Topic: Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics)

Michael Jordan falling down the list of US most popular athlete

Michael Jordan finds himself slipping to seventh spot on this year's top ten most popular athlete list in the US, behind Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant.

Best news for the 2012 Summer Olympics? A comeback for Shawn Johnson.

Gymnast Shawn Johnson announced that she'll try to make the US team for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Here are four reasons why that is a very good thing.

In defense of He Kexin, sort of

For some US gymnasts, success is a family affair

Gold medalist Nastia Liukin’s father is also her coach. It’s a delicate balance they’ve worked out over years.

Two Chinese superstars shine in Beijing – as part of Team USA

"Jenny” Lang Ping and Chow Liang, the coaches of the US volleyball team and American gymnast Shawn Johnson respectively, have returned home to great acclaim.

For US gymnasts, 1-2 is the perfect number

Amid US gymnastics disappointment, Shawn Johnson's grace

Perhaps nothing at these Games will be more precious than that one moment, when we caught a glimpse of a young woman whose gifts stretch well beyond sports.

Russian elite and America’s girl next door power US gymnastics

Shawn johnson and Nastia Liukin lead the US women’s team against China’s Tuesday night (Wednesday morning Beijing time).

Morgan Hamm: Injuries keep another star gymnast from Beijing

Two national paths to Olympic glory

The US's approach looks ad hoc compared with China's centralized system.

Two national paths to Olympic glory

The US's approach looks ad hoc compared with China's centralized system.

For many U.S. athletes, an Olympics boycott is out

Olympic hopefuls gathered in Chicago this week say that boycotts do not work. Athletes who were unable to compete in 1980 concur.