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    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin (top, center) poses for a photo with gymnasts at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    Parents and fans take photos of 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    Gymnasts at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville clap as 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin is introduced during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin smiles as she talks with gymnasts at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    Gymnasts at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center look up and listen to 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin during a visit on October 23, 2012 in Huntersville. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin talks with gymnasts at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    Level 6 gymnast Bria DiOrio (right), 10, smiles as 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin signs DiOrio's poster at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin smiles at gymnasts while handing out autographs at the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville during a visit on October 23, 2012. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin (center) high-fives a gymnast while exiting the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville on October 23, 2012 after meeting with gymnasts, posing for photos and signing autographs. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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    David T. Foster III - dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
    2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin (center) hugs a gymnast Jade Canady while exiting the Everest Gymnastics Training Center in Huntersville on October 23, 2012 after meeting with gymnasts, posing for photos and signing autographs. The gym was awarded the special visit because it purchased the largest number of tickets to Friday night's Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which stars Liukin, members of the Fierce Five (2012 U.S. Olympic gold medalists), and other elite athletes. David T. Foster III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com
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