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Head coach(es) | Valeri Liukin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Anna Kotchneva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Liukin (Balance beam) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | July 2, 2012[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alma mater | New York University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | nastialiukin |
Anastasia "Nastia" Valeryevna Liukin (
Personal life
Liukin was born on October 30, 1989, in
Liukin is fluent in English and Russian.[6][9] She graduated from Spring Creek Academy, located in Plano, Texas, in the spring of 2007. She enrolled as an international business major at Southern Methodist University in January 2008, and took a leave from classes to concentrate on preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games. She returned to campus in spring 2009, but her travel schedule and professional commitments caused her to withdraw before the end of the semester. In January 2013, Liukin attended New York University where she studied sports management and psychology, graduating in May 2016.[10]
Nastia has been involved with numerous charities and philanthropy over the years including Cards for Hospitalized Kids, breast cancer awareness and more.[11][12] Liukin also established the Nastia Liukin Fund with USA Gymnastics which helps support fitness oriented programs for young people.[13]
Junior career
Liukin began gymnastics at the age of three because she was "always hanging around in the gym" with her parents, who could not afford a babysitter to look after her while they were working as coaches. Liukin's parents initially did not aspire for their daughter to become a gymnast, knowing the pressure of high-level competition firsthand, but relented when they noticed her aptitude for the sport.[6][9][14]
Liukin competed in her first national championships as a junior in 2002, at the age of 12 and a half. In contrast to her WOGA teammates
By 2003, Liukin was one of the strongest junior gymnasts in the United States.[
Senior career
2005–2006
In 2005, Liukin won her first senior
In March 2006, Liukin placed first in the all-around at the
In late August, at the 2006 U.S. National Championships, Liukin successfully defended her all-around, beam and bars titles, becoming a two-time senior national champion.[28] She was named to the U.S. team for the 2006 World Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, and was expected by many to be a strong contender for the all-around title. However, because of an ankle injury, she was only able to compete on the uneven bars. Her bars routine in team finals scored a 15.7 and helped the U.S. team win the silver medal. Liukin also qualified for the event finals on bars, scoring 16.05 to earn a silver medal behind Britain's Beth Tweddle.[29]
2007
Liukin's ankle injury required surgery, and the recovery period kept her out of both national and international competition for much of the year. In July 2007, although she was still recovering from her injury, she returned to competition as a member of the American team for the
Despite limited training time on floor and vault in the summer of 2007, Liukin opted to compete all-around at the 2007 U.S. National Championships. She posted the highest score of the entire meet on bars and the second highest score on beam on the second day of competition, winning the senior bars title for the third year in a row and placing second on beam. However, she made several falls and errors on floor and vault, finishing in third place overall, more than five points behind
Following Nationals, Liukin was named to the American team for the World Championships in
2008
Liukin's first meet of the 2008 season was the American Cup in New York City, where she defeated 2007 winner
At the 2008 U.S. National Championships in
2008 Olympics
Liukin performed in the all-around in the qualifying round of competition. She fell on her dismount from the uneven bars, but nevertheless qualified for the all-around final with a score of 62.325.[40] Liukin also qualified to three event finals: beam, uneven bars (in spite of the fall) and floor exercise.[41]
In the team finals, Liukin performed on three events: beam, bars and floor exercise. Her uneven bars score of 16.900 was the highest mark awarded in the entire Olympic competition. Liukin performed second on balance beam, matching her qualifying score of 15.975.[42][43] On floor exercise, she stepped out of bounds on her first tumbling pass, incurring a 0.1-point penalty, with a final score of 15.200.[43][44] The American team earned the silver medal, 2.375 points behind China.[citation needed]
On August 15, Liukin performed clean routines on all four events (sticking her landings on three out of four events) to win the all-around gold medal with a final score of 63.325.[45][46][47] Shawn Johnson took the silver medal with a score of 62.725. The win marked the third time that an American woman had won the Olympic all-around title; Mary Lou Retton and Carly Patterson were the two previous American gold medalists. It was also the fourth time in the history of the Games that two athletes from the same country had taken first and second place in the women's all-around.[48]
"Liukin is simply breathtaking [on balance beam]. From the moment she puts her fingertips onto the beam and presses herself up into the splits, her long legs unfurling like the petals of a flower, every movement is performance art. In one front somersault she lands without ever putting one of her feet on the beam, brushing it back until her leg is fully extended behind her. It's incredibly difficult – few other people even try it – yet she does it as easily as a cartwheel.
