Why has Shawn Johnson not had a post-competitive career within the sport of gymnastics?

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That and the fact that a lot of her skills consisted of her just throwing her body around. For somebody so tiny and so powerful, she was always landing face to knees. On her LOSO-back pike series on beam, her feet have landed on the beam and her head is still upside-down. Not to mention she was very low on her aerial skills. No set, no pop in the air.
 
I strongly disagree that Shawn had poor technique. Her skills were very technical but some of the specific technique she used became a little problematic when she got older - especially the reliance on quick rotation with little set.

I also don’t think saying she “attempted to come back” in 2011(?) is correct. She definitely came back and was part of the Pan Am (?) team where she did reasonably well. It was a short comeback but a proper one.
 
Omg that first video where she’s giving a speech is HILARIOUS. Let me retract everything i said about balanced mental health right here
 
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