Shawn Johnson wins Dancing with the Stars

Congratulations goes out to 17-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson on winning the mirrorball trophy for Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars. The finale aired last night and started off being down to her, Gilles Marini, and Melissa Rycroft. Mid-way through the night, Melissa was sent home, and the finals came down to Shawn and Gilles, who performed one last dance each and both nailed a perfect scored of 30. Then host Tom Bergeron made the announcement, and said that with just 1% of the vote separating the two, Shawn was the DWTS winner.

Congrats again to Shawn and her dance partner Mark Ballas, who won for the second time in 3 seasons (he won Season 6 with Kristi Yamaguchi). Watch for Shawn, Gilles, and Melissa all on Good Morning America coming up shortly!!

Dancing with the Stars winner named tonight

It's down to the Triple Threat of Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini, and Melissa Rycroft trying to Tango their way to top and win their season of Dancing with the Stars. The three finalists all performed two dances last night -- a paso doble and a freestyle dance, and it's a dead heat. Shawn landed a perfect 30 for her freestyle and a 28 for her paso doble, while Gilles went to the opposite end and landed a perfect 30 for his paso doble and a 28 for his freestyle. Melissa ended up scoring a 29 for her paso doble and a 27 for her freestyle, putting her 2 points behind Shawn and Gilles.

Who's going to win? Tune in tonight to find out!! (Or, of course, you can come back here tomorrow morning while you're checking out a fresh batch of dirt!)