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 Shawn Johnson FINALLY wins a gold medal
Shawn Johnson FINALLY wins a gold medal
Finally Shawn Johnson from the United States wins a gold medal! Congrats!
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 Olympics: Shawn Johnson Is Finally Golden
Olympics: Shawn Johnson Is Finally Golden
Getty Images It took a little while but America’s initial golden girl — Shawn Johnson — finally got that gold medal she was desperately seeking. Johnson’s gold came in the balance beam exercise and she outpointed overall gold medal winner and teammate Nastia Liukin to win. The beam victory salvaged what could have been a disappointing Olympics, because while ...

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 Shawn Johnson Wins Balance Beam Gold, Nastia Liukin Silver
Shawn Johnson Wins Balance Beam Gold, Nastia Liukin Silver
American Shawn Johnson finally got her gold medal today in the balance beam, the last women's gymnastics competition of the Beijing Olympics. Fellow American Nastia Liukin won the silver. China's Cheng Fei got the bronze. Johnson, a 16-year-old from Des Moines, entered the Olympics as the generally recognized best gymnast in the world, and her silver medals in the team competition, the ...
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Nastia Liukin Wins Women’s Gymnastics Gold
American gymnast, Nastia Liukin, took home the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition while her teammate, Shawn Johnson, finished with silver. China’s Yang Yilin claimed bronze.
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 What to watch on Thursday night
What to watch on Thursday night
8:00 p.m. ET, NBC: Men's volleyball takes on Bulgaria in a battle of the undefeateds. The U.S. needs to win to make sure their spot in the quarterfinals in secure. This team is playing without coach Hugh McCutcheon, who took a leave of absence afte ...
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 Best of Beijing: Volume 6
Best of Beijing: Volume 6
Each night we'll highlight some of the best pictures of the day for your viewing pleasure ... Ryan Lochte celebrates after winning the 200 meter backstroke Nastia Liukin (left) and Shawn Johnson celebrate after taking gold and silver  ...
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 Lilin Yang in the lead after two rotations
Lilin Yang in the lead after two rotations
After two rotations, China 's Lilin Yang is in the lead for the women's gymnastics all-around. She took the lead on the strength of her bars routine that earned a 16.725. Nastia Liukin is in second by .375, trailed by the surprising Steliana Nistor ...
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Olympic Headlines
Phelps is a beast: 6 events, 6 golds, 6 world records. Pure domination. But can he swim faster than Chad Ocho Cinco ? Gym-Nastia is Liukin good: Nastia Liukin had a near flawless all-around final to secure gold. Shawn Johnson came up big when it mattered, scoring 15.025 on the floor to nab the silver by a mere 0.075 points. The real question is, are male gymnasts the gayest straight men in ...
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 DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY GAMBLE ON GYMNASTICS?
DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY GAMBLE ON GYMNASTICS?
by The Sports Diva , TSD Magazine I watched the Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final and screamed YAY instead of FIXED as US gymnast Nastia Liukin came away with the gold medal and Shawn Johnson was right behind her with the silver. Then I ...
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 Is Olympic Gymnastics American Women vs. Chinese Girls?
Is Olympic Gymnastics American Women vs. Chinese Girls?
In what may be the most anticipated event of these Olympic Games, American gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin will compete for the individual all-around title against, among others, China's Yang Yilin and Jiang Yuyuan, with perhaps a billion people around the world watching on live TV tonight (Friday morning in Beijing). But while women's gymnastics has mostly been spared the ...
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 Shawn Johnson U.S. Olympic Superstar's Golden Quest (Photos)
Shawn Johnson U.S. Olympic Superstar's Golden Quest (Photos)
Shawn Johnson, U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Olympian, has multiple opportunities to go for individual gold medals in the coming days. Thursday evening (Friday in China) she will compete in the All Around and will also compete in the individual events in the days to come. The spunky teenager has the talent to be a driving force in Beijing. She’s a long way from the cornfields of Iowa.
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Create-a-Caption: 'Is that all you've got?'
Gymnasts who train all their lives may not be shocked at all when they see pictures like this, but every time I see an image of a gymnast twisted in the shape of a pretzel, I'm amazed. In this photo, Nastia Liukin doesn't even seem impressed by teammate Shawn Johnson 's display ... just another day at work. Put your best caption ideas down below ... And I promise, all winners from the last ...
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 Rocket Man Michael Phelps Smashes Time Barriers, Shoots Into Olympic History
Rocket Man Michael Phelps Smashes Time Barriers, Shoots Into Olympic History
HE WAS ALREADY FAMOUS FOR WINNING EIGHT MEDALS AT THE 2004 OLYMPICS. Today, Michael Phelps becomes legend, becoming the winningest Olympian in history with 11 medals to his name. The Baltimore native, who some have preposterously called an "average" 23-year-old, has three more competitions left to swim in Beijing. Three more chances to protect his herculean record for decades to come. ...
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 Liukin beats Johnson for gymnastics gold, Americans go 1-2 - Olympics
Liukin beats Johnson for gymnastics gold, Americans go 1-2 - Olympics
BEIJING -- No runner-up finish to her friend and rival this time. Nastia Liukin won the biggest prize of all. Liukin edged teammate Shawn Johnson for the all-around gold in women's gymnastics Friday in an intense matchup that lived up to its billing ...
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Keys to the U.S.-China women's gymnastics finals - E.M. Swift - SI.com
Shawn Johnson and the Americans will be up against a raucously pro-Chinese crowd at the National Indoor Stadium.
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 Is USA Gymnastics cursed?
Is USA Gymnastics cursed?
After watching two shaky, wet-behind the ears gymnastics teams compete, I began to wonder if U.S. A gymnastics was suffering the fate of another one of my favorite teams . Let's look at the evidence: - Paul Hamm, the returning all-around gold medalist, had to pull out of the games due to injury. His brother Morgan, the only other male gymnast with Olympic experience, followed suit after his ...
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Meet U.S.A Gymnastics the Team: Nastia Liukin
Much is written about Shawn Johnson, but how much do you know about America’s number two gymnast, Nastia Liukin?For the video go to Lightthetorch.com
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 Why I'm rooting against Michael Phelps and many other Americans
Why I'm rooting against Michael Phelps and many other Americans
For the first time in my life, I'm actually looking forward to the Summer Olympics, which open Friday in China. With these Beijing Games, I'm actively engaged -– not as a participant, but as a passionate observer with hopes and aspirations for our American athletes. Specifically, I hope Shawn Johnson brings home multiple gold medals, and I hope Michael Phelps fails miserably.
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Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson Biography
Shawn Johnson is a member of the 2008 US Women’s Olympic team in Beijing, China. Shawn Johnson Shawna Johnson made the US Gymnastic team and is a 2007 and 2008 US and World Champion in the All Around category. Her strengths include being able to perform well under pressure and hitting complicated routines every time. Shawn Johnson [...]