performing on this show called *frosted pink with a twist* on sunday. its on abc at 4 and it looks really cool!

    the show benefits women’s cancer awareness… watch this clip, it’s cooool!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzCk_kDNFcs

Trackbacks

Check out what others are saying about this post...
  1. [...] camp will decide the final four members of the US women’s gymnastic team. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin have already been selected for the team. The additional members will be announced [...]

  2. [...] US women’s Olympic gymnastic team was named yesterday evening, with few surprises. Joining Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin in Beijing will be Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Samantha Peszek, and [...]

  3. [...] The US women’s Olympic gymnastic team was named yesterday evening, with few surprises. Joining Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin in Beijing will be Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Samantha Peszek, and [...]

  4. [...] However, there are a few scenes from the session posted on YouTube, including this one of Shawn Johnson practicing on the uneven bars. Take a [...]

  5. [...] Medal. It started off well enough for the US, with all three gymnasts–Alicia Sacramone, Shawn Johnson, and Bridget Sloan–nailed their vaults. Johnson, Nastia Liukin, and Chellsie Memmel [...]

  6. [...] Medals–in the team, the all-around competition, and the floor exercises, American gymnast, Shawn Johnson has a Gold Medal. She earned the medal in the balance beam competition on Tuesday, with a stellar [...]



Speak Your Mind

Tell us what you're thinking...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!


About Us | Advertise with us | Blog for EveryJoe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
Get This Theme | Sitemap


All content is Copyright © 2005-2010 b5media. All rights reserved.