World champion gymnast Shawn Johnson hoped to be back in her own gym, two days after rising floodwaters left a foot of water in the building, located in West Des Moines, Iowa. More...

Shawn Hohnson practicing in Philly, getting ready for Olympic Trials: [QUOTE] About 100 volunteers spent 17 hours at Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute on Saturday, cleaning out the gym and building a new gymnastics floor so Johnson can train there. The floor isn't an Olympic regulation floor, but with the Olympic trials only a few days away, Johnson's coach, Liang Chow, is trying to disrupt her routine as little as possible. Johnson leaves today for the Olympic trials, which begin Thursday in Philadelphia. [/QUOTE] Who would have guessed that the 2008 USA National Champion Shawn Johnson doesn't practice on an Olympic regulation floor?! What doesn't make it Olympic regulation? The size or something?