Nastia Liukin - Balance Beam - 2009 Visa Championships - Women - Day 2

[deblove369]

Beautiful aerial.

[proudpotterfan]

kind of laboured and as if she couldn't jump high anymore ._.

[Genesis66320]

She is the BEST!!!

[KateeAmeliaa91]

@chrysler24guy I think she looks soo much better how she is here though than when she was at the Olympics.. definitely added to her beauty!

[TIF12799]

I cant believe she quit gymnastics

[xGymnastxElliex]

@TIF12799

:O D:

she's quit?:(

[dccarlos15]

@xGymnastxElliex She just recently announced that she's training and trying to make the 2012 olympic team. :)

[gemclumsyninja]

@TIF12799 Well she's making a comeback for 2012 so i guess she didn't really quit :)

[maddimayhem15]

I love Onodis. They're so cool looking!

[uvahooful]

She went to the Olympics, her second-to-first lifetime goal, then won the All-Around Gold Medal, her lifetime goal, then came back to Nationals in 2009, competing only on beam, then stopped. WHY, NASTIA,WHY????? Why can't you continue and work for 2012??? Pleez do......:)))

[tmwalkerm]

@uvahooful she's working with Marta Karolyi, she helps decide the World team.

[XxjceeT6xX]

Why is her score so low ?

[itstheapocalypse]

@XxjceeT6xX Because the Code of Points changed. In the '06-'08 CoP ten skills were counted in a routine, which meant a higher start value. But now only 8 skills are counted, which means the start value goes down. Plus, she's a little out of shape. This was her first big competition since the Olympics.

[curlyQ379]

@chrysler24guy Well when she stopped training after the Olympics, naturally she would gain a few pounds. But thats just the way it is with gymnasts bodies. You stay so fit and you stop training and your body starts to act normal (i.e., you gain weight).

[xbabi3101]

her and ivanna have the same leotard and routine... awkward...

[gymnasticsfan14]

@xbabi3101 Uhm, They dont have the same routine! And Ivana, Rebecca, & Nastia are all wearing the same leotard because there all from the same gym! So its not ackward!

[Ccgirl4]

her routine is different from day 1 lol

[zhangshinyi]

was her dismount a triple twist?

[QueenieQue]

@zhangshinyi No, a double.

[idefyustars]

i hate how ivana and her routine are basically the same !

[Izzzi99]

I noticed that, unlike most gymnasts, she doesn't do a standing tuck. and thats a good skill because its easy to complete and to land(for elite gymnasts anyway) i wonder if she just doesn't like them or something

[PoorPublicSchoolKid]

it's like she landed the aerial cartwheel before her 2nd leg even left the beam

[Claire787878]

she looked at ease with the dismount it was like bam she did it so easliy

[turnfloh1984]

is that steliana nistors floor music in the background? who is using it?

[MNCheer]

@turnfloh1984 I know the song is Happy Valley.

[FallenRose101]

@turnfloh1984 Cassie Whitcomb is using it and yeah, it's Steliana's old music. :)

[PerformingGuru]

love her leo!

[AlaysiaMilano]

this vedio has AMAZING quality. you can really see the details of what beautiful legs she has. she's so graceful and thin.

[nikirififo]

I miss her choreography from 2007

[Tumble4Life123]

is it just me or have the gymnasts been slacking off a lot since the olympics? none of the gymnasts seemed fully ready to compete at the visa champs.

[willsbob123]

@Tumble4Life123 The gymnasts took a period of time of and as Nastia one the prestigious All-around gold medal, she had to tend to her jobs, photoshoots etc. She only started training 3 months or so before the Nationals, and Chellsie Memmel had a well diserved rest. As for Bridget Sloan and Peszek they continued training after the Olympics.

[natalienat518]

@Tumble4Life123 she get's back to university after the olympics, which means she have so limited time for training. and she have got many other acquaintances.

[dukefan453]

is that the same leo as Ivana's Gons for her floor routine?

[xTorresGirlx]

yes, because nastia & ivana go to the same gym so all the girls from that gym competing at nationals (visa champs) will wear the same design leotard.

[smileyfan16]

I love the Aerial cartwheel that Nastia did!!!!!

[danielcnsilva]

Me too, that was so perfect!!

[andrehmps]

@smileyfan16

It´s ok! But I think it was slow... and not so beautiful because of that! But excellent routine

[Kslim07]

im upset that she isnt going to try and compete for worlds 2009, but shes already accomplished so much, she should just enjoy being a teenager, and enjoy her time with family and friends

[audie83]

Oh! I just noticed-Nastia threw an aerial cartwheel. I have loved that move since the days of Nadia (yes I am that old). :)

[animalgrlz257]

awwi i liked the leos they had at the US Classic and Day 1 too i think. for some reaoson u reminds me of Sam right noe

[stardust38]

what does she get on this??

[Europeluva1]

14.700 I think.