Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson never officially retired from gymnastics. Although she toyed with the idea after the 2008 games, she's once again set her sights on the Olympics. But the decision to step back into competition wasn't simple. It took a a self-described "garage sale" wipeout on the ski slopes to end her indecision. Ironically, skiing, the only activity Shawn's long-time coach Liang Chow (they've worked together since she was 6) considered...  

Shawn Johnson never officially retired from gymnastics. Although she toyed with the idea after the 2008 games, she's once again set her sights on the Olympics. But the decision to step back into competition wasn't simple. It took a a self-described "garage ...  

Junior Sharaya Musser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) has been named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the fourth time this season and the ninth time in her career. This is also the second weekly award in a row one of the nation's top all-around competitors.  

Olympic gymnast and gold medal winner Shawn Johnson and Iowa U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley stopped by Northview Middle School on Monday to check out the school’s use of technology in physical education classes.  

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In 2010, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist celebrated her 18th birthday by learning to ski. On the final day of the ski trip, Johnson hit a patch of ice and fell down the mountain in what can one be described as a "yard sale" fall, she said, "with stuff flying everywhere."  

Corrie Lothrop has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week after leading Utah past fourth-ranked Georgia 197.150-196.950 last Friday. Utah was trailing the Gym Dogs with two competitors remaining when Lothrop's career-high 9.95 gave the Utes their first lead since the meet's midway point.  

who committed to NU before her junior year of high school, never dreamed she would be competing with the superstars of the sport, such as Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson and U.S. silver medalist and nine-time world champion Alicia Sacramone.  

Reigning Olympic champion Nastia Liukin is making a comeback, as are former world champions Shawn Johnson, Bridget Sloan and Chellsie Memmel. Rebecca Bross, who has two world all-around medals, also is expected back from a knee injury.  

Olympic champion Nastia Liukin entranced Emma Lange and Abby Rieder when they watched her compete on television as little girls. Inspired by Liukin's grace, poise and athleticism, their parents enrolled Lange and Rieder in gymnastics classes at ...  

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko will lead the figure skaters and Olympic All-Around and U.S. Team silver medalist Nastia Liukin will lead the gymnasts in an event that combines two of the most popular Olympic sports. Olympic, World and ...  

But after a full year of serious training at Chow's Gymnastics in West Des Moines, Iowa, Johnson is still not ready to really test her surgically repaired left knee. So Johnson, who turned 20 on Jan. 19, has been spending time at Michael Johnson ...  

Besides her gold-medal teammates - all-round champion Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney, Sabrina Vega, Gabrielle Douglas, and Beijing medalist and clubmate Alicia Sacramone - all but one member of the 2008 team is back, most notably Nastia Liukin ...  

This October, Ariana Grande joined Greyson Chance, Cody Simpson, and Shane Harper at the Progressive ... Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge, Michael Weiss, Ryan Bradley, and Caryn Kadavy, and gymnasts Nastia Liukin, Courtney McCool, Courtney Kupets ...  

Two-time Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton isn’t letting a broken left foot keep him from making a bid for the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. Horton plans to compete on both the still rings and the pommel horse at a ranking meet for the U.S. men in ...