Johnson helped the U.S. women win the team gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, which was just the second world team title in U.S. history and the first won at a World Championships held outside of the United States. She also won gold medals in the all-around and floor exercise. It was the first time the USA won both the team and all-around gold medals at the same World Championships.
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Johnson named ABC “World News” “Person of the Week”
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 14, 2007— 2007 world all-around champion Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, has been selected as ABC “World News’” “Person of the Week” for her accomplishments at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Johnson also is the 2007 world floor exercise champion and a member of the U.S. Team that won the women's world team title. She will be profiled on tonight’s broadcast.
Johnson helped the U.S. women win the team gold medal, which is just the second ever for the USA and the first team title won at a World Championships held outside of the United States. Johnson is one of four U.S. women to win the coveted world all-around title, joining Kim Zmeskal (1991), Shannon Miller (1993-94) and Chellsie Memmel (2005). She also won the world floor exercise gold medal.
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U.S. women, men advance to team finals of 2007 World Championships, qualify for 2008 Olympic Games
The U.S. Women’s and Men’s Teams advanced to the team finals of the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as qualified to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games. The U.S. women finished first in Sunday’s qualification round and the U.S. men finished fourth in today’s qualification round. For complete articles and coverage of the 2007 World Championships, visit www.usa-gymnastics.org.
The U.S. Women’s Team takes on the world tomorrow, Sept. 5, at 8 a.m. ET in the women’s team finals. Joining the United States are Brazil, China, France, Great Britain, Italy, Romania and Russia. The U.S. Men’s Team competes in the team finals on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 8 a.m. ET against China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Romania, Russia, and Spain.
Click here to view the latest “USA Gymnastics: Behind the Team” video clips of post-competition interviews available only on the AT&T blue room Team USA site. Be sure to check the now playing box to catch the most up-to-date clips.
Don’t forget that you can watch the men’s and women’s team, all-around and individual event finals on a free Webcast, both live and on-demand, at www.wcsn.com beginning tomorrow, Sept. 5.
