Biography of nastia liukin

During an era of gymnastics that values great tricks, raw power and explosiveness, Nastia Liukin’s elegance and style was a welcome presence. Born October 30, 1989, in Moscow, Russia, Anastasia Valeryevna “Nastia” Liukin is the only daughter of Valeri Liukin, gold medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and a 2005 International Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee, and rhythmic gymnast Anna Kotchneva, the 1987 World Clubs Champion.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Nastia and her parents emigrated to the United States, and eventually settled in Plano, Texas, and opened a gym called World Olympic Gymnastics Academy.

Biography of nastia liukin

Nastia grew up hanging around her parent’s new gym. The Liukins were not so sure they wanted their young daughter to take on the intensity of elite gymnastics. But Nastia wanted to emulate the other girls in the gym, and began serious training with fierce determination.

Nastia was a balletic dancer, with beautiful extension and long