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People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

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Shawn Johnson
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: January 19
Artistic Gymnast
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shawn Machel Johnson East
Shawn Johnson
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