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Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin (lang-ru????????? "?????" ?????????? ?????? (Anastasiya "Nastya" Valeryevna Lyukina); born October 30, 1989) is an American (United States) artistic gymnast (Artistic Gymnastics). She is the 2008 Olympic (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics) individual all-around (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Womens artistic individual all-around) gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion (World Artistic Gymnastics Championships) on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller as the American gymnast having won the most World Championship medals. Liukin has also tied Millers record as the American gymnast having won the most medals in a single non-boycotted Olympic Games.
The daughter of two former Soviet champion gymnasts, Olympic gold medalist Valeri Liukin - the first man to do a triple backflip - and World Champion rhythmic gymnast Anna Kotchneva, Nastia Liukin was born in Moscow and moved to the United States as a young child. She began gymnastics after spending time in the gym while her parents coached. Liukin is coached by her father at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, her familys gymnastics club in Plano, Texas.
Liukin became a member of the U.S. junior national team when she was 12 years old and won the National all-around title at the age of 13. She was the all-around silver medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games. Since 2005, Liukin has been a key member of the U.S. senior team. She is a four-time all-around U.S. National Champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. She has been the U.S. senior National Champion on the uneven bars since 2005. Liukin has represented the United States at three World Championships, the 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games, and the 2006 and 2008 Pacific Rim Championships.
Gymnastname: Nastia Liukin
Fullname: Anastasia Valeryevna Liukin
Allias Name: Nastia, Nast
Date of birth: 1989-10-30
Birth Location: Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height: 5 ft 3 in
Weight: 99lbs (45kg)
Discipline: WAG
Level: Senior International Elite
Gym: World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Headcoach: Valeri Liukin
Assistcoach: Natalya Marakova
Formercoach: Anna Liukin Joe Drake
Choreographer: Natalya Marakova
Website: www.nastialiukin.com/
Medaltemplates: MedalSportWomen's gymnastics (Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics) MedalCountry the USA MedalCompetition Olympic Games (Artistic gymnastics at the Summer Olympics) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)All-around (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's artistic individual all-around) MedalSilver2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)Team (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's artistic team all-around) MedalSilver2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)Uneven bars (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's uneven bars) MedalSilver2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)Balance beam (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's balance beam) MedalBronze2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)Floor (Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's floor) MedalCompetition World Championships (World Artistic Gymnastics Championships) MedalGold2007 Stuttgart (2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Team MedalGold2007 Stuttgart (2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2005 Melbourne (2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2005 Melbourne (2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Balance beam MedalSilver2007 Stuttgart (2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Uneven bars MedalSilver2006 Aarhus (2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Team MedalSilver2006 Aarhus (2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Uneven bars MedalSilver2005 Melbourne (2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)All-around MedalSilver2005 Melbourne (2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships)Floor MedalCompetitionPan American Games MedalGold2007 Rio de Janeiro (2007 Pan American Games)Team MedalGold2003 Santo Domingo (2003 Pan American Games)Team MedalGold2003 Santo Domingo (2003 Pan American Games)Balance beam MedalSilver2007 Rio de Janeiro (2007 Pan American Games)Uneven bars MedalSilver2007 Rio de Janeiro (2007 Pan American Games)Balance beam MedalSilver2003 Santo Domingo (2003 Pan American Games)All-around MedalBronze2003 Santo Domingo (2003 Pan American Games)Uneven bars MedalBronze2003 Santo Domingo (2003 Pan American Games)Floor MedalCompetitionPacific Rim Championships MedalGold2008 San Jose (2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships)Team MedalGold2008 San Jose (2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships)All-around MedalGold2008 San Jose (2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2006 Honolulu (2006 Pacific Alliance Championships)Team MedalGold2006 Honolulu (2006 Pacific Alliance Championships)All-around MedalGold2006 Honolulu (2006 Pacific Alliance Championships)Uneven bars MedalSilver2008 San Jose (2008 Pacific Rim Championships)Uneven bars MedalSilver2006 Honolulu (2006 Pacific Alliance Championships)Balance beam MedalCompetitionAmerican Cup (American Cup (Gymnastics)) MedalGold2008 New York City (2008 American Cup)All-around MedalGold2008 New York City (2008 American Cup)Uneven bars MedalGold2006 Philadelphia (2006 American Cup)All-around MedalGold2006 Philadelphia (2006 American Cup)Uneven bars MedalGold2006 Philadelphia (2006 American Cup)Floor MedalGold2005 Long Island (2005 American Cup)Balance beam MedalSilver2008 New York City (2008 American Cup)Balance beam MedalSilver2008 New York City (2008 American Cup)Floor MedalSilver2006 Philadelphia (2006 American Cup)Balance beam MedalCompetition U.S. Senior National Championships (VISA National Championships) MedalGold2008 Boston (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2008 Boston (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2007 San Jose (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2006 St. Paul (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalGold2006 St. Paul (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2006 St. Paul (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2005 Indianapolis (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalGold2005 Indianapolis (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2005 Indianapolis (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalSilver2008 Boston (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalSilver2007 San Jose (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalSilver2005 Indianapolis (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Floor MedalBronze2007 San Jose (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalCompetition U.S. Junior National Championships (VISA National Championships) MedalGold2004 Kissimmee (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalGold2004 Kissimmee (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2004 Kissimmee (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2004 Kissimmee (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Floor MedalGold2003 Colorado Springs (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)All-around MedalGold2003 Colorado Springs (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Uneven bars MedalGold2003 Colorado Springs (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Balance beam MedalGold2003 Colorado Springs (Gymnastics at the U.S. National Championships)Floor