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Olympians are the most skilled athletes in the world They are among the youngest famous athletes. They compete with their national colors, and also wear their national colors during contests. They are usually seen in action when they’re at their peak, typically younger than 30 and, in many instances, younger than 20. It’s not surprising that they are growing up fast since Olympic events occur only each four years. But, we don’t get updates from athletes after they’ve retired and don’t know what they’re doing! We’ve identified the top to let you know what they’ve been doing lately!
Shawn Johnson
When she was just three years old, she started gymnastics. By the year 2008 she had earned the silver medal in balance beaming. Johnson was named “America’s Most-Followed sports Figure” according to Forbes in the year following. On July 3, 2012 Johnson announced her decision to retire from gymnastics.
Alicia Sacramone
From 2004 to 2008 Alicia began gymnastics at eight, and she was awarded 13 medals during the US National Championships. Since then, she has won the total of ten gold medals, which makes her the second-highest recognized American gymnast. She quit the sport in 2012.
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is simply the most skilled athlete on earth in all things. He holds the most silver medals (23) and individual gold medals (13) and 16 medals total for individual competitions. He has been awarded 28 total medals which makes his the highest-ranked Olympic athlete of all time.
Aly Raisman
Aly was head for the Fierce Five the US women’s gymnastics team which participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She took home gold for the team and also for herself. She took home gold for the team as well as silver for her efforts on her own during Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Dara Torres
Dara has been the only American Olympic swimmer to compete in five Olympic Games. She has won 12 medals (four gold) and was the oldest athlete to be chosen as a member of on an Olympic team when she was 41. She has been an announcer and reporter for a variety of networks that include NBC, ESPN, and Fox and has also enjoyed a the opportunity to model for a number of networks.
Greg Louganis
Greg Louganis was a gold medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (he was one of the favorites to compete in the 1988 Olympics but was unable participate because of the boycott by America. United States). In recognition of his accomplishments as a diver for amateurs and scuba diver, he was awarded awards. Since then, he’s been coach of divers from the US dive teams between the years 2012 and 2016.
Nastia Liukin
The parents of Nastia were highly skilled gymnasts. She began gymnastics at three after spending a lot of time in the gymnasium. The balance beam was her world championship between 2005 and 2007, and was the Olympic individual champion all-around in 2008.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is regarded as a pioneer in the world of gymnastics for women. She was the first female to be awarded the all-around gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (a title she retained for 20 years after). The well-known “Retton Flip” one of the gymnastics moves was named in her honor. In 1997 she was admitted into the National Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan, a figure skater was the most well-known female athlete during the 2000s. She had the distinction of holding the record record for the most Olympic medals. She’s also considered the best figure skater ever. Between 1998 and 2002 she was awarded two Olympic medals, as in 14 other prestigious awards.
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
Jenner was the winner of in 1976 the Olympic decathlon championship in Montreal which earned him the title of “world’s greatest athlete” according to the tradition. After his win in Montreal, he set a new 3rd consecutive record for the world, which earned his the status that of “all-American the hero.” Jenner underwent gender change surgery in the year the year 2015, and has since become referred to by the name of Caitlyn Jenner.
Shaun White
Shaun White is widely regarded as the most renowned Olympic snowboarder ever. He took gold in the half-pipe competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics with only three points short of the perfect score. He scored a good enough score to earn the gold medal without having to compete again in the 2010 Olympics however, he chose to run it anyway. He finished just 1.5 points shy of the perfect result this time.
Nadia Comăneci
Nadia was one of the very few gymnasts in Olympic history to earn an absolute mark in the range of 10.0 – and did this at the age of 14! Another six flawless scores, and 3 gold medals was given to her during in the 1996 Montreal Olympics. Through her career, she’s received nine gold medals and 4 World Championship medals.
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin became the first woman to complete 100 meters backstroke in less than an hour while attending the University of California. Additionally, she made history as the only American woman to collect six medals at a single Olympiad and also the first female to take home silver in the backstroke 100 meters during two consecutive Olympics during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Shannon Lee Miller
Miller won Miller his first All-Around World Championships in 1993 and 1994 . She also won winning the bronze medal in the balance beam at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Simone Biles was the most successful athlete in Olympic history, up to the year in which she competed in the Olympics with seven medals.
Janet Evans
Janet Beth Evans is a former athlete who hails from her home in the United States who specialized in freestyle races over long distances. Evans was the world winner and also set a new world record during two 1988 Olympics with four gold medals.
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill finished second in figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics and then took home the long and short programs to win gold. It is her first time to earn the gold medal without having to use a triple jump after that. She has even invented a revolutionary skating technique, called the “Hamill camel” which is an a camel spin that turns into the sit spin.
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan won silver in 1994 and bronze in 1992 at the Winter Olympics after surviving an attack on her knee that was planned by Tonya Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. After quitting competing in figure skating, Kerrigan has undertaken a number of different projects, including acting as a commentator publishing two book, as well as appearing during the current season on Dancing With the Stars.
Joan Benoit
Benoit was the first woman to be an Olympic race champion back in 1984. (the year in which the event was first introduced). The victory was more impressive since she had knee surgery prior to she began the Olympic trials. Benoit as well as her partner Scott live at Freeport, Maine. She has worked as an inspirational public speaker and sports commentator as well as a coach to female athletes of all sizes.
Tara Lipinski
Lipinski was able to make history as the youngest person to achieve the Olympic gold medal when she won her victory in the final against Michelle Kwan, who was generally considered to be the favorite to take home the gold. The judges were apparently awestruck with her triple loop performance as she danced to music from the animated film Anastasia. A series of hip injuries caused Lipinski to stop skating competitively at a young age, but she’s still involved on the ice as commentator. In Sochi the Russian was able to make the Olympic commentary debut. as per reports she’ll be with Johnny Weir for the future Winter Olympics.
