Possible Balance Beam Routine for Nastia Liukin

I have this irrational hope that she will make a comeback in time for the Olympics and win a haul of medals. This is out of a 6.3 and I'm not sure what her routine from 2009 was out of. I made the little banner at the end, so please don't steal it!

Press to handstand (B)

Free forward walkover (D) + Back handspring (B) + Layout stepout (C) + Layout stepout (C) - 0.3 in CV

Leg-up full turn (C) + Full turn (A) - 0.1 in CV

Switch leap half (D) + Wolf jump (A)

Side somersault (D)

Onodi (D) + Sheep jump (D) - 0.1 in CV

Kickover pike (D) + Arabesque (A)* - 0.1 in CV

Switch ring (E)

2.5 twist dismount (D)

1E, 7D - 3.3
EGR - 2.5
CV - 0.5
Total - 6.3

*I believe the scale has to be to a full 180 split like Preziosa's

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• Nastia
• Liukin
• beam
• gymnastics
• balance
• championships

[turbojon811]

I doubt she'd do the Nistor/Lozhechko/kickover, as it would probably be considered a stand alone C element. That's why she was doing an aerial cartwheel in 2009 instead. Otherwise I liked it a lot; would love to see her do aerial cartwheel swing through + side somi and switch half + back tuck.

[TsubasaDreams]

@turbojon811 I'm trying to think of what else she could put in and update this video. My dream routine for Nastia would include Switch half + Onodi + Sheep , L turn + front aerial + back handspring + layout stepout + layout stepout. But I doubt she would be able to do these combinations. I would love to see her do aerial cartwheel + switch ring/side somi like you have suggested.

[xGymCouture]

I don't think she'd do the kickover pike to arabesque again. Since she didn't get the skill named after her at the olympics because they didn't allow it for some reason, she wouldn't do it again.

[TsubasaDreams]

@xGymCouture It wasn't named after her because it's a combination now instead of it's own skill. The CoP sees it as kickover pike + arabesque as opposed to one skill and combinations don't get named after the originator. The FIG can barely handle naming skills...

[481095ymg2]

Wow i didn't even realize you do this type of video:) Of course mine is just because that's something simple that I always wanted Shayla to do:) And your commentary editing is excellent:) PS Thanks for favoriting!!

[TsubasaDreams]

@481095ymg2 Thanks and no problem!

[Barnstormer1969]

Nice video clip. I actually met her in person in Charlotte, North Carolina back in 2009.

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

She could definately do this routine. Her LOSOs aren't as good as they were in 05 but I could see her doing that combo. And I doubt she'd do the kickover pike to scale.

[TsubasaDreams]

@LaVoix555 Out of curiousity, which elements are you referring to? I think she is too tall to do the aerial forward walkover + back handspring + layout stepout + layout stepout and she probably won't do the kickover pike to scale.

[LaVoix555]

Although possible, there are elements in there which she will never use