United States' Shawn Johnson competes during the women's floor final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Romania's Sandra...

...China competes in the horizontal bars during the Apparatus Finals on the sixth day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the at O2 Arena on October 18, 2009 in London, England

Artistic impression

...the balance beam eventduring the Women's All Round Final on the fourth day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the O2 Arena on October 16, 2009 in London, England

...States competes in the vault event during the Apparatus Finals on the fifth day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the O2 Arena on October 17, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by...

...in the women's floor event in the women's individual all-around final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the 02 Arena, in east London, on October 16, 2009. Sloan won...

US gymnast Rebecca Bross performs in the uneven bars event during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the 02 Arena, in east London, on October 14, 2009. The competition...

BEIJING - AUGUST 15: Nastia Liukin of the United States competes on the uneven bars in the artistic gymnastics event at the National Indoor Stadium on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on...

Olympics Day 11 - Artistic Gymnastics BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Gold medalist Shawn Johnson of the USA smiles as she stands on the...

Womens Beam Final ATHENS - AUGUST 23: Carly Patterson of Unites States competes in the women's artistic gymnastics balance beam finals on August 23, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the...

...celebrates on the podium after winning the gold in the women's team final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. China won the...

DYNASTY

...The Chinese team celebrates after winning the gold in the women's team final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. China won the...

GRAND OPENING

...The Chinese team celebrates after winning the gold in the women's team final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. China won the...

FINALLY ... GOLD!

USA's Shawn Johnson competes during the women's apparatus finals for the Balance Beam at artistic gymnastics in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, August 19, 2008./0808191811 Millereau/AP Photo

ALL IN THE FAMILY

...of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the women's individual all-around artistic gymnastics final at the National Indoor Stadium on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on...

...L) and China's He Kexin (C) after the women's uneven bars final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 18, 2008. China's He...