 Winning 5 Olympic medals at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics was only the beginning for Nastia Liukin. As the 28.7 million Americans
who watched the Games know, Liukin parlayed her extraordinary athletic prowess
into a Gold medal in all-around gymnastics, one of only three U.S. women ever to
do so. Upon her return from Beijing, Nastia has become America’s sweetheart,
gracing covers of US magazine, WWD Beauty Biz, and the front of the iconic
Wheaties cereal box, and making several television appearances on TV programs
including the hit show Gossip Girl, NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno, HBO’s
Costas NOW, and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
MSNBC named Nastia the 2nd most marketable athlete around the same time that she
appeared in Glamour Magazine as one of “The 11 greatest bodies on Earth”. By the
years’ end, Nastia had received such honors as the Women's Sports Foundation's
Individual Sportswoman of the Year and the United States Sports Academy’s Female
Athlete of the Year.
Now, she’s looking to make the transition from balance beam to brand
spokesperson. To transcend her life beyond the gym, Nastia is focused on a brand
positioning centered around promoting healthy living for young women; her
message is about fighting teen obesity, getting kids active, giving kids the
opportunity to have fun and be healthy.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2008 All-Around Olympic Gold Medalist
• 5-Time Olympic Medalist
• 2007 3X World Champion (Team, Uneven Bars, and Balance Beam)
• 2006 Visa All Around Champion
• 2005 IGHOF Gymnast of the Year
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