Nastia Liukin ties for 4th on beam - from Universal Sports

[summerfungirl5555]

long legs holy cow!!!!!!!!

[AMY1310LUCY]

she isn;t even tall though! It's just all the others are so tiny!

[FlyingSteps34]

ı love you contiune lıke thissssssssssssssssssss

[Sqin12345]

how can she nt be vervous when she knows there are cameras everywhere

[eatsleepgymnastics12]

she seems so tall but its just that everyone else is so small

[legalglitz]

I don't know what the big deal is about Alician Sacramone. The girl in this video is the hottest gymnast ever. What a doll.

[LilMissHN]

she`s not as perfect as she was in the beijing olympics and she gained some weight.

im not saying she`s fat, because i remember how i gained weight last year too & my skills got alot less clean and alot worse. Also i slacked off last year.. so i unno. I just hope she regains her skills.

[garyj79]

I may be the only one BUT those stupid movements at 00:31 / 1:10 & 1:23 are not grace ! they are just daft and annoying! im sorry, Liukin always stuck them in here routines !! grrrrrr

[ArthurJan91]

Настя Люкин? может Люкина?

[theluckynames]

@ArthurJan91 In the US it's easier for her to go by Liukin because the people there have a problem understanding Russian naming.

[eugvh18]

i see she gain some weight there

[mrjanebuckman]

is it just me or is she tall for her age?

[AviorHyrax]

@mrjanebuckman she's 5' 3"... and 21 (19 in the video)... I wouldn't necessarily say she's tall for her age, but she is definitely tall for a gymnast.

[NinjaKittyRules1]

@AviorHyrax yep so I'd be REALLY tall if i was one because I'm 15 and 5'9" xD

[mrhappyface59]

Shes super good and I dont know much at all about gymnastics but shes good!

[tootsiebreyer3D]

YAH GO NASTIA!!!!

[xGoodbyeLullabyx]

She isnt fat its just muscle i think its great she got like 3% ''bigger'' i mean she was like a walking stick before this.

[SingerDancer10]

How the fuck do people think she's fat?!

[TheGymnast320]

she is so graceful and she loooks great!!!!!!!!!!!

[diana12345008]

wow she is the better gymnastic i love nastia

[alialialiABC]

she looks like a swan

[Nessa26831]

Nastia and shawn are both equal gymnasts in talent. However their style of gymnastics is very different. Nastia is built for being an artistic fluid gymnast, where as Shawn is built for being a power gymnast.

[moondog1997]

Oh, this is so stunning. She's incredible. I hope she tries for London, we need her for bars.

[dhgcello0215]

@moondog1997 And beams....there are not many gymnasts out there who can do bars as gracefully as Nastia...I saw Bross' routine and it's very similar to Nastia's but she has this totally different level of grace, rhythm, and form/lines... I really hope she does go for the 2012 Olympics :)

[AllThoseSparkles12]

how on earth do they do that!!!!! if i tried to do that, id be dead just by hte first move!!! she is so amazing!

[gymnastagirl141009]

stelina nistors music(:

[writer13426]

this is basically the same routine for the pacific rim

[alergictooranges]

@brettwhite007 the guy at the beginning said that it was a similar routine to the one she did in Beijing, which means that some things were different.

[tutuprincess100]

Her aerials look effortless! It's amazing

[cookiemonster1990ily]

in gymnastics im on the beam and i hope i can be as good as nastia one-day

[mooncatalert]

i love it! GoodJob! You Made To The Top! Yayaya :DD

[kaqcruz03]

very artistic!!! her lines are so beautiful... she is definitely the best in beam

[brettwhite007]

She didn't do her switch ring. I wonder if that was intended or if it was an accident.

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

@brettwhite007 Her free cartwheel kind of replaced it. She still had the full turn with leg at horizontal, sheep, and switch split leap 1/2 to be her dance elements.

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

@brettwhite007 Nevermind, her switch split leap replaced it since she wasn't up to her 2008 form.

[JennaLouiseM]

why did she take out her move!!

[JennaLouiseM]

why did she tak out her move!!

[Kristen573047]

1:11!!!!! What in the world that was amazing! What was it called?

[brettwhite007]

@Kristen573047 That move (assuming you're talking about the half-twisting back handspring) is called an Onodi, named after Henrietta Onodi. The jump after it is called a sheep jump.

