Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson (born January 19, 1992) is an American gymnast who won the Gold Medal in Women's Balance Beam and the Women's Individual All-Around Silver Medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Shawn Johnson has since made many... [more]
Shawn Johnson (born January 19, 1992) is an American gymnast who won the Gold Medal in Women's Balance Beam and the Women's Individual All-Around Silver Medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Shawn Johnson has since made many television appearances, including a stint as a competitor on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2009.
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As announced by ABC, in alphabetical order, here are the 13 stars making their ballroom dancing debut in 2009 on Dancing with the Stars:
BELINDA CARLISLE
80's pop singer Belinda Carlisle
-- The lead singer of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female band of all time.
DAVID ALAN GRIER
TV actor David Alan "DAG" Grier
-- TV actor from In Living Color, Life with Bonnie, and Chocolate News for Comedy Central.
JEWEL
Singer and song-writer Jewel
-- Singer and songwriter
SHAWN JOHNSON
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson
-- Olympic gold medalist in balance beam at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
LIL' KIM
Female Rapper Lil' Kim
-- Grammy Award winning multi-platinum rapper.
GILLES MARINI
Sex and the City actor Gilles Marini
-- An actor from the movie Sex and the City.
TY MURRAY
Rodeo ringer Ty Murray
-- The most accomplished rodeo athlete in the century-long history of the sport.
STEVE-O
Comedian and producer Steve-O
-- Starred in his own show for MTV - Wildboyz.
NANCY O'DELL
TV personality Nancy O'Dell
-- The co-Anchor of Access Hollywood.
DENISE RICHARDS
Actress Denise Richards
-- Actress known for her roles in films such as Wild Things and Starship Troopers.
LAWRENCE TAYLOR
Football great Lawrence Taylor
-- Widely regarded as the greatest defensive player in the history of the National Football League.
CHUCK WICKS
Singer Chuck Wicks
-- A gifted songwriter and vocalist.
STEVE WOZNIAK
Computer guy Steve Wozniak
-- A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist.
BELINDA CARLISLE
80's pop singer Belinda Carlisle-- The lead singer of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female band of all time.
DAVID ALAN GRIER
TV actor David Alan "DAG" Grier-- TV actor from In Living Color, Life with Bonnie, and Chocolate News for Comedy Central.
JEWEL
Singer and song-writer Jewel-- Singer and songwriter
SHAWN JOHNSON
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson-- Olympic gold medalist in balance beam at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
LIL' KIM
Female Rapper Lil' Kim-- Grammy Award winning multi-platinum rapper.
GILLES MARINI
Sex and the City actor Gilles Marini-- An actor from the movie Sex and the City.
TY MURRAY
Rodeo ringer Ty Murray-- The most accomplished rodeo athlete in the century-long history of the sport.
STEVE-O
Comedian and producer Steve-O-- Starred in his own show for MTV - Wildboyz.
NANCY O'DELL
TV personality Nancy O'Dell-- The co-Anchor of Access Hollywood.
DENISE RICHARDS
Actress Denise Richards-- Actress known for her roles in films such as Wild Things and Starship Troopers.
LAWRENCE TAYLOR
Football great Lawrence Taylor-- Widely regarded as the greatest defensive player in the history of the National Football League.
CHUCK WICKS
Singer Chuck Wicks-- A gifted songwriter and vocalist.
STEVE WOZNIAK
Computer guy Steve Wozniak-- A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist.
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Following Pitt's win over No. 13 Iowa State, Rutgers and Brockport, Panther sophomore Alicia Talucci has been named the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Gymnast of the Week and freshman Meaghan Biros is the EAGL Rookie of the Week.
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STANFORD freshman Ashley Morgan and OREGON STATE junior Becky Colvin merited Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week and Special Performance of the Week honors, respectively for Feb. 1-7, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.
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- W. Gymnastics. Personett Named Gymnast of the Week for Third Time (gopsusports.com)
- W. Gymnastics. Personett Garners Gymnast of the Week Laurels (gopsusports.com)
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Liukin currently updates a blog on her official website and regularly posts on Twitter as @NLiukin. She has a line of GK Gymnastics Leotards and grips and a line of pink gymnastics equipment from AAI.
Liukin currently...
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- The Secret Life of the American Gymnast (gymnasticscoaching.com)
Jim and Hannah Holt, the co-coaches of the Bellevue High School gymnastics team, have fashioned careers as freelance international gymnastics coaches. They have coached in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt, Bolivia and Chile, to name a few countries.
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- Shawn Johnson “Little Wonders” (gymnasticscoaching.com)
Olympic gold medalist gymnast Shawn Johnson will be a judge of the 2010 Miss America Pageant. …
The pageant takes place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 7:00PM CST. You can watch it on TLC.
KCRG
Great honour? … Rush Limbaugh is one of the other judges.
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After a whirlwind two years following the 2008 Olympics, Shawn Johnson—women's balance beam gold medalist and individual all-around silver medalist—has joined the McDonald's Champion Kids program as its ambassador to help sponsor her fellow
From p.moreover.com
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- Shawn Johnson – new website (gymnasticscoaching.com)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is back in the gym as she considers returning to competition and making a run at the 2012 Olympics in London.
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- Shawn Johnson "starting slowly" as she returns to the gym (news.google.com)
- Olympics Capsules: Olympic champ Shawn Johnson returns to gym (brownsvilleherald.com)
From USAG
Gymnast Shawn Johnson will be carrying the Olympic torch in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay TODAY at 12:15 p.m. ET. You can watch LIVE at this link.
She’s celebrating her 18th birthday.
By the way, we’ve been informed that all Canadian Olympic athletes were given a chance to carry the torch. Not so, as [...]
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From gymnasticscoaching.com
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Shawn Johnson is getting Olympic fever. Again. The gold medal gymnast will carry the Olympic torch when it passes through Calgary on Jan. 18-19, and will be at the Vancouver Games with one of her sponsors. She also teamed up with short track ...
From search.live.com
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- With Vancouver Games right around the corner, gymnast Shawn Johnson ... (search.live.com)
- Johnson Eager for Olympics (my.abcnews.go.com)
Blythe Lawrence on Gymnastics Examiner posted an excellent “look back at the scandals and milestones of 2009.”
Photo gallery: The gymnastics year in review
The biggest story of last year was Shawn Johnson winning Dancing With the Stars. Sad, but true.
The most important story of last year to me, however, was the emergence of Kohei Uchimura [...]
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- Shawn Johnson in Calgary (gymnasticscoaching.com)

