Johnson Dominates Gymnastics Blog Buzz
Heading into Thursday night’s women’s gymnastics individual all-around finals, American gymnast Shawn Johnson leads her top competitors in online buzz, according to Nielsen Online.
Fan buzz between July 28 and August 13 overwhelmingly focused on Johnson, who was more than twice as likely to be discussed by bloggers than her teammate Nastia Liukin.
Liukin was ranked second on Nielsen’s list of the seven most buzzworthy gymnasts competing in the individual finals. China’s Jiang Yuyuan rounded out the top three.
| ATHLETE | COUNTRY | INDEX |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Johnson | U.S. | 100 |
| Nastia Liukin | U.S. | 43 |
| Jiang Yuyuan | China | 16 |
| Anna Pavlova | Russia | 11 |
| Yang Yilin | China | 11 |
| Steliana Nistor | Romania | 8 |
| Ksenia Semenova | Russia | 3 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2008 – August 13, 2008) | ||
| Gymnasts are ranked by online buzz, with the top gymnast indexed at 100. |
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https://www.qa.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2008/johnson-dominates-pre-gymnastics-final-blog-buzz/
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