[ralucagymnast]

@brettwhite007 Actually the move called the Onodi was actually done first by Olga Mostepanova; she did it at Worlds in 1983 but never submitted it to be named after her; Henrietta did submit it, which is why it now bears her name, but she was not the originator of the move;)

[MrsMichaelJackson101]

she makes it looks easy

[jimeeconjota]

0:35 0:36 WTFFFFFFFFF

[aaligymnast095]

@jimeeconjota i know she never does that!!!

[BFFpuppies4ever]

She is the best gymnast, she came 1st in 2008, 2007, 2005 and etc. she is a really good gymnast everyone should agree on her :D

[bobbobbobmynameisbob]

i think its a bit of a shame she filled out. im not saying shes fat or anything like that, only that in the last year she has grown up and got more of the usual gymnastic builds, when one of the things i loved most about her was how unusualy slim and delicate she was, it just made her look more graceful

[faeryquene]

@soccerandgymnastics Yes I love that element-it's called an aerial cartwheel or a side aerial depending where you're from. :)

[ethboyerr94]

What did she get deducted for?

[kplsu]

One thing about Nastia that makes her stand out significantly is her attention to detail. WIth every move, her hands are finishing it off, every single dance move or pose uses her whole body up to her finger tips. Little details make such a huge difference!

[PAJAJA33]

Doing shit on a wooden stick , AMERICA FUCK YEAH

[luvusa45]

@PAJAJA33 mits actually metal covered with a thin rubber layer.. and i would like2 see u tumble on a 4 inch wide beam not falling off!

[PAJAJA33]

@luvusa45 I aint saying i could do that :P i couldnt like she bounces with her legs open on the stick

[luvusa45]

@PAJAJA33 haha ya its like sooo pressuring! and ive split it b4... it does not feel good! :P

[luvusa45]

@PAJAJA33 haha ya its like sooo pressuring! and ive split it b4... it does not feel good! :P but its like u nver want 2 stop its like so daring and cool! but i had 2 stop cause i had an accident w/ my arm on the bars, its been bent ever since and tht was like last Feb.

[Amy5999]

Nastia Liukin is the bomb shizzle on the beam i badly want to meet her and show her my gymnastic skills

[jessicacarmon]

you can tell that she took a break after the olympics(she got fat)

[xALI876x]

@jessicacarmon She is SO not fat! she has gained muscle not fat. There is no such thing as a fat olympic gymnast! watch what you say

[PLANETIMAGE1]

nasty liukin got some fat leg

[thegirlkyle]

Nastia is my idol!!! I love her!

[zinnastia]

@thegirlkyle me too <3

[xOxchimpanzeexOx]

@ sprinklefriend  i totally agree!

[mariana4gymnastics]

OMG ! if you type “nastia liukin beam” , the routine is always the same ! Gosh . I found one that was different but I can’t seem to find it now ... :$

[MichaelaLeach]

@mariana4gymnastics that's usually how it is for these elite gymnasts. they stick to one routine to perfect it. They cant constantly be switching routines and trying new things because it leaves more room for mistakes. This routine is almost identical to her olympic routine and her routines prior to that are nearly the same.

[natalienat518]

what's wrong with her switch split ring leap?

[gymnasticsrockzz]

@natalienat518 She intended to do the switch ring, but went a little crooked on the take off, and probably didn't want to fall, so she just did a switch leap.

[tranvozcaya]

Aliya Mustafina next champion!!!!

[tranvozcaya]

She has lost agility, height on jumps, speed, flexibility, and elegance in movement.. the equilibrium is very delicate, and she was perfect Beijing.

Equilibrate all these elements back again, will take away her time to get perfect .. is a pity.. i hope she recovers in time.. i wihs..

[tranvozcaya]

He has gained weight from Beijing ...

If she does not lose weight will not be the same and of course will not be better ..

With what well you did in the Olympics 2008. I hope you get fit and we delight in the elegance in the next Olympics.

Its constitution is very good .. but not more weight.

This video has been well .. but she is more than that .. is not mediocre, is more .. we'll see ..

you only have compare it to 2008 to realize he has gained weight ..

[co123445666]

thtas to perfect :o

[Hazarrrd]

this is ridiculous!Why does it say her home town is Parker, TX when legally it's Moscow, Russia. It's pathetic how Russian-Americans easily forget about their origins.

[StephanieMcMahon74]

@Hazarrrd I agree with you!

[kalibeast]

@Hazarrrd Well, "home town" doesn't necessarily mean "place of birth."

