Nastia Liukin      Birth Date: 10/30/1989 Program: Women's Artistic Level: Senior Residence: Parker, TX Club: WOGA Coach: Valeri Liukin, Dina Kamalova, Natalya Marakova Biography At the 2008 Olympic Games, Liukin tied the U.S. gymnastics record of five medals at one Olympic Games set by Mary Lou Retton in 1984 and matched by Shannon Miller in 1992. Liukin’s Olympic medal haul includes one gold (all-around), three silver (team, balance beam and uneven bars) and one bronze (floor exercise). She garnered the most medals of any gymnast at the 2008 Olympic Games. Liukin has won nine world medals (four gold and five silver), which ties the mark of nine world medals held by Shannon Miller, who has earned more world and Olympic medals than any other U.S. gymnast (16 total). She was a member of the 2007 World Championships that won the team gold medal, which was the U.S. women's second world team title in U.S. history and the first ever at a World Championships held outside the United States. Liukin is the 2005-06 U.S. all-around champion. Among the awards Liukin has received during her career are: 2008 Women's Sports Foundation's individual Sportswoman of the Year; U.S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Month for August 2008; and USOC Team of the Year for 2007 (along with her 2007 World Championships teammates). She was named USA Gymnastics' Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005 and tied for the honor in 2006. Liukin was named USA Gymnastics' Sportswoman of the Year in 2008. 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 actress; 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: Traveling, competing & representing the USA Favorite Event: Beam Goals: 2012 Olympics!!! Interests Outside the Gym Favorite Music/Book: Music: Colbie Caillat, Taylor Swift, Ashley Tisdale, Kings of Leon - Book: Twilight series Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl Favorite Food: Sushi Charity: Dallas Morning News, Susan G Komen National Competition Results 2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas: 4th-BB 2009 CoverGirl Classic, Des Moines, Iowa: 2nd-BB 2008 Visa Championships, Boston, Mass.: 1st-UB, BB; 2nd-AA; 8th-FX 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa.: 1st-UB; 2nd-AA, FX(T); 3rd-BB; 5th-VT 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, UB, BB; 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 LEGEND: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Bean | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie