Gymnast Shawn Johnson has detailed why she refused to speak with her best friend and former Olympics teammate Nastia Liukin for eight years. Johnson, 32, who won the gold medal for balance beam at the ...

With the 2024 Paris Olympics looming, PEOPLE asked these legendary athletes which event they'd want to compete in other than their own Lawrence Yee joined PEOPLE in December 2023 as the Senior News ...

Shawn Johnson East and Nastia Liukinonly mended their years-long rift at the behest of their respective significant others. "Nastia and I were best friends training and at the Olympics, we were ...

Athens, Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. For five straight Olympic Games, American women have topped the all-around podium in gymnastics, cementing their names in the sport’s most exclusive club. In ...

In gymnastics, a gymnast receives a 0.1 deduction for hesitation during an element, and an empty run incurs a 0.3 deduction, while Nastia Liukin is recognized as one of the most successful American ...

Just Nastia Liukin 🥇 Posted: February 2, 2026 | Last updated: February 2, 2026 #gymnastics #sports #olympics Nastia Liukin is one of the most successful American balance beam workers in history.