Transcript: Gymnast Shawn Johnson Claims Gold

MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
08-19-2008
Gymnast Shawn Johnson Claims Gold

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.

And in this segment, we head to the Olympics. We have several stories today. First, it was a big day for two American women who came to Beijing with high hopes. After three silver medals, gymnast Shawn Johnson has finally won Olympic gold. It came on the balance beam in the game's final gymnastics competition.

America's Sanya Richards did not fare as well. The runner was ahead in the final stretch of the 400 meters, but then she faded and settled for bronze.

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