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Synchronized 'Homies' and Other Fun Memories From an Olympic Insomniac

For most people, the dust is already settling on all the extravagant Olympic action, but this sports graveyard desk editor is still riding high from sixteen sleepless days of swimming, more swimming, and the occasional taekwondo kick to the face. You want a unique perspective on the Beijing Games? This is the place to be....

Olympic Gymnastics: USA's Nastia Liukin Wins Gold, Shawn Johnson Silver

American Nastia Liukin has won the Olympic gold medal in the inidividual all-around, clinching the title with a beautiful performance in the floor exercise to put away a stiff challenge from China's Yang Yilin.The long-awaited showdown pitting Liukin and Team USA's Shawn Johnson with China's Yang and Jiang Yuyuan looked at...

Nastia Liukin News From the Web

05/30/12 London 2012: Veteran Olympians Who Have Something to... Source: Bleacher Report We are now just 58 days from the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
05/29/12 Nastia Liukin Hears London Calling Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. Nastia Liukin returned to competition at the Secret U.S. Classic in Chicago last weekend, after taking three years off.
05/26/12 Liukin makes big impression in 1st meet back Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC A few more nights like this, and the reigning queen of gymnastics might be queen of the comeback, too.
05/25/12 2012 London Olympics Blog: Liukin Returns, a Veteran... Source: International Herald Tribune 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.
05/21/12 Older athletes still in fight for spots on U.S.... Source: Herald & Review - Decatur IL First, a reality check: Almost nowhere but at a meeting of the Justin Bieber fan club would a 30-year-old, let alone a 22-year-old, be considered old.

Background on Nastia Liukin

Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin (; born October 30, 1989) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars.

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