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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - After dominating gymnastics' junior ranks, U.S. champion Nastia Liukin finally gets to see how she matches up against the best in the world.
The 16-year-old was chosen for her first world championships team, along with two-time world gold medalist Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone and Jana Bieger. The world championships, which will have all-around and individual event finals, are Nov. 22-27 in Melbourne, Australia.
Liukin was touted as gymnastics' next big thing even before she began routing the junior ranks. Her father won two gold medals for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympics, her mother was the world rhythmic champion the year before. At her first U.S. Gymnastics Championships as a senior, Liukin won the all-around title, as well as golds on uneven bars and balance beam.
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