Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin is certainly gymnastic royalty. Originally born in Moscow, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union, the athlete joined team USA for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Liukin took ...
Nastia Liukin was 18 when she won five medals in the 2008 Olympic Games, including a gold medal for the women's all-around gymnastics competition. The athlete, television personality and NBC Sports ...
When 14-time Olympic and World Medalist Nastia Liukin launched the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2010, she wanted to celebrate the accomplishments of young female gymnasts on and off the mat. Today it’s not ...
Yet Nastia Liukin clapped and cheered for Johnson, even as she anxiously paced back and forth. Johnson’s 15.525 equaled Liukin’s score, giving her silver. “I gave my heart and soul out there today,” ...