The former 2008 Beijing Games teammates were once tight, but lost touch for nearly a decade, Johnson East said

Gymnast Shawn Johnson has detailed why she refused to speak with her best friend and former Olympics teammate Nastia Liukin for eight years. Johnson, 32, who won the gold medal for balance beam at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,

Shawn Johnson East and Nastia Liukin only mended their years-long rift at the behest of their respective significant others. “Nastia and I were best friends training and at the Olympics, we were roommates,

Shawn Johnson East explained what caused a falling out with former Olympic teammate Nastia Liukin—and how the gymnasts were able to make amends.

Shawn Johnson revealed why she avoided teammate Nastia Luikin for almost a decade. “Nastia and I were best friends, training, and at the [2008] Olympics we were roommates,” Johnson, 32, recalled, referring to their competition in Beijing,