Shawn Johnson Gold - News Update

Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson gold and silver medals were well deserved. Both teammates showed discipline and greatness throughout all the exercises and were able to pull through under a lot of pressure from the Chinese judges. 1

L-R: Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, China’s Yang Yilin Liukin brings home the gold her father nearly had Her floor routine was spectacular. The 18-year-old’s usually stoic expression melted away with each landed tumbling pass. 6

Had you scripted (and it was obvious these girls’ responses to Costas’ questions were spontaneous, and heartfelt) this performance, it could not have been more stirring. These two young women were equally as impressive in this interview as they were finishing 1-2, for the first time in history, in the all around competition. 7

Shawn Johnson, U.S. Women?s Gymnastics Olympian, has multiple opportunities to go for individual gold medals in the coming days. Thursday evening (Friday in China) she will compete in the All Around and will also compete in the individual events in the days to come. The spunky teenager has the talent to be a driving force in Beijing. She?s a long way from the cornfields of Iowa. 4

Had you scripted (and it was obvious these girls’ responses to Costas’ questions were spontaneous, and heartfelt) this performance, it could not have been more stirring. These two young women were equally as impressive in this interview as they were finishing 1-2, for the first time in history, in the all around competition. 7

Born on October 29, 1954, Herman Frazier is currently the Athletic Director in the University of Hawaii. He is an Olympiad and was a 1976 Olympic Gold medalist for his country. He won the mens relay 4 x 400 meters for United States. He became the chef de mission in 2004 for the United States. Frazier became the Athletic Director in 2002 and serves as the worst administrator in the history of college athletics as uniformly known. 9