Shawn Johnson wins DWTS. Yes, she is cute and yes she is a gymnast, and yes, she had a great chance of winning from the start. But it goes much deeper than that. I did a mental toughness segment on DWTS last season and stated that these stars have to be mentally, emotionally, and physically tough. They have to continually learn new dance steps, deal with the pressure as well as the training regimen. Given that Shawn Johnson trained for the Olympics-where she learned to deal with continual pressure and scrutiny-she was the hands down favorite to win-and she did.