Shawn Johnson not retiring

Katrina posted a good interview with the reigning World Champion Shawn Johnson on the BodyRhythm blog:

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… Although Johnson placed first all-around at last year’s U.S. Championships, she has not yet confirmed exactly when she will return to competition. She has the chance to defend her world all-around title at the World Championships taking place in London in October.

“It’s hard to give a specific date or place for a competition where I’ll be back,” she told IG. “Whenever I get back into the gym, I’ll get back into competition. It just depends on the time. I’m still riding out the publicity from the Olympics. You want to ride that out as long as you can, because it’s really fun, and it’s what makes your career.” …

Take that doubters – Shawn Johnson interview

Good news for fans.

But I don’t understand why Nastia has had time to get back in the gym, but not Shawn.

Nastia is even busier with special events and appearances.

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