11. August 2009  
Dallas, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

Liukin starts at the US Nationals and will sponsor an event

Nastia Liukin (USA)

2008 Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin has teamed with USA Gymnastics to sponsor the "Nastia Liukin Cup", a competition for top Junior Olympic gymnasts scheduled for March 5, 2010 in Worcester, Mass.

Gymnasts will be chosen for the event from a series of 12 competitions to begin next January, including the WOGA Classic at Liukin’s home gym in Plano.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Nastia Liukin Fund, a charitable fund within the National Gymnastics Foundation.
From August 12 to 15 Nastia Liukin takes part at the US Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which will held in her hometown Dallas.
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