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'Dancing' champ: No need for Abdul as judge

Sep. 16, 2009
It says something about the popularity of "Dancing With the Stars" that the show's dancers have become almost as famous as the celebrities they're paired with. Take Mark Ballas, who last season waltzed and tangoed his way to a first-place finish with Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson.
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LOS ANGELES, May 19 (UPI) -- Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson was declared the Season 8 winner of "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
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NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson has won the AAU's Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States.
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LOS ANGELES, March 26 (UPI) -- A 34-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly jumped the fence at the "Dancing with the Stars" studio in Los Angeles and police found guns in his car.

USA Gymnastics co-founder Sundby dies

VISTA, Calif., March 21 (UPI) -- Gymnast Glenn Sundby, who helped found USA Gymnastics, has died in Vista, Calif., at the age of 87, the gymnastics governing body says.
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Olympic Medal: W. Bal. Beam Gymnastics

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Shawn Johnson of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the gymnastics balance beam competition.
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Olympic Medal: W All-Around Gymnastics

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Nastia Liukin of the United States won the Olympic women's all-around gymnastics gold medal Friday in Beijing.

Shawn Johnson leads at Olympic gym trials

PHILADELPHIA, June 21 (UPI) -- Shawn Johnson finished first in the vault, balance beam and floor exercise Friday on the opening night of the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastic trials.

Olympians named for 2006 class

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Bart Conner, Tim Daggett, Mitch Gaylord, Jim Hartung Wednesday were among those named to the class of 2006 by the United States Olympic Committee.

U.S. gymnast Hamm to keep Olympic gold

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Thursday U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm can keep his Olympic gold medal despite a South Korean appeal.

Counterfeit money found at gymnast's home

ATLANTA, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Thousands of dollars in counterfeit money was found in the former home of Olympic gold medal gymnast Olga Korbut, the Secret Service said Wednesday. Korbut was
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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo