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Olympic champion Liukin named Sportswoman of Year

Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Olympic all-round gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Tuesday. Liukin, who won five Olympic medals in Beijing with her elegant routines, joined a list of former winners including golfer...

Tags: Nastia Liukin, Sports Foundation, London, Beijing

Tour of Gymnastics Superstars at US Airways Sept. 19

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Hot off their competition at the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, the athletes of the USA gymnastics team — including reigning world champion Shawn Johnson, Olympic champion Paul Hamm and nine-time world medalist Nastia Liukin, pictured — tumble, flip...

Tags: medals, record, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson

Yahoo! Sports: Olympian Johnson to lead pledge at DNC convention

Des Moines :: IA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Iowa (AP)—Barack Obama’s presidential campaign says Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Obama is expected to give his acceptance speech Thursday night at Invesco Field at...

Tags: Nastia Liukin, olympic gymnast

Houston Chronicle: Olympic champion Liukin honored in hometown parade

Parker :: CO :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin is being greeted by flocks of cheering fans at a welcome-home parade in her North Texas hometown. The 18-year-old gymnast waved enthusiastically to the crowd early Saturday while riding in a pink Saab convertible along...

Tags: Nastia Liukin

Phelps in NYC to boost youth swimming

Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Phelps answered questions politely, then changed into swimming trunks for a dip in the pool. The 23-year-old won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics this month. In his first 24 hours back on American soil, he appeared in New York with Tiger...

Tags: Michael Phelps Back Home, olympic gold, Walt Disney World Resort, Phelps Celebrates Gold, Cate Wittmack, gold medals, United States, Nastia Liukin, American, swimmer michael

Breeden shows off silver medal at Lexington alma mater

Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Ismail rismail@herald-leader.com Yes, an Olympic medal is heavy. And those new high-tech swimsuits take an awful long time to put on. That's just some of what Trinity Christian Academy students learned when Olympic swimmer Elaine Breeden visited her alma...

Tags: Nastia Liukin, cereal box

Grapes go for Gold

Dawson :: GA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Watching the gymnastic competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympics has been a family affair for the Castles of Dawson, mainly because they know Valeri Liukin, father of Olympic champion Nastia Liukin. With a framed poster of Nastia just feet away, Ed and...

Tags: Nastia Liukin, Valeri Liukin

Large crowd awaits Nastia Liukin's arrival at D/FW Airport today 3:48 PM CT

Vernon :: TX :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The winner of the all-around gold, the Parker native returns from Beijing with one of the most prestigious honors in gymnastics. Her flight was due to arrive at 4:15 p.m., but a crowd already was forming more than an hour in advance. She won silver medals...

Tags: Nastia Liukin

Olympic buzz: A Texas-sized welcome home

Parker :: CO :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

I thought it was going to be a few girls from the gym and coaches,” said Liukin, who was wearing a dark blue T-shirt with Chinese characters, a pair of jeans and white sneakers.Liukin, who lives in Parker, Texas, said she plans to spend time with...

Tags: Nastia Liukin, North Texas, medalist nastia, gold medalist

WEATHER WATCH

Parker :: CO :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

So far, August breaks neatly in two – the first part hot and dry, with the summer's high temperature of 107, and the other cool and damp, just 83 degrees Wednesday. Rain has fallen for the last six days, far more in some places than others. Count Dallas/Fort...

Tags: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Nastia Liukin, North Texas, Miss Liukin

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