In the event finals, Liukin earned a surprising bronze medal on floor exercise with a score of 15.425, behind Shawn Johnson, with 15.500, and Romanian Sandra Izbasa, with 15.650.[50] On uneven bars, Liukin and China's He Kexin both posted final marks of 16.725 and earned identical A- and B-panel scores of 7.70 and 9.025, respectively. However, He Kexin was awarded the gold medal, and Liukin got the silver, after a tie-breaking calculation that took into account individual marks given by judges on the B-panel.[51][52] In the balance beam final, Liukin scored 16.025 to claim silver behind Shawn Johnson's 16.225.[53] With her fifth Beijing medal, Liukin tied Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Miller for the most gymnastics medals won by an American in a single Olympic Games.[4][54]
Following her success in Beijing, Liukin was named the USOC Female Athlete of the Month (August) and ultimately USOC Co-Sportswoman of the Year alongside swimmer Natalie Coughlin; the Women's Sports Foundation Individual Sportswoman of the Year and FIG Athlete of the Year.[55][56][57][58] In addition, she was ranked third in the Associated Press' 2008 Female Athlete of the Year voting behind Candace Parker and Lorena Ochoa.[59]
2009
Liukin decided that she was not done with gymnastics and made her first post-Olympics competitive appearance at the CoverGirl Classic, where she competed only on the balance beam. She placed second behind WOGA teammate Ivana Hong.[60] Liukin once again just performed on the beam at the U.S. Championships, placing fourth.[61] Liukin was added to the national team and included in the World Championships selection camp. However, she pulled out of Worlds selection consideration because she felt that she was not up to World Championships standards.[62]
2012
Liukin announced in the fall of 2011 that she had resumed training for the 2012 Olympic Games.[63] She returned to competition at the 2012 U.S. Classic and only competed on the balance beam, where she finished third.[64] At the Visa Championships, Liukin competed on the balance beam and the uneven bars.[65] On the balance beam, she scored a 15.100 on night one, followed by a 14.100 on night two to place sixth on the event. On the uneven bars, she placed 20th after scoring a 13.150 on night one and 13.650 on night two.[66] Liukin was chosen to compete at the Olympic Trials.[67]
Liukin's gymnastics career came to an end after the 2012 Olympic Trials. On the final night of competition, she fell off the bars on her Gienger release, but got back up to finish her routine and landed her first competitive dismount since her comeback. Her bars routine received a 13.950.[failed verification] Her beam routine scored a 14.950,[failed verification] and she did not make the Olympic team. Liukin went to London as the athlete representative for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).[68]
Eponymous skill
Liukin has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[69]
Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
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Balance beam | Liukin | Salto forward tucked, take-off from one leg to stand on one or two feet | C |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
Nastia Liukin Cup
The Nastia Liukin Cup is an annual gymnastics competition held in the United States that is hosted by Liukin. The inaugural edition was contested in 2010. The competition is open to Level 10 gymnasts, who can only qualify for the event at designated invitationals across the country. There are both junior and senior fields for the competition, and the competition takes place the Friday prior to the AT&T American Cup, which occurs on the next day, Saturday. The incentive of the competition is to give pre-elite athletes the experience and opportunity to compete on a raised podium surface as well as in a large arena, which is not the norm for average USAG Optional competitions. In 2009, Liukin established the Nastia Liukin Fund in conjunction with USA Gymnastics. The fund's goals include building partnerships with fitness-oriented programs for young people and supporting clubs that have programs that aid gymnastics athletes who need financial assistance. Since its inception in 2010, all net proceeds from the Nastia Liukin Cup have gone to the fund.[70][failed verification][non-primary source needed]
Many former competitors at the Cup have gone on to elite competition and even international competition, with 2012 Olympic Champion
Media appearances
Film and television
Liukin had cameo roles in the April 2006
Liukin was on The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars after the 2008 Olympic Games, which was broadcast nationwide on MyNetworkTV.[75]
On February 24, 2015, Liukin was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the
On May 4, 2015, Liukin was announced as the grand marshal for the 99th Indianapolis 500.[79]
In January 2023, Liukin appeared on the reality show Special Forces on
Liukin serves as an analyst for NBC Sports Group during their coverage of gymnastics events.[81] She was also a special correspondent for NBC during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.[82]
Professional alliances
In 2017, Liukin launched her own line of gymnastics equipment, including mats, bars and balance beams in her signature pink, produced by American Athletic, Inc.[83]
Liukin's corporate sponsors include
Liukin was a Longines Sports Ambassador of Elegance in 2006
Literature
Liukin released her autobiography, Finding My Shine, on November 24, 2015.[90]
Competitive history
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT
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2002 | USA-Japan Dual Meet | ||||||
USA-Canada Friendly | |||||||
Pan American Championships | |||||||
American Classic | 5 | ||||||
U.S. Classic | 4 | 4 | |||||
U.S. National Championships | 15 | 5 | 5 | ||||
2003 | Pan American Games | ||||||
American Classic | |||||||
U.S. Classic | |||||||
U.S. National Championships | |||||||
2004 | Pacific Alliance Championships |
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American Classic | |||||||
U.S. National Championships | |||||||
Senior | |||||||
2005 | American Cup | 6 | |||||
USA-Great Britain Friendly | |||||||
USA-Switzerland Friendly | |||||||
U.S. Classic | 4 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 4 | ||||||
World Championships | |||||||
2006 | American Cup | ||||||
Pacific Alliance Championships |
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U.S. Classic | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||
U.S. National Championships | 7 | ||||||
World Championships | |||||||
2007 | |||||||
Pan American Games | |||||||
U.S. National Championships | 12 | ||||||
World Championships | 5 | ||||||
2008 | American Cup | ||||||
Pacific Rim Championships | 4 | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 8 | ||||||
U.S. Olympic Trials |
5 | ||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||
2009 | U.S. Classic | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 4 | ||||||
2010 | did not compete | ||||||
2011 | |||||||
2012 | U.S. Classic | ||||||
U.S. National Championships | 19 | 6 | |||||
U.S. Olympic Trials |
10 | 7 |
See also
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of top Olympic gymnastics medalists
- List of top medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- List of Olympic female gymnasts for the United States
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