August 15, 2008

Russian poise wins Liukin and U.S. gold

Russian poise, grace and beauty won gold last night in the Women’s All-Around Individual Gymnast competition in Beijing.  Those qualities came to the fore as American Nastia Liukin’s performance in the beam and floor exercises clinched the Olympic gold medal.
The 18-year-old from Plano, Texas, and coached by her father Valeri Liukin, a former Russian Olympic [...]