Shawn Johnson News

The Missouri Winter Olympics is an athletic competition for everyday folks. Organizer Jeff Collins on Tuesday unveiled a 13-event schedule at various locations in Springfield from Jan.

For the 2008 Summer Olympics, Derek Wu and his family traveled from Salisbury to Beijing, China so they could cheer in the stands.

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson spent the day in Council Bluffs Sunday to speak at the Hy-Vee Whole Health Experience.

Floats carrying the New York Yankees baseball team make their way along Broadway during a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday.

James Pivarnik, an MSU professor who specializes in exercise habits of women and children, will get a workout of his own in January when he carries the Olympic flame as part of the 27,000-mile Olympic Torch Relay leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

EAST LANSING - Dr. Jim Pivarnik is getting ready for one of the shortest runs of his life.

To drum up a bit of excitement for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, The International Olympic Committee has launched The Best of Us Challenge, a collection of fake sporting events which wil pit Olympic athletes against regular people.

Olympic triathalete gold medalist Simon Whitfield and speed skating gold medalist Catriona Le May Doan light the Olympic torches as the first people to carry the Olympic torch from the Legislature as part of the Olympic torch relay.

Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson and a lucky Iowa teen are set to carry the torch for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.

James Pivarnik, Ph.D., FACSM, spends most of his days in the classroom, the exercise science lab, or fulfilling his duties as research integrity officer at Michigan State University.

STATESBORO, Ga., -- October 29, 2009 - Georgia Southern University student Crystal Hardy will carry the Olympic torch as it makes its way to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.

October 29, 2009, 12:01AM Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger Kristen Harabedian of Hunterdon Central is The Star-Ledger's top performer in gymnastics.

Of course John predicted it right , but I'm sure no saw it coming. Natalie Coughlin became the sixth person eliminated from Dancing with the Stars , and in the process, her elimination marks the earliest exit for an individual Olympic gold medalist since the show's 2005 debut.

There are only two athletes on search engine AOL's list of the 100 most searched females on the Internet for 2009: IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick and Olympic gymnastics medalist Shawn Johnson.

China made itself right at home atop the podium. Again. A year after its gold rush at the Beijing Olympics, China won three of the five individual titles at the world gymnastics championships Saturday.

Natalie Coughlin wound up waving goodbye on 'Dancing With the Stars' after she and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, hit a rough spot with their paso doble.

Out of a handful of world champions last week in Olympic sports, Bridget Sloan shone brightest in our panel's eyes.

A judge has found a South Carolina man accused of shooting his mother and stepfather to death not guilty by reason of insanity and committed him to a state mental hospital.

The Americans are making a habit of this 1-2 thing. Bridget Sloan edged teammate Rebecca Bross for the all-around title at the world gymnastics championships last night in London, one year after Nastia Liukin beat Shawn Johnson for the Olympic gold medal in Beijing.

Koko Tsurumi of Japan in action on the uneven bars during the World Gymnastics Championships women's all-around final at the O2 Arena in London, Friday, Oct.