Nastia Liukin Biography Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin born October 30, 1989, is a Russian American artistic gymnast and occasional actress. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Sha... more.