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Liukin returns; Bross leads

Associated Press

Thursday, August 13, 2009

DALLAS -- They might have called it "Nastia Unplugged," the closest most people will come to seeing Nastia Liukin looking more like just another gymnast than an Olympic champion. Still rounding into shape after a year-long break, Liukin showed off a solid but imperfect beam routine Thursday in the first round of the U.S. championships, a 100-second performance that left her both relieved and anxious. Relieved that it was over. Anxious to show a hometown crowd that she can do better. "I was j ...

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