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Gold Medal Gymnast Nastia Liukin Talks New Fashion Line, ‘Dancing With The Stars’

July 25, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Nastia Liukin is a superstar in the gymnastics world, but now she’s hoping to be one in the fashion world as well, designing a new line of clothing for J.C. Penney.

Supergirl by Nastia just launched in the department store chain, and she told AccessHollywood.com about catching the designer bug.

Are Olympians Evan Lysacek & Nastia Liukin Dating?

February 22, 2010

VANCOUVER, Canada

Despite a report that U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek and U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin are dating, a rep for the skater told Access Hollywood that he’s single.

Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin Headed To ‘Gossip Girl’

September 09, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Fresh off her gold medal win in Beijing, Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin is giving her fans something to “Gossip” about.

The 18-year-old, who won the gold in the women’s individual all around competition, will appear in an upcoming episode of the hit CW show “Gossip Girl,” Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Oprah Opens Season With Phelps, Other Olympians

August 29, 2008

CHICAGO, Ill.

Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” 

Winfrey plans to tape the show at Chicago’s Millennium Park on Wednesday. 

Bela Karolyi On The Olympic Gymnastics Scandal: The Truth Is In The Teeth

August 22, 2008

BEIJING, China

The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into the age of Chinese gymnast He Kexin, who could be stripped of her two gold medals if she is in fact 14, instead of the required 16 years of age.

According to U.S. Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, the truth is in the teeth.

“You don’t have to be an expert, just look at them,” Karolyi told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson. “Let them smile and you can see! The little baby [teeth] are in their mouth.”

Olympics Or Bust: A Former ‘Real World’ Cast Member Heads To Beijing

August 21, 2008

By Jeremy Blacklow

BEIJING, China

For as long as he can remember, Tyler Duckworth (pictured, above right) has been an Olympics fanatic.

But in his 26 years on earth, he had never attended the Games. That is, until Beijing in 2008 --- when his personal Olympic dreams finally came true.

“The Olympics mean everything to me,” Tyler shared in an interview with AccessHollywood.com on the Olympic Green. “Most of these athletes will never become millionaires. They’re out there for themselves. And that’s how I feel about my approach to life also.”

Most folks know Tyler from his time as one of the housemates on MTV’s “The Real World: Key West,” (which shot in 2005 and aired in 2006) and while he’s been recognized regularly in China, “The Real World” is an experience that he’s now put far behind him.

More of Tyler’s Olympics story… inside!