Liukin’s swim up bar

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#1 Katrina Burton on 06.06.10 at 5:25 am

And people say there is no money in gymnastics…

#2 ally on 06.06.10 at 6:41 am

Nice. I’d say with his personal success, three gyms, and two olympic all-around champions, he’s earned it.

#3 shergymrag on 06.06.10 at 7:35 am

There’s money in gymnastics when you own the gym. That’s why you often see coaches split off from a gym and start their own club.

#4 Dave on 06.06.10 at 9:45 am

There’s money in owning a gym when it’s WOGA. Valeri and Evgeny created the most successful private gym in the world. Of course they’re rich.

#5 Coach S on 06.06.10 at 10:07 am

I wonder what he’s worth?

#6 JO on 06.06.10 at 10:52 am

Think he could use another daughter? I’ll coach at WOGA anytime!

#7 AM on 06.06.10 at 12:57 pm

Man, I’ve got to leave the Northeast and head to Texas.

#8 TP on 06.06.10 at 2:14 pm

Must be nice.

#9 wendy on 06.06.10 at 3:16 pm

I heard the house is a mansion complete w servants & personal assistants! Hey they have worked their butts off and they deserve it!

I have met Anna, Valeri & Nastia and they are so gracious, classy and unpretentious.

#10 Dave on 06.06.10 at 3:39 pm

Depends on your definition of mansion. They live in a prosperous area with lots of big houses. It’s a big-ass house, that’s true. AFAIK, no servants, no assistants.

#11 diana on 06.06.10 at 4:10 pm

its a nice bar but,if you own the land why would u build an above ground pool??

#12 shergymrag on 06.06.10 at 5:16 pm

Maybe they wanted it level with their deck.

#13 shergymrag on 06.06.10 at 5:28 pm

Could also be on a hill.

#14 AM on 06.06.10 at 6:50 pm

At least he didn’t buy a ranch and insist it become the National Training Center.

#15 coach Rick on 06.06.10 at 9:30 pm

Valeri’s great. Very down to earth.

And generous. The night Nastia won her first Senior VISA Championships he bought drinks for the ENTIRE BAR over a couple of hours. Must have cost him $800.

#16 PolyisTCOandbanned on 06.07.10 at 7:48 am

Although I’m a good Republitarian (as all red meat eating ‘mericuns should be), something about Valeri’s digs brings out my inner Elsworth Toohey. I beat it down, though.

(I still think Shawn deserved the gold in Beijing, though. Really watch the routines and look at how much form break Nastia had…but kudos to the Liukins for playing the code smart and doing what they could with Nastia’s underpoweredness…I guess it says something good about Val as a coach, that he can train a girl who is so unlike him in tumbling.)

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