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Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:55 PM ET Beijing - Valeri Liukin won gold medal in Seoul in 1988. Twenty years later, his daughter, Nastia Liukin, added another gold to her family's trophy case when she grabbed first place during the all around final of the women's gymnastics event with an impressive 63.325 Liukin started slowly on vault, she stuck, but her start vaule wasn't very high, leaving her out of the top three. Undaunted, she went on to hit a great bars routine and solid beam routine that gave her a 16.650, the highest score of the night. On floor, she was reminiscent of the classic Soviet style, her valuable DNA on full display. Shawn Johnson started the night off with a step to the side on her vault, failing to capitalize on her high scoring potential on this event. She hit solid bars and beam routines, but her... [read full story]
