As a youngster, Johnson was not invited to USA Gymnastics' national team training camps, and her coach, Liang Chow, had no interactions with the national staff. As of 2008, Johnson often competed the following skills on each apparatus (from 2005–2008 CoP): 2.5 Twisting Yurchenko (round-off, backhandspring entry, 2.5 twisting layout). She fell on the beam on her handspring-handspring-layout series and scored 15.025. Performing with the gymnasts in San Diego only are singers, 2007 individual all-around World Champion, 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, List of Olympic female gymnasts for the United States, "Interview With Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson | Post, Read Comments & Opinions Online, sports | Upick Daily", "Shawn Johnson Profile, Bio, Results, Medals and Photos – Yahoo! This interview was conducted by Freakonomics Radio producer Harry Huggins. [82], On August 13, 2009, she appeared on the celebrity edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. [7] She was on the honor roll and liked to attend football games and dances. [84], In September 2013, Johnson was a guest star on the revival of Whose Line Is It Anyway?[85]. [64], Johnson was the winner of the 2008 Teen Choice Award for Best Female Athlete, although she was not able to accept the honor in person because of Olympic training commitments. How Pregnant Shawn Johnson Nabbed a Gold Medal-Worthy Marriage 2021-01-19 admin Leave a comment As with most events in Shawn Johnson’s life, it can be traced back to the Olympics. Along the way, she met her soulmate and the father of her daughter, Andrew East. [88] The special premiered November 21, 2017. [120] He was charged with felony stalking, burglary, and two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. In February 2009, Johnson became a celebrity competitor on ABC's Dancing with the Stars season eight,[73] partnered with season six winner, professional dancer Mark Ballas. [26], Johnson became a senior in 2007 and continued to show new skills, including a double-twisting double layout dismount off the uneven bars. She won a gold medal on the balance beam apparatus. In 2019, Shawn Johnson takes her rightful place in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Season 2 of Adventure Capitalist, airing on CNBC in October 2017, featured Johnson as one of four investors looking to invest in aspiring entrepreneur-contestants' outdoor inventions. The couple currently has a 14-month-old daughter, Drew. She had one of the best rookie seasons ever recorded in the history of gymnastics, winning the all-around at the American Cup, Pan American Games, U.S. National Championships, and World Championships all in her first year as a senior gymnast. Johnson and Hough finished as the runners-up. The Olympic gold medalist, who is already mom to 14-month-old daughter Drew Hazel, announced the news on Instagram: “Here we go again.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shawn Johnson East (@shawnjohnson) After the Olympics, Johnson appeared in television ads and online campaigns for Ortega ("Ortega makes my taco pop") and McDonald's, as well as print and web advertisements for CoverGirl and Secret deodorant. [28][29], In the all-around finals, Johnson scored a 15.175 on vault, 15.375 on bars, 15.900 on beam and 15.425 on floor. Shawn Johnson is best known for earning a gold Olympic medal for gymnastics in the 2008 Summer Games. After winning Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars in 2009, Johnson began training for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Johnson performed all four events in the team finals; the only U.S. athlete to do this. [53], In October 2011 Johnson was named to the 2011 Pan American Games Team. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Shawn Johnson won a total of four medals, gold on balance beam, and silver medals in the all-around, floor exercise, and as a member of the US team... With 3 Olympic medals, 1 gold, 3 World Championships gold medals, and 7 Pan Am medals, Johnson is among the most accomplished gymnasts in US history. [17][18], In October 2017, she revealed through a YouTube video that she had been pregnant but suffered a miscarriage. As with most events in Shawn Johnson's life, it can be traced back to the Olympics.. Because that's where the then-20-year-old gymnast was—four years after she … In May 2010, Johnson announced her return to gymnastics training with a goal of making the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. The U.S. Olympic team has officially lost one of its hopefuls—20-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson announced her retirement from the sport today. Shawn Johnson East (born Shawn Machel Johnson; January 19, 1992) is an American former artistic gymnast. Although Johnson scored first on the vault, balance beam, and floor, she finished second in the all-around. She attracted widespread attention at the 2005 U.S. Classic, where she placed third. