Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin is a Russian-American artistic gymnast who won the individual all-around gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
2008 Summer Olympics: The international multisport event held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to 24, 2008. Liukin won five medals in Beijing, including the women's individual all-around gold.
Shawn Johnson: An American artistic gymnast who won the 2008 Olympic balance beam title and the 2007 world all-around title. Johnson finished just behind Liukin in the 2008 Olympic all-around final.
Women's artistic gymnastics: A gymnastics discipline in which women compete on vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. Liukin's all-around result combined scores from all four apparatus.
Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics: The artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline gymnastics competitions held at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Beijing gymnastics events made Liukin an international figure after her all-around victory.
2008 Olympic women's artistic gymnastics all-around: The women's all-around competition in artistic gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Liukin won the event by a narrow margin over Shawn Johnson.
Valeri Liukin: A Soviet-born American artistic gymnast who won two Olympic gold medals in 1988 and later coached elite gymnasts. Liukin's father and coach, he was an Olympic champion before guiding her career.
Uneven bars: An artistic gymnastics apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars set at different heights. Liukin was especially known for her elegant, high-scoring routines on this apparatus.
USA Gymnastics: The national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Liukin's Olympic success became part of the organization's history and public profile.
2008 Olympic women's artistic gymnastics team final: The team final in women's artistic gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Liukin helped the United States earn the silver medal behind China.
Anna Kotchneva: A Soviet rhythmic gymnast who won the 1987 world all-around title. Liukin's mother, she brought elite gymnastics experience to the family.