[greyskies34]

@Hazarrrd home town is kinda different from where she was born

[EverythingElse723]

why did she only compete beam?  she did bars in podium training...

[luv4cascy]

wow she doesnt look anorexic here...looks a bit healthier

[mycajona]

If she did her Beijing routine with the "Liukin" move, she could have one first place with the triple twist dismount.

[Shoen]

this was a little different from beijing. this is simple....

[ItsNastiaFan101]

@mycajona That move is now worth less than the skill she did in place of it. The front to scale is now considered 2 different moves for bonus, and since the tuck version is only a C, it's not eligible for bonus. And also the scale has to be with the free leg at vertical now.

[mycajona]

She changed her arabesque to a butterfly leap.

[morenodelaorilla]

I missed the arabesque.

[pinkandwhite9]

WTF.. then re-watch it!

[kittycatsrule86]

14.7????? nastia NEVER gets those scores on beam!!! what happened!!!

[greyskies34]

they change the cop every 4 years so the scored will b lower ur aiming 4 15s

[greyskies34]

they even mention that

[candiehyewon]

she didnt do gymnastics for like a year. so i bet she's just getting back into things. Nastia didnt do bars or floor or vault in this competition.

[Presshandstandgirl]

I want to see her on floor!!

[msms68]

uh sorry no way nastia and shawn are gonna go to london they already went and got a gold medal

[ladodgerschick]

@msms68

I bet Nastia could do it again. idk about shawn

[omgbaby123]

nastia could if she wanted to but have you seen shawn?

[sprinklefriend]

wow, she filled out some. she looks GREAT!

(and before you start beating me up over the internet, i think putting on a little weight is a GOOD thing for Nastia. she is by no means overweight, and there's no fat on her - adding muscle adds weight, and it looks like that's what she's done.)

[fishdude77]

@sprinklefriend

i totally agree! i hope it helps her power on events like floor, vault too.

[ItsNastiaFan101]

@fishdude77 the weight she gained will not help her power, it wasn't muscle weight she added, you can tell. No, she's not fat, but the weight she gained was primarily fat. That will actually hinder her on power events, which is why she didn't compete them here.

[PocketGymnast]

@sprinklefriend

haha most gymnasts could gain some weight, i get that at school all the time haha.

But i noticed Shawn has gotten bigger too, like she's still skinny, but bigger busted and stuff since she quit.

[tmwalkerm]

@sprinklefriend I agree, the same thing happened with Shannon Miller and Dom Moceanu, they just finally started looking like young women instead of thin little girls.

[LMA629]

@sprinklefriend i know. yang yilin put on some weight too and she looks sooo much healthier

[tmwalkerm]

@sprinklefriend I totally agree, she looks more healthy now and seems to be stronger than ever.

[peaceluvcheer97]

@sprinklefriend  i agree she looks healthy

[TheHoliday555]

@sprinklefriend i wish that everyone just stop analyzing people's bodies in the first place. How do you know she added muscle weight? Have you seen her in 2010? That is not muscle weight my dear. Go look her up training in the summer 2010, it's a new video. She needs to loose that extra "weight" that she added on and tighten up. So does Shawn Johnson. But what do I know, every women wants each other to get larger and larger to comfort their own insecurities and self-loathing.

[morenodelaorilla]

está tan guatona.

[CombatSportFan]

It was like God built her for gymnastics. She is so graceful and, if it is not out of place to say, beautiful.

[peteythepumpkin]

what happened to the artistry of it?

[JuliaCarol333]

uhhh...2009 happened. They are teenagers and most girls even boys wear makeup nowadays. I would as well if I was all over national TV and the internet.

[CAROLINEsvetlana]

I was wondering why a gymnast had so much war paint on and then I see COVER GIRL all over the place as a sponser..

what the Hell happened to GYMNASTICS!?!

[JusxD]

love her.! x3

[adla0nastia]

i just

LOOOOOOOOVEEEEE YOU

[olke3]

aesp,

[rebecca4717]

I'm so upset she's not going to be in London next month :O(

She really is the superstar of the sport

[IngoDingo101]

is she not? thats a shame:(

i would have been nice to see her at her first big international since the olympics- anyway, she got the biggest gold of all :)

[theladyinthenight]

well if i was her i would take a break and go a little slow too since i just came from the biggest meet in the world. no i am sure we will see her around next year

[gymnasticsrat94]

Do you know who will be on the world team?

[goldnangl3000]

Rebecca Bross, Bridget Sloan, Ivana Hong, and Kayla Williams

[boytoyville]

She definitly is. Shawn who?

