Nastia Liukin
Birth Name:Anastasia Valeryevna Liukin
Birth Date:October 30, 1989
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:5' 3"
Nationality:Russian
Education:
Graduated from Spring Creek Academy
Attended Southern Methodist University
Biography:
Nastia Liukin of the best gymnasts in the world., Nastia, born in Moscow (Russia) and is the daughter of gymnasts, Valeri Liukin and Anna Kotchneva.
In 2002 participated in their first United States championships in junior category, where his training partners in WOGA Carly Patterson and Hollie Vise were first and second respectively. Nastia instead suffered a parallel decline in the 15th and ended asymmetrical
In 2003 was proclaimed the national champion in the junior competition, and also won gold medals in parallel asymmetrical, balance beam and floor. He also participated in the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, where he won the gold medal with Team USA and the team was 2. Nd in the individual competition behind her Chellsie Memmel.
Revalidated in 2004 the title of champion junior category in the U.S., and also earned the victory in the junior division of the Pacific Alliance Championships.
It was one of the potential members of the U.S. team to compete in the Olympic Games in Athens 2004, but he was only 15 years and the minimum age to participate in the Games was 16. The U.S. team coordinator Martha Karolyi said that his election had been selected.
In 2005 got his first big success in proclaiming the absolute level for the first time U.S. champion in the competition, parallel and asymmetrical balance beam.
In the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games won the gold medal in the individual arts discipline (all around) and three silver medals, two in the exercises for balance beam apparatus and asymmetric bars, and one more team in the competition. It also won the bronze medal in floor exercise, after the Romanian Sandra Izbasa (gold) and also the U.S. Shawn Johnson (Silver).
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