russian born october russian american retired artistic olympic individual champion world champion balance beam world champion uneven bars time national champion winning twice junior twice senior world championships medals seven individual tied highest tally medals tied miller record american having won medals single non olympic games key member senior team represented united_states world championships olympic games october announced returning hopes making second olympic team olympic team falls pre olympic events retired sport personal life born october moscow soviet_union child soviet champion summer olympics gold medalist world clubs champion rhythmic family members russian orthodox church nickname russian family immigrated united_states half years old following breakup soviet_union settled new_orleans moving texas teamed soviet champion athlete open texas fluent english russian graduated located texas spring enrolled freshman international business major january took leave classes concentrate preparations olympic games returned campus spring travel schedule professional commitments caused withdraw end semester stated hoped continue studies future signature color pink pink worn beijing olympics competition updates blog official website regularly posts twitter line elite line pink equipment claimed relationship american figure february article denied rumors interview entertainment tonight stating close friends january began college studying sports management psychology graduated june engaged boyfriend hockey player announced engagement photo ring background happened junior career began age hanging gym parents afford look working coaches parents initially daughter knowing pressure high level competition relented noticed sport competed national championships junior age half contrast teammates finished second respectively suffered fall uneven bars rendered unable finish routine continued rest competition despite incomplete bars set finished 15th landed final spots chosen compete team junior contributed team gold medal placed second uneven bars balance beam strongest junior united_states won junior division gold medals events uneven bars balance beam floor exercise repeated accomplishments member gold medal winning team took second place fellow american won junior division pacific alliance championships born months young compete senior eligible place team olympics athens scores junior division national championships competitive posted seniors national team coordinator said eligible named olympic team senior career won senior national championships earned gold medals bars beam world championships melbourne finished second teammate score event finals won gold uneven bars balance beam silver floor exercise march placed american cup pacific alliance championships tied teammate won uneven bars title silver medal beam contributed team gold medal performance competed classic defending champion falls uneven bars floor resulted fourth place finish scored extremely balance beam competitor meet junior senior earn score event interviewed abc television dancing stars said realized winning journey late august national championships successfully defended beam bars titles time senior national champion named team world championships denmark expected strong contender title ankle injury sustained training competition began able compete event uneven bars spite injury qualification round bars set earned highest score competitor apparatus meet bars routine team finals scored helped team win silver medal qualified event finals bars took small step finished earning silver medal britain ankle injury required surgery recovery period kept national international competition year july recovering injury returned competition member american team rio_de_janeiro competed bars beam contributing team gold medal finish winning individual silver medals uneven bars balance beam finals despite limited training time floor vault summer opted compete national championships posted highest score entire meet bars second highest score beam second day competition winning senior bars title year row placing second beam suffered falls errors floor vault finished place overall points gold medalist named american team world championships germany competed team qualifying round bars beam finals score bars routine team finals highest score day end entire world championships end beam routine foot slipped setting prompting change usual skill half twisting simple lost credit avoided fall earned team recovered mistakes finish overall nearly point ahead silver medal chinese struggles balance beam continued final fell apparatus flight series spite bars highest score day competitor event finished competition fifth place event finals rallied regained world champion title balance beam score earned silver uneven bars russia scoring taking step meet season american cup new_york_city defeated winner regain title posted highest score meet uneven bars march competed championships led american team gold medal won balance beam titles team competition posted time high score uneven bars event finals fell release took step earning taking second place national championships boston fell floor double day competition strong meet events placed second regained national champion title beam defended national title uneven bars fourth consecutive year scoring finals highest recorded score american event advent new code points june competed philadelphia finishing second johnson earning berth american team beijing olympics performed qualifying round competition fell uneven bars qualified final score ranked second competitors points friend olympic roommate qualified event finals beam uneven bars spite fall floor exercise team finals performed events beam bars floor exercise uneven bars score highest mark awarded entire olympic competition performed second balance beam matching qualifying score floor exercise stepped bounds pass point penalty final score american team earned silver medal points china august performed clean routines events sticking landings events win gold medal final score took silver medal score win marked time american woman won olympic title previous american gold fourth time history games athletes country taken second place women time accomplished olympics romanian won gold silver soviet won gold silver medals games event finals displayed beautiful routine earn surprising bronze medal floor exercise score romanian uneven bars china posted final marks earned identical panel scores respectively won gold medal awarded silver tie breaking calculation took account individual marks given judges panel balance beam final scored claim silver fifth beijing medal tied medals won american single olympic games following success beijing named month august ultimately year alongside swimmer individual year year year addition ranked female athlete year voting march announced annual award honors athlete best represents qualities leadership character ideals april olympic teammate won sullivan award decided post olympics competitive appearance classic competed balance beam placed second teammate thought competing uneven bars beam championships decided perform beam placed fourth looked track possibly fourth world championships team added national team included world championships selection camp pulled worlds selection consideration felt world championships standards months conditioning training routines showing readiness summer training camp petitioned spot order petition granted readiness scoring apparatus qualifying event scoring balance beam petition accepted selection committee beam championships scored night followed night place sixth event bars placed disappointing 20th scoring night night despite chosen compete career came end olympic trials final night competition fell bars release got finish routine landed competitive comeback falling helped coach father continue routine bars routine received finished beam routine scored received standing ovation fans despite end career went london athlete representative routines known long expressive lines flexibility considered weak vault lacking power excelled bars beam performed following skills apparatus comeback performed following skills apparatus eponymous skills floor music variations dark eyes second kill building bullet annual competition held united_states hosted inaugural edition contested competition open level qualify event designated country junior senior fields competition competition takes place friday prior american cup occurs day saturday incentive competition pre elite athletes experience opportunity compete raised podium surface large arena norm average competitions competitors cup gone elite competition international competition having competed edition participated event media appearances film television outside competitive cameo roles april film stick episode quick cameo appearance prep expressed desire actress future following beijing olympics appeared talk shows united_states including tonight jay_leno late night conan brien appeared second season break broadcast nationwide second tour included twist television special women special aired abc october featured singers guest starred series april episode price right appeared guest model february announced celebrities compete 20th season dancing stars partnered professional dancer time champion week semi finals eliminated despite receiving highest scores week consistently earning high scores season announced grand marshal indianapolis serves analyst coverage events contributor summer olympic games london special correspondent nbc winter olympic games broadcast presented daily features olympic zone minute daily nbc covering aspects games professional speaker subjects women sports professional alliances line equipment includes bars balance beams signature pink produced inc corporate sponsors include elite appeared commercial ran olympics commercial signed endorsement deal march appears commercials subway beijing olympics signed american featured boxes expressed interest fashion world served ambassador teammates female athletes signed collaborated create junior girls clothing line modeled june launched line girls wear called department store chain major aide victims natural disasters october partnered help home state texas recover hurricane november helped raise money donated food victims hurricane sandy literature released november competitive history
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