![]() ![]() ![]() In June 2012, Johnson’s second book Winning Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far About Love, Faith and Living Your Dreams, was published and quickly became a New York Times Best Seller. Just weeks before the Olympic Trials, she was forced to withdraw due to injury and retired from the sport. ![]() HiatusĪfter a two-year hiatus from competitive gymnastics, Johnson returned to training in 2010 in an effort to make the 2012 Olympic Team. Johnson was so popular with the “Dancing with the Stars” audience that in 2012 she was invited back for “Dancing with the Stars: All Stars” where she again made it to the finale, finishing 2nd. At the age of 17, she became the youngest-ever contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” which she went on to win in May 2009. Her first book, “Shawn Johnson: Olympic Champion-Stories Behind the Smile,” was published in January 2009 and in April of that year, Johnson was named the 79th Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Sullivan Award recipient, one of the U.S.’s most prestigious honors in amateur sports. Hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide watched as a 16-year-old Johnson won four medals including gold on the balance beam at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Olympic Gold Medal-Winning Gymnast & Dancing With The Stars ChampionĪmerican gymnast Shawn Johnson is an Olympic gold medalist, a New York Times best-selling author and a “Dancing with the Stars” winner. ![]()
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