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Valeri Viktorovich Liukin (Russian: Валерий Викторович Люкин; born 17 December 1966 in Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet-born Kazakh-American retired artistic gymnast turned gymnastics coach.
Mar 3, 2022 · Valeri Liukin, the father of Olympic champion Nastia Liukin, is under investigation for verbal and psychological abuse of young gymnasts. Multiple former athletes said he berated, belittled and forced them to train injured or overweight.
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Mar 3, 2022 · The former Olympic and World champion is under investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for verbal and mental abuse of young gymnasts. He is also the front-runner to be the women's national team high-performance director for USA Gymnastics, despite the allegations.
On February 2, Valeri Liukin resigned as national team coordinator. On February 28, Raisman filed a lawsuit against USAG and the USOC, claiming both organizations "knew or should have known" about the ongoing abuse.
Mar 22, 2022 · Multiple former WOGA gymnasts, including Andrea Orris, say Valeri Liukin, an Olympic and world champion, verbally and physically abused them, leading to eating disorders and other problems. Liukin has been under investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport since January, but is still involved in USA Gymnastics.
Mar 14, 2022 · The former Olympic champion and father of Nastia Liukin is under investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly verbally and psychologically abusing multiple athletes. He will lead the U.S. national team at an international event in Stuttgart this week despite the allegations.
Aug 15, 2008 · Valeri Liukin was a loyal gymnast for the Soviet Union and Anna Kotchneva, now his wife, was a rhythmic gymnast who did not qualify for the Soviet Olympic team. Valeri won two golds and two...
