Gymnastics Saves 46-Year-Old 7x US Olympic Medalist in Her Ovarian Cancer Journey

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It’s been nearly 3 decades since the ‘Magnificent Seven’, as they were named, put up a stellar performance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and clinched gold for the USA. One of their members, Shannon Miller, recently sat down with USA Today to talk about her journey since, her life after gymnastics, and especially her battle with cancer and how she got through it. [{ "selector": ".knqmq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 309px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

A sudden shock for Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller was diagnosed with germ-cell ovarian cancer in February 2011. It was a really challenging and confusing time for her. However, the 7-time Olympic medallist took inspiration from her life as a sportswoman to fight with cancer and overcome it.

Balancing through tough times

“I think at that point, I reverted back to that competitive mentality a little bit more, that positive mentality that I had learned in sports”, said Miller.

Championed in life

With the same positive reinforcement, she underwent months of chemotherapy and finally recovered within a year. Today, 12 years after her cancer, Miller is living a quaint and peaceful life at 46 years of age.

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