Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukinis a Russian American retired artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around champion, the 2005 and 2007 world champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 world champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. national champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller for the third-highest tally of World Championship medals. Liukin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth30 October 1989
CityMoscow, Russia
CountryUnited States of America
It feels great, even though I had a mistake on the floor. Mostly all my routines are new compared to the World Championships, so I think I just need a little more time to get consistent.
We did so good as a team. I'm so proud of all of us.
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
I tried a little too hard on my beam mount. It was a little nerve-racking falling so early in the routine, but I had to come back and hit (it). That fall was just a fluke.
It's been fun so far. I've never visited three cities in three days like this. Training is going well and I'm happy to see WOGA do well.
It will be good because it will force people to do more difficult skills. And you will see more unique things and not just the same routines.
Without my parents and their love and support in my life, I would not be who I am or where I am today.
I dont want to repeat my mistakes.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of an eye, my dreams of competing in a second Olympics were over. Even so, I got up, finished my routine, and saw twenty thousand people cheering. It was my first standing ovation.
I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?
I also want to get out there in the world and do some acting and fashion and modeling.
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
Being with someone I love and care about to feed off positive energy is crucial.
I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.