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JOE MORGAN’S DAUGHTER ASHLEY IS A D1 GYMNAST

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theOCD
Published: 25 January 2010 8:45 AM ESTPosted in: Olympic Sports

Joe Morgan's daughter and Stanford gymnast Ashley Morgan

Joe Morgan is best known as the rambling man in the booth with Jon Miller for Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Before his stint on television, Morgan was two-time NL MVP and a winner of two world series. Turns out athleticism runs in the family. His daughter, Ashley Morgan, is a star on the Stanford women’s gymnastics team.

Ashley Morgan is an 18-year-old freshman but it didn’t take her long to succeed. In her first college meet, she posted the highest individual score (9.875 on the vault) and the highest average score (9.83) of the meet. And her competition included a Georgia team that has won the past five NCAA titles.

Joe Morgan wasn’t in attendance for Ashley’s first meet due to a knee injury. Ashley most recently contributed to Stanford’s win over top-ranked UCLA. Morgan put up a 9.925 on the floor routine in the victory. Ashley’s twin sister, Kelly, plays soccer at USC.

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GALLERY: NASTY NASTIA LIUKIN HITS LOS ANGELES

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theOCD
Published: 24 November 2009 7:39 PM ESTPosted in: Olympic Sports, World Class Women

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We liked Nastia Liukin because she had a wholesome quality about her. Well, it appears as if Nasty Nastia has gone totally L.A. on us. The gymnastics star was spotted in LA over the weekend sporting an extreme West Coast look.

The paps caught Nastia leaving the Kitson store in Los Angeles last week. Nastia clutched two Kitson bags while wearing extremely ripped jeans and a semi-see through white v-neck. It’s just not quite as appealing a leotard and a tight ponytail.

Hopefully, the cute Normal Nastia returns to us soon. You can check out 10+ pictures of Ms. Liukin after the jump.

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BEAM ME UP NASTIA (UPDATE)

By
theOCD
Published: 19 August 2009 1:57 AM EDTPosted in: Women of Sports, World Class Women

I missed a bunch of pictures from Nastia Liukin at the Visa Championships in Dallas. Sorry about that. The rest of the pictures are after the jump. Don’t bitch at me. I don’t have to take this from you. Better late than never.  I’m going to have to cool it on all the “beam” puns before I run out…

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NASTIA LIUKIN FLIPPIN’ SEXY AT VISA CHAMPIONSHIPS

By
theOCD
Published: 17 August 2009 8:11 AM EDTPosted in: Women of Sports, World Class Women

Nastia Liukin was back to competing last week in Dallas at the Visa Championships. The Dallas News reports that she’s inspired a generation of young female fans. I heard that she also has some male fans too. Whether or not she wins gold medals, we’ll never get tired of her working the beam. Nastia only participated in the balance beam at the Visa Championships and the competition was attended by 26,818. Since you probably weren’t there, we have the pictures of Nastia’s competing and practicing after the jump.

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Via Dallas News:

Liukin – the reason the championships came to town, drawing 26,818 over four days – competed only on the balance beam. She improved her score from Thursday’s first round, notching a 14.7, though she pointed out plenty of mistakes. She said she’s committed to attempting to make the world team on beam and uneven bars, but it won’t be easy because she’s not yet in shape.

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