Age: 15 Residence: Arvada, Colorado Club: Tigars Gymnastics and Cheer Coaches: Mom Katia and father Alex Born in Moscow, Russia The inaugural junior to watch is Mile-High city gymnast, Polina Shchennikova. Polina's backgroud is much like that of 2008 Olympic All-Around Champion, Nastia Liukin. So much so, that Polina is referred to as "Baby Nastia" around the Gymternet. Like Nastia, she is the daughter of two former junior soviet gymnasts and it shows in her gymnastics. She exhibits beautiful long lines and flexibly and elegance that is reminiscent of the artistry of the Soviet Union gymnastics machine.
Following the world of gymnastics one back handspring at a time.