Though Nastia Liukin vaults to the very highest tier of Gymnastics Greats with this win, I’m certain that we will remember these two together for all time.
Steve McCain gives a heartfelt tribute to the new Champion.
… My favorite female gymnast of all time, Nastia Liukin, won the women’s All-Around finals today. With beauty and style, she flowed through every routine with swan-like grace. It was one of those competitions where it all seemed to click for her. We all knew she could do it. She just needed to put together the 4 best routines she had already performed so far at this Olympics. I’m not sure how it looked on television, but in real life, she appeared to have total control over her body. I honestly was not even that nervous because I couldn’t imagine her falling. …
Nastia Liukin, the All-Around Queen of Gymnastics – Gymnast.com
Gymnastics Coaching.com 