[MRdavenport2010]

i watched nastia's journey form 04-08.

she is amazing.

i think she should retire before she is unable to walk in her latter years.

[Nanenarave2005]

if nastia takes another break...i doubt she would have a successful return.

[skittygirl91]

she shuld jus retire she almost 20 an she won her gold at the olympics so she already got wat she came to get which was the gold cuz she is gettin older an i kno she doesnt wana do this the rest of her life. shaw left cuz she already got wat she came to get which was that gold medal thats wat nastia shuld do

[Holycani]

she probably wants world chamionship gold which i think she lacks.

[rebecca4717]

hopefully she will be aa world champion in the future.

the thing is I actually consider her an aa champion (from 2005) because she got royaly screwed over by the trunkated scoring system. It should have been announced and recorded as a tie between her and Memmel.

It's all academic now though as she's AA Olympic Champion!

[linihan]

yeah... i go along with you

[alex4evaneva]

Nastia Liukin has four world titles: one team, one on bars and two on beam. Personally, I think she wants to win her tenth medal so that she can be the American with the most world medals. That being said, I love her! <3

[CombatSportFan]

Hopefully her and Shawn will end up in London in three years!

[natalienat518]

yep bcos they are getting old already! i hope they will get a gold medal and say goodbye to gymnastics in glory

[greyskies34]

Nastia stills does it because she loves gymnastics

[RomanCoronado]

Nastia just announced yesterday (08/31/09) that she has withdrawn her name for consideration for selection to the US team for the 09 Worlds. She feels she's not at her best to compete and represent the US. She also wants to give the opportunity of competing to the other girls because she knows how important it would be for them. She not retiring at all, just stepping back to take some time for herself since she really hasn't done so since the olympics.

[OrangeSkinnys]

i swear she took 4 months off..

[RomanCoronado]

Maybe from training but she was still traveling and making appearances. She's trying to take a break from everything just to recharge herself. I totally respect her decision and respect Nastia not just for making the best decision for herself but for putting her other teammates first.  I've tried thinking about it and I can't think of any other sport where the athletes have that kind of sportsmanship and integrity...then again gymnastics is my favorite sport so I guess I'm biased, lol.

[sochisochi]

cmon Nastia we support you forever girl .

[WaterBug818]

its amazing, even when she's "out of shape" she is still an exceptional gymnast compared to many others...

[danielcnsilva]

Ok, I don't like her comeback... Can she go back to what she were yet? In the way she is, I don't believe so!

[NickJ2468]

i am sorry but after not training for as long as she did I tink she shot at least 1/2 of her gymnastics career down the drain

[greyskies34]

why??? she was busy with all the olympic fluff, soo obviously she couldn't train for a while, and she can always make a comeback

[yiudiumui]

she gained weight

[RinceGaelic]

I like this new routine :-)

[linihan]

wow.... i love nastias new shape...!!

[mojochrys]

who was on floor during her routine???

[CourtneyYo69]

I simply adore Nastia, but she has been off her game for awile. I really hope she gets it together so she could medal at worlds.

[dancerclara15]

Nastia is still AMAZING, I think she will get back into olympic shape for sure. Gymnastics is such a big part of her life. I love Nastia!

[westchemave]

So happy to see her perform at a large meet again GO NAST!

I have a question for all those who have done gymnastics: is it possible to not cross your legs on those full twist dismounts she does or is it pretty much uncontrollable, and there deductions for doing that? Thanks in advance :D

[willsbob123]

No, It's not impossible, but it's very hard not to :S And yerr, you can loose like 0.2 for each leg. You're welcome in advance hahah xx

[rebecca4717]

Bottom line: she still have the exquisite form and she just needs the numbers - roll on London 2009! Nastia will be there and a BIG threat!

[hatersfate2]

she also has a very nice body and who who, if she wanted to make some big bucks from playboy.

[cobrafizzo]

you're so stupid...sigh

[hatersfate2]

so are you saying playboy wouldnt hire her??? i think your the one out of time

[cobrafizzo]

I didn't say playboy wouldn't hire her...

but why would a girl like her, so talented sign up with playboy?

I don't think that idea would ever cross her mind...

And I don't think she's all that good looking, tall and skinny...blond...tons of girls like that...is she beautiful? yes she is ...but I wouldn't pay 6.99 to see her naked.

[hatersfate2]

not now by in a couple years when her career fades. Playboy will take anyone that is famous. would you pay 2.99?

