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Shawn Johnson on The Ellen Degeneres Show

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September 12th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Olympics, Shawn Johnson

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson was a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show recently and the 16-year old gymnast revealed that she often receives random marriage proposals from creepy old men.

Watch the entire interview below:

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Shawn Johnson Wins Balance Beam Gold

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August 20th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Olympics

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Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson finally got her gold medal after giving the performance of her lifetime on the balance beam.

“I finished off the Olympic Games with, to me, the most perfect ending ever,” Johnson said. Read the rest of this entry »

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American Liukin Wins Gold; Teammate Takes Silver in All-Around Women’s Gymnastics

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August 15th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Olympics

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American Nastia Liukin has won the all-around gold in women’s gymnastics with the score 63.325 points just six-tenths ahead of silver medalist and teammate Shawn Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »

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China Defeats USA in Women’s Gymnastics

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August 13th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Olympics

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China has upset the Americans to win the gold in women’s gymnastics with a score of 188.9 points. Read the rest of this entry »

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U.S. Men Take Gymnastics Bronze; China Takes the Gold

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August 12th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Olympics

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Even without the Hamm brothers the American men’s gymnastics team was still able to win the bronze medal with 275.850 points. China won the Gold medal with 278.875 points.

“They told me, ‘We succeeded. We are the world champions.’ I told them we reached our target,” China coach Huang Yubin said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Morgan Hamm Drops Withdraws from Olympic Games

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August 8th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: 2008 Olympics, Gymnastics, Morgan Hamm, Olympics

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Just like his brother, Morgan Hamm has been forced to withdraw from the 2008 Olympics due to an injury.

“This has been an extremely hard decision to make,” Hamm said. “I’ve given everything I had to compete in these Olympic Games.” “It’s tough. It’s the end of my career and it’s not the way to end it.” Read the rest of this entry »

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