Interview: Nastia Liukin relives final competition The 2008 Olympic all-around champion fell off the bars during her routines on both nights of the trials. For most people, however, the lasting image of Nastia Liukin's comeback will not be those falls, but her final routine of her career on the balance beam. Nastia Liukin retires from gymnastics with 'no regrets at all' In her final Olympic Trials, Nastia Liukin failed to make the U.S. Olympic team. But the day provided one of her favorite moments as a competitive gymnast. Nastia Liukin Suffers Nasty Fall During Olympic Trials Despite losing her bid for the London Olympics, the 22-year-old gymnast finished her routine and thanked her fans Nastia Liukin Finds Peace After Painfully Falling Short in Olympic Bid The 2008 champion tumbles from the uneven bars at Sunday's trials, but is philosophical in defeat With no regrets, Liukin retires from competitive gymnastics In her final Olympic Trials, Nastia Liukin failed to make the U.S. Olympic team. But the day provided one of her favorite moments as a competitive gymnast. 2012 Olympics: Nastia Liukin Should Have Copied Shawn Johnson's Graceful Exit Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson have always been a contrast in style. Elegance versus power. Cool restraint versus twinkle-eyed pep. Russian roots versus Heartland purity. Liukin's way proved superior in 2008, yielding the then-18-year-old an Olympic all-around title and a place among the greatest American gymnasts ever. Four years later, it's Johnson who has made out like a winner. She knew ... Nastia Liukin's career ends with awful fall — and graceful exit There has to be a better way for a pixie's career to end. Nastia Liukin's bid for her second consecutive spot on the Olympic gymnastics team — and her career in the sport — came to an abrupt end, an abrupt, face-first end on the mat beneath the uneven bars. Read full article >> Nastia Liukin struggles at Olympic gymnastics trials The silver medalist in uneven bars at the Beijing Olympics has shaky performances on the uneven bars and balance beam, the only two events in which she is competing. Jordyn Wieber is in first place. SAN JOSE — Nastia Liukin's legs flopped instead of standing straight as she swung around the uneven bars as if a strong gust of wind had blown through HP Pavilion. Nastia Liukin hopes to show she's ready to compete The 2008 Olympic all-around gold medalist has struggled at times in her comeback. How she does this week is just one of the story lines for the Olympic trials that begin Thursday in San Jose. SAN JOSE -- Nastia Liukin did a real landing off the uneven bars, with a little help from her father and coach, Valeri. Nastia Liukin Falls During Uneven Bars, Receives Standing Ovation Nastia Liukin, the Olympic gold medalist who was hoping to secure at spot at this year's Summer Olympics in London, watched her dreams shatter as she fell hard onto the mat during Sunday's finals. This incident follows a similar occurrence …
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