Sunday, May 27, 2012

Nastia liukin

  • CHICAGO (USA TODAY) — The day before her first competition in nearly three years, Nastia Liukin felt out of sorts in the one place which always felt like home.
  • (Democrat and Chronicle)
  • CHICAGO — A few more nights like this, and the reigning queen of gymnastics might be queen of the comeback, too. Olympic champion Nastia Liukin tied for third on balance beam in her first competition in three years Saturday night.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • CHICAGO — Jordyn Wieber wasn't the big story at Saturday's Secret U.S. Classic. That belonged to former Olympic champion Nastia Liukin. But the DeWitt teenager still made her mark, tying for the best score with a 15.
  • (Lansing State Journal)
  • PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Nastia Liukin no longer notices the larger-than-life photo that greets visitors when they arrive at her gym, the one where her smile is as bright as the Olympic gold medal shes holding.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • CHICAGO – As she took her spot on the mat for warm-ups this morning for Saturdays Secret U.S. Classic, Nastia Liukin knew from her emotions that she had just earned another notch on her comeback belt. She was nervous.
  • (Detroit Free Press)
  • (AP) Liukin places third in return — Olympic champion Nastia Liukin tied for third on balance beam in her first competition since 2009. Liukin scored a 14.9 at the U.S. Classic in Chicago, finishing 0.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • CHICAGO – It was just practice, just two hours of run-throughs for Saturday's U.S. Classic gymnastics meet, but Nastia Liukin, the reigning Olympic champion in the all-around, was still anxious. Her heart was pounding through her hot pink leotard.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • In 2008, Nastia Liukin brought home five Olympic medals from Beijing. Four years later, the 22-year-old gymnast is working hard with the hopes of earning another shot to represent the United States on the world stage.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • PLANO, Texas (AP) Nastia Liukin no longer notices the larger-than-life photo that greets visitors when they arrive at her gym, the one where her smile is as bright as the Olympic gold medal shes holding.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • DALLAS May 14 (Reuters) - Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin is relishing the exhaustion of intense training in her rushed bid to represent the United States at the London Games.
  • (Reuters)

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