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Shawn Johnson won a total of four medals, gold on balance beam, and silver medals in the all-around, floor exercise, and as a member of the US team... With 3 Olympic medals, 1 gold, 3 World Championships gold medals, and 7 Pan Am medals, Johnson is among the most accomplished gymnasts in US history. [47], Johnson was one of two female athletes to appear on AOL's 100 most searched females on the Internet for 2009, ranked 27th. Her most successful video is "Gymnastics with JoJo Siwa + AcroAnna + Olympians", with 5.3M views. [68], Following Johnson's World Championship performances in 2007, Governor Chet Culver of Iowa proclaimed October 17 "Shawn Johnson Day" in the state. [40] Johnson's teammate and roommate at the Olympic Village,[41] Nastia Liukin, won the gold medal, receiving a score of 63.325. Content usually includes vlogging of her day-to-day life and collaborations with other Olympian gymnasts such as Nastia Liukin and Nile Wilson and YouTube stars such as Bratayley and Whitney Bjerken. In January 2021, Johnson and her husband announced that were expecting their second child. [25], In 2006, Johnson added several new skills, including a Jaeger on bars, and two top-difficulty (G) skills, a full-in back-out dismount off beam and a double-twisting double back on floor. Although, she had expected to return to the "ranch" later in her comeback, based on the demonstrated progress in her video, Marta Karolyi requested that she appear sooner. Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson: Dealing with Others’ Expectations. Shawn Johnson, Olympic gold medalist, spoke with "20/20" about her alleged attempted abduction by a stalker in 2009. Johnson became a member of the U.S. senior team in 2007. As of 2010, she finished high school with a private tutor. [57], Johnson was also on the top of most appealing athletes on E-score Celebrity metric in 2010,[58] and she was ranked seventh of America's Favorite Female Sports Stars on Harris Interactive in 2010. ", "Part of a 40-city tour by the U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams combined with a one-off event to raise awareness about women's cancers. In April 2009, she appeared in the music video "Do You Love Me" by Ballas Hough Band wearing one of her Dancing with the Stars costumes. Johnson announced the exciting news to her Instagram feed on Friday, leaving many fans overwhelmed with joy and happiness for the Olympic star. [100][101] Johnson also headlined the Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular in Rapid City, South Dakota, on December 23, 2008. In January 2010, Johnson tore her left ACL while skiing. [79] She made a second appearance in the series, in the season two episode "Just Say Me", which aired January 25, 2010. Â. Shawn and Andrew use their extremely popular Youtube channel, which has 750,000 subscribers, to inspire others in areas of lifestyle, fitness, beauty and relationships.  They are expecting their first child in the fall of 2019. May 14, 2012, 2:16 PM Gold medalist gymnast Shawn Johnson gained, then lost, 25 pounds during her three-year break from international competition, she told reporters on Monday. [74] Later, she reunited with one of the show hosts, Tom Bergeron, at the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee to discuss her victory. [42] With Liukin taking gold and Johnson silver, this competition was the first time that the United States Women's Gymnastics team took both the gold and silver medals in the individual all-around competition; this competition also marks the fourth time a country won both gold and silver medals in the individual all-around competition.[43]. [54], On June 3, 2012, Johnson ended her comeback for the 2012 Olympic team and retired because of continuing problems with her left knee. 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[121][122] He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, was convicted in 2010 on all counts, and was committed to Patton State Hospital for a maximum of five years.[123]. Stars. Just 16 years old, she won gold for the balance beam, silver for floor exercise and all-around, and helped her team take the silver.The following year, she followed up her success with a win on Dancing With the Stars.She officially retired from the sport in 2012, but the Olympian hasn't been resting on her laurels. [65] She was the first gymnast to be nominated for the award. She correctly answered a question about the lyrics to "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", winning $50,000 for her chosen charity, Blank Children's Hospital. Junior National All-Around Championship with a score higher than any of her senior elite competitors. In 2016, Shawn married Andrew East, a Vanderbilt alum, who is currently a long snapper for the Washington Redskins. She fell on her Amanar vault, scoring a 15.175. It seemed that her friends, family, school, and nation expected her to return to the U.S. with nothing less than 4 gold medals. [11][12] She enrolled at Vanderbilt University in 2013, but withdrew before classes began. [30], During event finals, Johnson first competed on the balance beam, where she fell on her standing full and on her switch side leap, scoring a 14.475 and finishing last. Kip cast to handstand (KCH) on high bar with hop grip change + Straddled Jaeger (D); KCH + Clear Hip 1/2 (C) + Giant 1/1 (C) + Gienger (D); KCH + Clear Hip (C) + Toe-on sole circle 1/1 (Hoefnagel) (D) + Overshoot to handstand (D) + Stalder shoot up to high bar (Ray) (C); KCH + giant + 2/1 Double Layout Dismount (Ray) (G). Johnson represented the U.S. at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships along with Nastia Liukin, Shayla Worley, Alicia Sacramone, Ivana Hong, and Samantha Peszek. 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