1992
At the 1992 American Cup, Miller had the chance to finally defeat Zmeskal, but she fell during her final routine on the floor exercise when she was performing her mount of whipback through to full twisting double back. Then, disaster struck a few months before the Olympics when she broke and dislocated her elbow in the spring of 1992. It appeared her Olympics were over. Miller missed the 1992 Individual Apparatus World Championships in Paris, where she had a fantastic shot at winning both the uneven bars and the balance beam. The two titles went to Lavinia MiloÅŸovici and Kim Zmeskal, respectively.
Miller surprised doctors, coaches, and fans alike by competing in the compulsory portion of the 1992 Nationals, where she defeated Zmeskal. Not quite back up to speed with her more difficult manuveurs, she pulled out of the Optionals and petitioned to the Olympic Trials. It was here that her career catapulted itself to the top. Although the result was controversial, Miller won the O
More about Shannon Miller (From Wikipedia)
Early Years
Miller was born in Rolla, Missouri, but she and her family moved to Edmond, Oklahoma when she was only six months old. Miller began gymnastics at age five, and four years later, read more...
1991
At her first World Championships in 1991 in Indianapolis, Miller won two silver medals - in the uneven bars (where she tied Soviet Tatiana Gutsu) and the team competition. The team read more...
1992
At the 1992 American Cup, Miller had the chance to finally defeat Zmeskal, but she fell during her final routine on the floor exercise when she was performing her mount of whipback read more...
1993 And 1994
Miller dominated world competition for the next two years, becoming the first and only American back-to-back World All-Around Champion in 1993 and 1994. (It should be noted that read more...
1995
In 1993, it had all seemed too easy for Miller. Olympian and television commentator Kathy Johnson commented at the 1993 World Championships, where Miller won every single event in read more...
1996
Although struggling with severe tendinitis in her left wrist, Miller won the 1996 National Championships and once again established herself as the top American entering the Olympics. read more...
Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977 in Rolla, Missouri, United States) is an former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is one of the most decorated gymnasts in U.S. read more...