Shawn Johnson.............One of the most smily gymnasts in the hall of fame, she was also on that 2007 gold winning team, that team that got into the hall of fame. Now, for your favorite part of this segment....... The judging!
What I liked: Shawn was an amazing power athlete, her floor exercise was chock-full of great tumbling passes, her vault the Amanar, a walloping 16.5 difficulty, she averaged a 15.9. And she had and artistry on beam, using her power for the tumbling runs.
What I didn't Like: Even though she was a great all-arounder, Shawn Johnson was a power athlete, she didn't pay attention to grace, handstands, she was all power. Unlike Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson had a low difficulty on bars. She never made it into finals on this apparatus, and that could have made her a better all-around gymnast, but Shawn always ignored the artistry aspect of gymnastics, just like Nastia did with the power aspect. She could have used a lot more artistry than she had.
Even though she was lacking grace and artistry, we won't remember Shawn for the things she did badly, we will remember Shawn Johnson for the things she was great at. We will remember Shawn as that girl who got into the gymnastics hall-of-fame, we will remember Shawn as a winner.
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