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[3 Oct 2010 | One Comment | ]

Tweet Looking good Shawn! Watch below or on YouTube.

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[27 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

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Like Shawn Johnson in the USA, Beth Tweddle has joined the campaign in the UK to highlight the benefits of drinking milk. It’s similar the campaign in the USA, celebs and idols lending a hand to promote something good.
“I am very passionate about sport and living a healthy lifestyle and want to encourage young people into physical activity. I think that this campaign will achieve exactly that.
“Milk has maybe been seen as a bit old fashioned by young people in the past but it’s …

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[24 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

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Shawn Johnson shows the BBC her basement which is full of memorabilia. Check out the rake of leotards, I know kids who would be SO jealous of that! This must be a teaser for the BBC’s World Olympic Dreams project.
Check the video out here.

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[23 Sep 2010 | One Comment | ]

Tweet New screen shots have just come out of Shawn Johnsons gymnastics Wii Game. I’m not one for computer games and graphics but even I can see they’re pretty poor and not what I’d have expected.

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[19 Sep 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

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I posted previously about Shawn Johnsons Wii video game. Due to be released on November 2nd in the USA, Shawn Johnson Gymnastics for Wii and Nintendo DS is available to order on Amazon.
Check out the video trailer. Will you be buying it??

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[19 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Tweet Shawn Johnson talks to Sophia Ahmad of the Des Moines Register on a few different subjects – returning to training, boyfriends and dancing with the stars.
SA: How is training going?
SJ: It’s going good, and it’s definitely going slow. I wish it would progress a little faster, but I’m enjoying it a little more.
SA: How is your leg?
SJ: It’s almost back to normal. I still have a lot of catchup work to do with all of my strength and stability. I’m able to tumble and run.
SA: What is …

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[16 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Tweet Good to see a start on updates on her site. I’ve been waiting to see something for a while. Hope that knee is ok!

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[10 Sep 2010 | 3 Comments | ]

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Shawn tweeted last night:

The BBC is becoming apart of the Johnson family this weekend They’re moving in!! Haha It is an honor to be working with them!!!
Does anyone know anything about this? The BBC must be making a documentary of some sort based around Shawn….interesting!!
EDIT:
Thanks to BBC’s Ollie Williams for his speedy response in the comments below!
As far as I’m aware, a crew from our World Olympic Dreams team are with Shawn. She’s one of around 25 athletes from around the world being followed by the BBC …

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[12 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

Tweet According to Yahoo! News, Shawn Johnson is very serious about her training for London 2012. Shawn appears to be doing less promo work and concentrating more on her training to get in shape for the 2012 Games.
Johnson is coming up on the six-month mark after surgery, and with it the clearance to resume full activities. She’s been working on some gymnastics skills, but won’t push it if she feels any pain. The goal is to be doing the toughest tricks again by the end of the year, then …

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[22 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Tweet Shawn Johnson’s stalker is sent to mental hospital
Trampolining gets a mention in todays Irish Times newspaper (good that gymnastics gets some sort of mention in the main stream news!)
Top FIG coaches visit Trinidad and Tobago for a 8 day Level 1 Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics courses

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[12 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Tweet Irish girls Leigh Lehane & Roisin O’Shea from Ballincollig Gym Club have finished 5th in the Acro World Age Group in the 11 – 16 girls pairs finals in Wroclaw, Poland. Well done!!
Shannon Miller speaks out to help with funding for the University of Missouri Extension office.
Shawn Johnson and Mario kick off Wii Games Summer 2010

Now, for something completely different! This video has been doing the rounds in emails / Facebook today of an Irish band called The Brilliant Things who were the first band to do a …

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[15 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

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If ds-x2.com is right, we’ll soon be seeing Shawn on our Wii, Nintendo DS and DSiWare consoles in the near future.

Zoo Publishing is set to release Shawn Johnson Gymnastics, the first game on Nintendo Wii dedicated to gymnastics – the game will also be released on DS and DSiWare. Compatible with the Wii Balance Board, the game will offer a truly realistic experience in the following gymnastics events: floor exercise, vault, balance beam and uneven parallel bars. Shawn Johnson Gymnastics is set …

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[28 May 2010 | One Comment | ]

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In the last few months there’s been chitter chatter and comments on forums and blogs relating to gymnastics physique and look. One gymnast who has been commented on a lot, mainly in regards to her legs, is Shawn Johnson. This week KCCI reports on how Shawn Johnson has been helping to spread a positive message to girls about body image and self esteem. Read the report here and see a very short clip of Shawn speaking.
Well done Shawn, it’s great to see people using their fame for good …

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[5 May 2010 | No Comment | ]

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According to Full In Full Out, she’s making a comeback! Full In Full Out linked to an article on Des Moines Register that Shawn let it slip that she is training for London 2012. Awaiting a tweet or an announcement on her website / blog to confirm this. Maybe by the time I wake up in the morning, it’ll be the last thing she’ll do in the evening in the USA!
Thanks for the info Full In Full Out!
Also, here is a short interview that Shawn did with Des Moines …

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[25 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]

Tweet Help Shawn Johnson again on Dancing With The Stars
Key Hydration and Nutrition Tips for Competitive Sports
Article on Australian gymnast Larrissa Miller being “back on her feet”
I see Beth Tweddle is a lot more active on her Twitter account. Wish she’d fix up the way it links to Facebook also, looks rather messy