Inside Gymnastics has the best interview with the Olympic Champion I can recall.
INSIDE: Have you considered transitioning to being a specialist on, say, bars and beam? The events that seem to come more easily for you.
LIUKIN: Possibly this year, just because I haven’t had the proper time, because of the traveling and everything. I’m not gonna say that’s what I’d want to do, though.
Before the Olympics, a lot of people, with my ankle and stuff, thought maybe I should just do two events. I wanted to prove to people that I was still an all-around gymnast and (laughs) I think I did that at the Olympics. I think, this year, I’m not trying to put any expectations on it, because I’m still traveling a lot. I will say that, down the road, I don’t want to back off and just do two events. I feel like the all-around is one of those things in gymnastics that is, to me, very important.
I think bars are one of the hardest events to get back into routine-shape. So, I feel like if I did bars then vault and floor would come pretty easy. We’ll see. I’m not trying to set any expectations quite yet. …
Her new routines. (A new skill on Bars and Beam.)
Her pet dogs.
Her favourite celebrity. (Maria Sharapova)
Where she’ll be in 10 years.
And when she’ll “move out” of her family home.
… I know I’ve already achieved the biggest goal—the biggest dream—I ever had. Now, it’s just about really enjoying it. To go for as long as I can. As long as I’m having fun. …
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