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• Valeri Liukin is a former Olympic gymnast for the Soviet Union, who currently coaches his daughter, 2008 U.S. gold medalist Nastia Liukin. Liukin relocated to the United States in 1992 and co-founded the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano, Texas.GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever Happened to Valeri Liukin?

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: December 17, 1966
  2. Birthplace: Aktiubinsk, Kazakhstan
  3. Began gymnastics at age 7
  4. Moved to Moscow, Russia, at age 16
  5. Won 2 gold medals at the 1988 Olympics
  6. First man to do a triple back flip on the floorGymnasticGreats.com: Whatever Happened to Valeri Liukin?
  7. Current residence: Plano, Texas
  8. Wife: gymnast Anna Kotchneva
  9. Daughter: gymnast Nastia Liukin

• 1988: Golden Year

  At the age of 21, Liukin emerged as a star of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, earning a gold medal on the horizontal bars, a silver on the parallel bars, and helping to drive the Soviet Union gymnasts to victory in the team competition.GymnasticGreats.com: Whatever Happened to Valeri Liukin? He also won silver in the all-around competition.

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