Biography for
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Date of Birth

30 October 1989, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)

Birth Name

Anastasia Valerievna Liukina

Nickname

Nast

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Trade Mark

Long, slim bodyline

Trivia

Is an only child

2004 U.S. junior national all-around, bars, beam & floor champ.

2003 U.S. junior national all-around, bars, beam & floor champ.

Her dad, Valeri Liukin, was a gymnast for the Soviet Union & the first gymnast to ever perform a triple back on floor exercise

2005 U.S. national all-around, bars & beam champ.

Is coached by her dad

Her dad won 2 golds at the 1988 Olympics in the team & high bar as well as 2 silvers in the all-around and parallel bars.

Her mother, Anna Kotchneva Liukin, was the 1987 rhythmic gymnastic world champion for the Soviet Union

2006 U.S. national all-around, uneven bars & balance beam champ.

2008 Olympics: team silver, all-around gold, uneven bars silver, balance beam silver & floor exercise bronze.

2007 Worlds: team gold & uneven bars silver.

2006 Worlds: team silver & uneven bars silver.

2006 & 2008 American Cup all-around champ.

2005 Worlds: all-around silver, uneven bars gold, balance beam gold & floor exercise silver.

2003 Pan American Games: team gold, all-around silver, balance beam gold, floor exercise bronze and uneven bars bronze.

2007 Pan American Games: team gold, balance beam silver and uneven bars silver.

Where Are They Now

(August 2008) Gold Medal Winner in Women's All Around Gymnastics at Beijing Olympics.