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Shawn Johnson East Opens Up About Olympic Gold and Body Image

Original: Olympic Gold, Dancing With the Stars and a Prescription to Stay Small | Shawn Johnson East

Shawn Johnson East, the American gymnast who won Olympic gold in Beijing and later won Dancing With the Stars, is speaking publicly about being prescribed medication to stay small during her elite gymnastics career. Her comments have renewed debate over pressure on young female gymnasts to control their weight, and listeners are praising her candor about the lasting toll of those expectations.

Why now: Her candid revelations about harmful weight-pressure practices in elite gymnastics have struck a chord amid ongoing scrutiny of the sport.

Shawn Johnson EastDancing With the StarsTeam USAOlympics

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