Unlike most elite gymnasts who train approximately 40 hours a week and have private tutors, Shawn trains 20-25 hours a week and goes to public high school where she is on the “A” Honor Roll and will be a junior this fall.
From Shawn Johnson’s official bio. Yay, public schools. That girl deserved to win.
Olympics Tracker
I can’t believe I haven’t noticed this before, but the NYT has an amazing interactive Olympic infographic. This is top-notch journalism.
