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Haute Living If you’re looking for tips on how to get a killer figure, Nastia Liukin is your girl. This Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast has been named of the “11 greatest bodies on Earth” (in addition to other accolades, such as “Female Athlete of the Year” and “Individual Sportswoman of the Year.” You might know the…

Des Moines Register Sports talk radio loves, loves, loves to debate whether teams have reached a level of dominance worthy of the dime-a-dozen “dynasty” tag. Liang Chow, though, has created an indisputable one amid a sea of sequins and taped wrists. Elite gymnasts Norah Flatley and Rachel Gowey each finished among the top four in…

Des Moines Register In the summer of 1993, gymnast Shannon Miller’s body stomped the growth accelerator — shooting up four inches. The 16-year-old who had won five Olympic medals just months earlier in Barcelona found herself quickly scrambling back to the drawing board. “Everything was a little bit off,” said Miller, 37. “Things I’d been…

AQ To win an Olympic Gold Medal, to be the very best in your sport at age 19 is a daunting challenge. With so much of your life left to live, it’s harrowing to think that no matter what else you accomplish, the first line of your obituary has already been written. At the 2012…