Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukinis a Russian American retired artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around champion, the 2005 and 2007 world champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 world champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. national champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller for the third-highest tally of World Championship medals. Liukin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth30 October 1989
CityMoscow, Russia
CountryUnited States of America
Without my parents and their love and support in my life, I would not be who I am or where I am today.
Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
I dont want to repeat my mistakes.
At the 2012 Olympic Trials, I wanted to make a second Olympic team. I fell face first, and in a blink of an eye, my dreams of competing in a second Olympics were over. Even so, I got up, finished my routine, and saw twenty thousand people cheering. It was my first standing ovation.
I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?
I also want to get out there in the world and do some acting and fashion and modeling.
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
Being with someone I love and care about to feed off positive energy is crucial.
I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
Supergirl is such an iconic brand, and for me to be able to be the new face of it is extremely exciting.
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
I've had to make really big decisions, knowing the results were not always in my control. Through these moments, I've learned to be daring and take risks but understand that everything always happens for a reason.
The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.
Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.