Nastia Liukin

Nastia Liukin: Biography in Details

Who is Nastia Liukin?

Nastia Liukin is a Russian-American former artistic gymnast, who won the Gold medal for the US in the highly touted 2008 all-around individual gymnastics competition.

Nastia Liukin: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Liukin was born on October 30, 1989, in Moscow, Russia, in the former Soviet Union.

Her nationality is Russian-American and her ethnicity is English and Russian.

Her family moved to Parker, Texas when she was 2 years old, and by her third birthday, young Nastia was already beginning to demonstrate a natural aptitude for gymnastics.

From the beginning, she was taught and influenced by her parents.

Her father and coach, Valeri, is a former Olympian celebrated as the first gymnast to perform a triple backflip on floor exercise.

Her mother, Anna Kotchneva, was a world champion in rhythmic gymnastics in the late 1980s.

Nastia Liukin: Education History

Nastia attended New York University and Southern Methodist University.

Nastia Liukin: Professional Life and Career

As a gymnast, Lunkin started her career in 2002 by participating in her first championships in the junior United States.

She is also participating in the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.

She won the team gold medal with the American team and 2nd in the individual all-contest behind teammate Chellsie Memmel.

In 2005 she achieved her first major success at the senior level first time to be crowned champion of the USA in the overall competition, balance beam, and uneven parallel.

In Beijing Olympics 2008, Liukin achieved the gold medal in the individual artistic discipline (all around) and three silver medals, and one in the team competition.

Moreover, she also won the bronze medal in the floor exercise, behind the Romanian Sandra Izbasa (gold) and fellow American Shawn Johnson (silver).

Hence, Liukin ended her career as a gymnast due fell off the bars on her Gienger release.

Nastia Liukin: Salary and Net Worth

As of 2022, she has a net worth of $3 million dollars but her salary is not revealed yet.

Nastia Liukin: Rumors and Controversies

Many say that Nastia Liukin is too young to end her career as a gymnast athlete.

Due to her serious injury, Nastia Liukin should stop her bright career soon.

Nastia Liukin: Body Measurements

She has been standing with an average height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m) and her weight is 52 kg.

She has a seductive body of 35-24-35 inches and her Bra size is 34A.

Also, her dress size is 4 US while her shoe size is 7 US.

She has athletic with blonde hair color and blue eye color.

Nastia Liukin: Social Media Profile

She is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 365.1k followers on Twitter. She has around 537k followers on Facebook and more than 1 million followers on Instagram.

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