Anastasia LIUKIN

United States (USA)

Date of birth	30 October 1989		Hometown	Parker, TX
Place of birth	Moscow		Profession	Student (Southern Methodist University)
Height		cm	Children
Weight		kg	Start gymnastics	1993
Gender	Female		Club	World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Nickname	Nastia		Head coach	Valeri Liukin
Spouse name			Favourite apparatus	Uneven Bars, Beam

World class in

2005

First competition

Last competition

General Interest

Anastasia Liukin won the 2005 Visa U.S. National Championships after winning the previous two Junior National titles. She was named USA Gymanstics'Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005 for her accomplishments. She is the only daughter of Valeri and Anna Liukin, who are both coach at the World Olmpic Gymnastics Academy. Her father won four medals at the 1988 Olympics, two of which were gold. Her mother (Anna Kotchneva) was the 1987 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Champion (clubs). Anastasia says that her das is her role model because he has had the experience of the Olympics and is a wonderful coach and dad. In her spare time, Anastasia endoys swiming, snow skking and shopping. Her favorite school subject is math and she would like to become a marine biologist someday. Her future gymanstics goals are to compete in the 2005 World Championships and the 2088 Olympics

Nastia has been a dominant force in the world of gymnastics for several years. She won the World Championships titles on both uneven bars and balance beam at the 2005 World Championships, as well as earning the silver medals in the all-around and floor exercise. She returned to the World Championships in 2006 and helped her team earn the silver medal and also won the silver medal on uneven bars. Nastia is the 2005 and 2006 Visa National Champion and was named USA Gymnastics' Women's Athlete of the Year in 2005 and tied for this honor in 2006. 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 actor; she has already appeared in a TV advertisement for Adidas and a film on gymnastics.

Favorite Music/Book: music: Colbie Caillat, Kelly Clarkson, Saving Jane; book: Someone Like You
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl, The Hills
Favorite Food: sushi
Hobbies: swimming, shopping

Year	Competition	Team	AA
2002	Jr. Pan Am. Games, Santo Domingo USA / Japan, Houston USA / Canada, Houston (Jr. Div.)	1 1 1	2 1 3	- - -	2 1 2	2 1 3	- 1 2
2003	Pan Am. Games, Santo Domingo	1	2	-	3	1	3
2004	Pacific Alliance Champs, Honolulu (jr.)	1	1	-	1	1	1
2005	American Cup (World Cup) USA / GBR, Lilleshall USA / SUI, Magglingen 38. World Championships	- 1 1 -	- 1 1 2	- - 2 -	6 2 1 1	1 1 1 1	- 1 1 2
2006	American Cup 39. World Championships Pacific Alliance Champs, Honolulu	2 1	1 214 1	- -	2 1	- 2	- -
2007	40. World Championships Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro	1 1	5 -	- -	2 2	1 2	- -
2008	American Cup, New York 29. Olympic Games, Beijing	- 2	1 1	- -	- 2	- 2	- 3

National Competition

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