Why Shawn Johnson Says She Feels “Sad” Looking Back at Herself on Olympic Podium
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Shawn Johnson said she feels “very sad” looking back at “that kid that was on the Olympic podium.” The gymnast became a decorated Olympian at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won four medals—including the gold medal on the balance beam—at just 16 years old. But Shawn, now 29, remembers how much she “struggled” to get there. The Winning Balance author spoke candidly about how competing on the U.S. National Team as a teen caused her to develop an eating disorder. On the Dinner Party with Jeremy Fall podcast, Shawn said that “flaws” within the sport helped lead to her disorder, since she didn’t…