Nastia Liukin Biography

• Birth Name: Anastasia Liukin


• Birth Place: Moscow, Soviet Union


• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/30/1989, Scorpio


• Profession: Gymnast

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• Nastia Liukin Relationships:


• Valeri Liukin - Father


• Anna Kotchneva Liukin - Mother


• College:


• Attended Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

 

• Nastia Liukin Fast Facts:

• Comes from a family of gymnasts: mother, Anna, was a rhythm gymnastics world champion in 1987; father, Valeri, medaled four times, including two golds, in the 1988 Olympics for the Soviet Union national team.


• Began competing at age 6.


• Trains at the WOGA (World Olympic Gymnastics Academy), which was co-founded by her parents; other alumni include 2004 all-around Olympic gold medalist Carly Patterson.


• Two-time all-around national champion in 2005 and 200leri6.


• Suffered an ankle injury in 2006 that required surgery.


• Shares the record (with Shannon Miller) for the most world championship medals (nine) by a U.S. gymnast.

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Gymnastics Accomplishments:

• Liukin won five medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics: gold in the all-around, silvers on bars and beam, and bronze on floor. This total ties Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Miller for the most medals won by an American gymnast in a single Games.
  


• Liukin has tied Shannon Miller and Alicia Sacramone for the US record of nine medals won in World Championship competition.

She won four straight national all-around titles from 2003-2006 (two as a senior and two in the junior division).

• Liukin won the uneven bars title at US Nationals from 2003-2008, earned three world medals on the event (gold in 2005; silver in 2006 and 2007), and won the Olympic silver medal in a controversial tie-breaker.
  


• She placed second all-around to US teammate Chellsie Memmel at the 2005 World Championships by the smallest margin possible (.001).

Gymnastics Results:

International:

• 2008 Olympics: 2nd team; 1st all-around; 2nd bars; 2nd beam; 3rd floor


• 2008 Pacific Rim Championships: 1st team; 1st all-around; 2nd bars (tie); 1st beam; 4th floor (tie)


• 2008 Tyson American Cup: 1st all-around; 1st bars; 2nd beam; 2nd floor


• 2007 World Championships: 1st team; 5th all-around; 2nd bars; 1st beam


• 2007 Pan American Games: 1st team; 2nd bars; 2nd beam


• 2006 World Championships: 2nd team; 2nd bars


• 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships: 1st team; 1st all-around (tie); 1st bars; 2nd beam


• 2006 Tyson American Cup: 1st all-around; 1st bars; 2nd beam; 1st floor


• 2005 World Championships: 2nd all-around; 1st bars; 1st beam; 2nd floor


• 2005 American Cup: 1st beam (tie)


• 2003 Pan American Games: 1st team; 2nd all-around; 3rd bars; 1st beam; 3rd floor