On Friday, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson made her BTN debut as the analyst for the Illinois women’s gymnastics meet vs. Iowa. Johnson, born and raised in Des Moines, IA, took the nation by storm during the 2008 Summer Olympics when she captured four medals, including gold on the balance beam. Six years have passed since returning from Beijing, but Johnson has never stepped out of the limelight. Now Johnson begins this exciting new chapter in her life as a BTN analyst, in which she will be on the call for a number of upcoming meets and the Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Championships on March 22.
Click here to read an interview with Shawn by BTN.