Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin is flaunting her Gold Medal body while running across a Mexico beach and rocking a tiny periwinkle bikini. The 31-year-old Russian-born star has been making headlines for ditching her Dallas, TX base for a little sun South of the Border, and she’s invited her 1.1 million Instagram followers along for the ride.
Posting this week amid a slew of killer New Year’s snaps as she rocked a designer Dior dress, Nastia went beachy in her latest shots – check them out below.
Stuns In Mexico
Scroll for the photos. Liukin spent Xmas at her snowy Montana cabin, but she’s now enjoying sun, sea, and sand. The 2008 all-around champion uploaded a gallery of images – all showed her frolicking sandy shoes while in a high-cut and cheeky pale purple bikini. The fashionista highlighted her golden tan, also wearing a fun and multi-tonal hat kind of matching her swimwear.
Photos showed Nastia both posing and dashing across sands, with a purple heart emoji captioning the four photos.
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Nastia gained over 12,000 likes in a day for her post, with fans saying she’s living "her best life." The gymnast has plenty to celebrate, with late 2021 seeing her APL sneaker collab sell out. That said, the transition away from professional gymnastics wasn’t an easy one for Liukin as she quit the beam aged just 22 back in 2012.
"I felt so lost for a good year. I gained probably 10 to 20 pounds, because when you stop doing something and just go cold turkey your body doesn’t even know what to do," she told The Cut.
Finding Herself
She added: "I finally feel like I’ve found my rhythm again. It takes time to figure out what your body needs and what’s best for you both in nutrition and also fitness."
Nastia now updates with regular workouts that include running with dog Harley, plus power boxing sessions. "I remember my mom telling me at a really young age, “You have to treat your body like an expensive car. What kind of fuel are you putting into that expensive car?” she continued.
Big Fan Love
Nastia might get shaded for her prescription migraine promos, but the blonde proves mega popular overall. She’s also raking in the cash via lucrative endorsements – she’s influenced for Olay and Dove beauty, clothing brand Revolve, plus Facebook App.
Nastia’s beach shots gained a like from reality star Savannah Chrisley. The five-time Olympic medalist is also followed by Ohio-born gymnast Simone Biles, plus celebrities including actress Selma Blair and singer Jessie James Decker. For more from Nastia, check out her Instagram.
]]>The Inquisitr
