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Liukin Wins Sportswoman of the Year

Tuesday October 14, 2008
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Nastia Liukin
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Olympic All-Around Champion Nastia Liukin was named the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year for 2008.

Past winners have included Natalie Coughlin (2003), Sarah Hughes (2002), Jenny Thompson (2000), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1992), and fellow gymnast Mary Lou Retton. Congrats to Liukin!
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October 15, 2008 at 10:28 am
(1) Ali says:

Way to go, Nastia! She is a great choice and a wonderful representative of the sport!

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