Nastia Liukin is a former Russian–American artistic gymnast who has earned nine ‘World Championships’ medals during her illustrious career. Born in Moscow and raised in Texas, she belonged to a family of gymnasts, with both her parents being experts in the sport. She followed her parents to the gym when she was 3 years old. Her training began soon, and she entered her first ‘National Championship’ for the US at the age of 12. In 2003, she ended up winning the junior division title of the ‘US National Championship’ and earned gold medals in three of its four segments. She thus embarked into senior gymnastics at the age of 14. In 2005, she became the ‘World Champion’ on the uneven bars. She was the ‘World Champion’ on the balance beam in both 2005 and 2007. In addition, she was also the ‘Olympics’ gold medal winner in the individual all-around championship. She is a four-time all-around national champion. She has won the championship twice as a junior and twice as a senior. After a failed attempt of regaining her place on the national gymnastics team, Nastia announced her retirement in 2012. Following her success at the 2008 ‘Olympics,’ Nastia became a local celebrity and appeared on many US talk shows.