[rebecca4717]

how sad are you?? seriously, you must have utterly NO LIFE to be even thinking of that. Ha ha ha ha ha you're worse than pathetic. (I feel a bit sorry for you, so I'll try not to laugh at you!!) Ooops, no it didn't work....still laughing :O)

[hatersfate2]

do you enjoy humiliating men?

[rebecca4717]

To hatersfate2: No, I don't want to humiliate all men, I only wanna humiliate you! But on second thought, really you did that to yourself, by even contemplating the idea the Nastia would even entertain a thought of appearing in playboy: (Never going to happen. ) What a waste of space you are!

Nastia rules!

[hatersfate2]

How are you going to humiliate me? are you going to laugh at my pee pee and tie me up?

[GymTruthTeller]

Playboy wouldn't take her even if she would.

[ralucagymnast]

@GymTruthTeller Why do you say that? They took Daiane Dos Santos;)

[GymTruthTeller]

@ralucagymnast Different Country my friend. Different rules.lol

[rebecca4717]

I agree with cobrafizzo, you're really stupid

[sus611611]

nastia is soo good n the olympic champion, but sorry more american gymnasts had more chances than nastia for the worlds, maybe the next year

[rebecca4717]

Dream on. She might not be up to the same level as she was in beijing, but there's no questioning that her technique on the vast majority of her skills is FAR SUPERIOR to any of the other U.S. gymnasts, including bridgett sloan and rebecca bross. The only one that comes close is Ivana Hong, who has very good lines.

[sus611611]

maybe she has great technique, but ivanna hong,samantha peszek had more chances for a beam medal in worlds than nastia, cuz is the only event she could do, you understand ;)

[rebecca4717]

She's amazing! She'll have more numbers by London 2009 on all the pieces.

Put yourself in her shoes: you're the Olympic AA Champion and the last time the world saw you compete, you were winning medals in beijing. She's just easing back into it. Everyone expects a lot from her, and I'm sure she just doesn't want to dissppiont by throwing something too big too soon.

[willsbob123]

This routine was lovely! Much better than in prelims. I honestly thought she could have 2.5 her dismount- with ease! Brilliant routine!

[smileyfan16]

I have to agree with flip4u02 Nastia has not been training that long... She came to the 2009 Visa Championships to just get back out there... To tie 4th for beam is great!!!!!

[gymtages]

This routine was about 100 times better than in prelims. Shows me that she will be ready for London with some solid training time in the next two months.

[flip4u02]

cut her some slack...she has not been training that long....she only did a safe routine to get back here and to make the national team not to win...btw she tied for 4th on beam-out of the whole meet, so she is doing something right

[gymtages]

She is nervous because this is the third time that she has ever done a double twist dismount. She has never trained on before. She threw it in training by chance or something and Valeri asked her whether she would be confident to do it in competition to avoid a bigger deduction on her required elements. They were planning a layout only.

[justinmjb]

nevermind. u people don't get what i am saying i guess. my gym friends do. a double twist for ANY elite gymnast should be easy and like almost dumb for them. what do u mean this is the 3rd time she has ever done a double twist? lol... she did a 2and ahalf and tripple for years and years! So that is a total lie. a double twist is MUCH easier than both of those. that's like saying if i myself did a tripple off beam but then had to " train" to do a full twist off beam. others think it was odd 2 btw

[justinmjb]

I don't have a problem that she only did a double full at this competition. I did find it rather shocking and I am not the only one that she was "nervous" do try and do it...

[Reathalack]

an 8 year old chinese kid being forced to practise 60 hours a week since they're 2 years old

yeah

[justinmjb]

no, washed up gymnasts could do a double full off beam... 9 year old can do it. overwieght college gymnasts can do it... it's a simple move. i could do it. most elite gymnasts if they never did gymnastics for 2 years and went back in the gym for a month could and should be able to do a double full off beam. i WAS a gymnast! I should know! and i was never even as good as her but i could do a double in a month! and here u have the olympic champ who almost can't?!! others found this odd too. so ya

[justinmjb]

I don't have a problem that she only did a double full at this competition. I did find it rather shocking and I am not the only one that she was "nervous" do try and do it... go to any usa gym where they don't train "60" hours a week and u will see hundreds of 9 to 12 year old girls doing double fulls off beam that only train like 20 or less hours aweek... if u think it takes 60 hours a week to do a double full off beam or that u have to be elite level then u don't know gym very well.