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unusual facts about Nastia Liukin


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Nastia Liukin, gymnast, 2008 Olympic Individual All-Around Gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars.


Elena Zamolodchikova

Her start value was lowered as a result from 10.0 to 9.7, and she scored a 9.162, placing her behind Americans Alicia Sacramone and Nastia Liukin, and Dutch gymnast Suzanne Harmes.

Natasha Kelley

Kelley was a member of the silver medal winning U.S. team at the 2006 World Championships, along with Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Jana Bieger, Nastia Liukin and Ashley Priess.

U.S. Classic

The senior all-around winners of the U.S. Classic include Dominique Dawes (1993), Nastia Liukin (2005), and Aly Raisman (2011, 2012).


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