The Liukin or The Nistor? So it looks like the same skill to me. Who will get credit for it? Here's Nastia's version from the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships (around 1:26), which, by the way, was one of the best Beam routines I have seen in a very long time. Beautiful. And check out Nistor's version of it at the [...] Author: nance Category: Gymnastics Gymnasts Publish Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:15:52 +0000 So it looks like the same skill to me. Who will get credit for it? Here's Nastia's version from the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships (around 1:26), which, by the way, was one of the best Beam routines I have seen in a very long time. Beautiful. And check out Nistor's version of it at the 2008 European Championships (around 1:13). Nastia's is arguably the more aesthetically appealing of the two but that won't be the deciding factor. Read more... - Read comments...

Nastia Liukin-Pacific Rim 2008-BEAM [youtube]VuCbEvatFMo[/youtube] Nastia's skill: around 1:27 Steliana Nistor 2008 Europeans Event Finals - Balance Beam [youtube]OOibMGqk7XE[/youtube] Steliana's skill: around 1:10 Nastia's looks like she's going for it piked, and Steliana's looks like she's going for it tucked.