Olympic gymnasts coming to St. Paul

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune

Last update: August 20, 2008 - 1:28 PM

Fresh off their Olympic medal-winning performances at the Beijing games, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson and Chellsie Memmel will share their routines stateside in a 36-city arena tour that includes a stop in St. Paul, show officials announced today.

Members of the men's bronze medal-winning gymnastics team - Jonathan Horton, Kevin Tan, Joe Hagerty and Justin Spring - along with former Olympic medalists will perform as part of the Tour of Gymnastics Superstars Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Morgan and Paul Hamm, Shannon Miller and Blaine Wilson will perform featuring routines choreographed to Disney Records' "Disney Girlz Rock 2" CD and live performances by Jordan Pruitt and KSM.

Tickets are on sale by calling Ticketmaster at 651-989-5151.

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