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- When Shannon MillerΓÇÖs
- parents signed her up for
- a gymnastics class at the
- age of 5, they didnΓÇÖt
- expect her to become the
- Number 1 gymnast in the world one day, but
- she did! Shannon won five medals at the
- 1992 Olympics and the world all-around
- championships in 1993 and 1994.
-
- Shannon first learned how good she could
- be when she was 8 years old. She and her
- mom traveled to Russia, where she met and
- trained with some of the worldΓÇÖs best
- gymnasts and coaches. One coach told
- ShannonΓÇÖs mom that Shannon had the
- potential to be a champion if she got the
- proper coaching.
-