U.S. Olympic Athletes

Nastia Liukin

  • Home:  Parker, TX
  • Birthday:  10/30/1989
Biography
Nastia has been a dominant force in the world of gymnastics for several years. She won the World Championships titles on both uneven bars and balance beam at the 2005 World Championships, as well as earning the silver medals in the all-around and floor exercise. She returned to the World Championships in 2006 and helped her team earn the silver medal and also won the silver medal on uneven bars. Nastia is the 2005 and 2006 Visa National Champion and was named USA Gymnastics' Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005 and tied for this honor in 2006. She is the only daughter of Valeri and Anna Liukin, both of whom coach at WOGA. Her father won four medals at the 1988 Olympic Games, including two gold, and her mother was a 1987 rhythmic gymnastics world champion. Liukin would like to become an actor; she has already appeared in a TV advertisement for Adidas and a film on gymnastics.

Personal Information
Hometown: Parker, TX
Began Gymnastics In: 1993
How did you get involved?: My parents were both gymnasts and later coaches. I was always hanging around in the gym with them.
Favorite Gymnastics Thing: I love traveling all over the world, meeting new people, and running into my parents' old friends who are still competing! I feel like part of a big family!
Favorite Event: Bars, Beam
Goals: My goal is to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games.
School: Southern Methodist University
Favorite School Subject: Spanish

Interests Outside the Gym
Favorite Music/Book: music: Colbie Caillat, Kelly Clarkson, Saving Jane; book: Someone Like You
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl, The Hills
Favorite Food: sushi
Hobbies: swimming, shopping

National Competition Results
2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-UB; 2nd-BB; 3rd-AA; 12th-FX
2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 1st-AA, BB, UB; 7th-FX
2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan.: 1st-BB; 4th-AA; 6th-UB; 9th-VT(T), FX
2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind.: 1st-AA, UB, BB; 2nd-FX
2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.: 1st-AA, UB, BB; 2nd-FX; 4th-VT
2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.: 1st-AA, UB, BB, FX; 4th-VT (Jr. Div)
2004 American Classic, Ontario, Calif.: 1st-AA, BB, FX, UB (Jr. Div)
2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.: 1st-AA, UB, BB, FX (Jr. Div)
2003 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas: 1st-AA, VT, UB, BB, FX (Jr. Div)
2003 American Classic, Boston, Mass.: 1st-AA, FX; 2nd-UB (Jr. Div)
2003 Podium Meet, Fairfax, Va.: 1st-AA, UB, BB, FX (Jr. Div)
2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 5th-BB, FX (Jr. Div)
2002 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.: 2nd-BB; 3rd-AA; 4th-FX, UB
2002 American Classic, Indianapolis, Ind.: 3rd-FX; 5th-BB
2002 Podium Meet, Orlando, Fla.: 5th-FX

International Competition Results

2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China: 1st- AA; 2nd- Team, BB, UB; 3rd; FX
2008 Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 1st-AA
2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-Team, AA, BB; 2nd-UB; 4th-FX(T)
2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany: 1st-Team, BB; 2nd-UB; 5th-AA
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1st-Team; 2nd-UB, BB
2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark: 2nd-Team, UB
2006 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team, AA(t), UB; 2nd- BB
2006 Tyson American Cup, Philadelphia, Pa.: 1st-AA
2005 World Championships, Melbourne, Australia: 1st-UB, BB; 2nd-AA, FX
2005 USA/SUI, Maggligen, Switzerland: 1st-Team, AA, UB, BB, FX; 2nd-VT
2005 USA/GBR, Lilleshall, Great Britain: 1st-Team, AA, BB, FX(T); 2nd-UB
2005 American Cup, Long Island, N.Y.: 1st-BB(T); 6th-UB
2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team, AA, UB, BB, FX (Jr. Div)
2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: 1st-Team, BB; 2nd-AA; 3rd-UB, FX
2002 USA/Canada, Houston, Texas: 1st-Team, 2nd-UB, FX; 3rd-AA, BB (Jr. Div)
2002 Junior Pan American Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: 1st-Team; 2nd-AA, UB, BB
2002 USA/Japan Dual Meet, Houston, Texas: 1st-Team, AA, UB, BB, FX