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Nastia Liukin Flips for Subway

Nastia Liukin Flips for Subway

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Celebrating the restaurant's 47's birthday with gymnast

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Young Hollywood

Surprise! It's Subway's 47th birthday and Young Hollywood is celebrating with Nastia Liukin.

Young Hollywood

How do I look in this hat?

Nastia Liukin

Amazing.

Nastia Liukin

Ready to party at Subway.

Young Hollywood

You said it earlier, you were wearing this hat making sandwiches.

Nastia Liukin

I was. And I did like the whole footlong, a turkey with vegetables and everything. It was a healthy one.

Young Hollywood

Is that your signature sandwich?

Nastia Liukin

Yeah, yeah, turkey, well, a 6-inch turkey, a little bit of cheese, some banana peppers and cucumbers.

Young Hollywood

And have you named it?

Nastia Liukin

The Liukin.

Young Hollywood

I would have called it the pink.

Nastia Liukin

The pink.

Young Hollywood

The pink gymnast. This doesn't really go with your like trademark. We need we needed some pink party hats. Mix it up a little bit. So, do you ever mix up the sandwich or do you always sort of get the same thing?

Nastia Liukin

No, I'm like the plain Jane. I always stick to the same thing.

Young Hollywood

And how are the sandwich making skills?

Nastia Liukin

I was really slow. I was holding up the whole entire line. There was a line forming and I just almost like said never mind.

Young Hollywood

So we're just coming off the Olympics. Ally Raisman was just in our studio. She talked about how she's always wanted to do a Subway commercial because of you. How much fun are they to shoot?

Nastia Liukin

Oh, it's so much fun. You know, it's fun being with all the other athletes too. The last one I did was with Blake Griffin and um obviously, huge height difference with a gymnast and a basketball player, but it's fun being able to meet the other athletes and you know, I've always said it's like with athletes, you just have like a common bond because you understand like um, you know, just the amount of training that it goes into to even trying to make an Olympic team or um, you know, make an all-star game, whatever sport that you're in. So, uh, it's a lot of fun.

Young Hollywood

Well, I like that they call this a sub-prise birthday bash for Subway. Sub-prise. What's the most surprised you were ever in your career?

Nastia Liukin

Probably like maybe at trials, at Olympic trials when I fell off the bars and landed on my face. Yeah, that was probably a surprising moment.

Young Hollywood

I think it would be I think people were surprised too, but people don't sort of see all the years of training that goes into it, and you probably have a lot of moments like that when you're training. How do you sort of get over like how do you how are you so brave? Because the vault especially scares the heck out of me. I hate the vault.

Nastia Liukin

That was always my least favorite. Like running 80 feet towards like just an object and you're like, oh, please let me land on my feet. That was my least favorite.

Young Hollywood

So when you are vaulting at that speed, do you see things in real-time or do things slow down? Do you has I know you sort of pick your marks and

Nastia Liukin

Yeah, I think it slows down a little bit. I'm personally like I found that I hold my breath the whole time and so then when you land, you're like, oh my God, like I was I'm out of breath but you only run like 80 feet, but things like that. I guess you hold your breath during certain skills. Um, and it does seem very slow. Like you're like, when is this routine going to be over? When can I just land on the ground? But then once you're on the ground, it feels like it was like so fast.

Young Hollywood

And I know you're a Subway famous fan. Who are you a fan of? Like in in athletics? Who are you the biggest fan of?

Nastia Liukin

You know, I think just what Michael Phelps did at this Olympics, not just this Olympics, but throughout his entire career was absolutely amazing and it just proved that, you know, especially after success in Beijing winning eight gold medals, like you can still set new goals and new dreams for yourself and um, you know, it was just it was really amazing. I got to watch some of his races in London and so it was just fun to be able to be a a real fan and just appreciate like how much hard work goes into it and and even after you achieve your ultimate dreams and goals, you can still set new goals for yourself. And so, um what he did was um really um inspiring, I think, to so many people.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so get creative with me for a second, cuz I always get the turkey too. Yes. Be creative, what should I get next time? I can do a footlong, by the way.

Nastia Liukin

I like the flatbread. Um, and then you can get it toasted too. So with a little bit of cheese and some turkey on the flatbread.

Young Hollywood

Have you done the breakfast sandwiches?

Nastia Liukin

I haven't tried them yet.

Young Hollywood

I have.

Nastia Liukin

Yeah, they're really good and like they're good because you can just take them on the go and especially like with me I'm always on the go um, in between training and traveling so much and and especially Subway being everywhere. Like literally everywhere like when we were in London too. There's like always a Subway somewhere.

Young Hollywood

Well, I thought Ally said that Kate Middleton loved the team style, the uniforms, the makeup. Are you into that? Are you into trends? Like how do you sort of set trends like on the floor and look good?

Nastia Liukin

Well, it's so hard. Um, you know, I focused on the gymnastics. You are, but you know, for when we compete for the country, we don't design or really get too much of a say, but um I love the leotards this time. I thought all the rhinestones were perfect, um, very Olympic. Um, but when we compete like for our clubs and like um at home, I've designed all my own leotards since I was 12. So, I've always loved to do that and um, I love fashion and um, hopefully I'll be going to fashion week in a few weeks. So, I love that.

Young Hollywood

Thank you for chatting with us. Congratulations on everything.

Nastia Liukin

Thank you.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Nastia Liukin

    Interview subject, gymnast

  • Ally Raisman

    Fellow gymnast, mentioned by interviewer

  • Blake Griffin

    Basketball player, mentioned as co-star in Subway commercial

  • Michael Phelps

    Swimmer, Nastia Liukin's athletic inspiration

  • Kate Middleton

    Royalty, mentioned in relation to Olympic uniforms

FAQ

What is Nastia Liukin's signature Subway sandwich?+
Nastia Liukin's signature sandwich is a 6-inch turkey with a little bit of cheese, some banana peppers, and cucumbers, which she calls 'The Liukin'.
Who did Nastia Liukin shoot a Subway commercial with?+
Nastia Liukin mentions shooting a Subway commercial with basketball player Blake Griffin.
What was Nastia Liukin's most surprising career moment?+
Nastia Liukin's most surprising career moment was falling off the bars and landing on her face at Olympic trials.
Who is Nastia Liukin a fan of in athletics?+
Nastia Liukin is a big fan of Michael Phelps, admiring his entire career and his ability to set new goals after achieving success.
Does Nastia Liukin design her own leotards?+
Yes, Nastia Liukin has designed all her own leotards since she was 12 for club competitions.

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