'Come 2021, we are going to see some of the strongest, most courageous and versatile athletes we've ever seen in history.'
could affect which athletes are still able to compete as part of the U.S. women's gymnastics team.
"It's hard to put into words how an elite athlete has trained their entire life for a concrete day and time, July 2020, and to now have that date moved has basically taken some people's life work and put it up in the air," said Johnson, who won the gold medal for balance beam and silver for team, all-around and floor exercise at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China.
Johnson continued on, telling ET that nobody, no matter how great of an athlete they are, could have prepared for a global pandemic to shake up their world and Olympic dreams. Athletes across the globe will have to make difficult, life-altering decisions going into 2021, but their hard work will not go unnoticed.
"We're going to rewatch our Olympic trials and kind of commentate, just relive these moments," Johnson teased."I'm excited also nervous. Me and Nastia are beyond best friends, but we're so competitive. It's going to be comical, it'll be fun.
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