Gymnastics Legend Nastia Liukin Calls Out Olympic Judges In Passionate Interview

Nastia Liukin is a former gold medalist who has become a prominent voice in the world of women's gymnastics since her retirement from the sport in 2012.

Liukin was born in Moscow, Russia and moved to the United States at age 2, eventually competing with the American gymnastics team in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

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Liukin won five medals in 2008, tying the U.S. gymnastics record for most medals in a single Olympics.

Liukin spoke to NBC host Dr. Michael Gervais in an interview released during Sunday's competitions, during which she issued a stern warning to U.S. Olympics competitors about alleged biases from Olympic judges.

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"The most interesting thing is that the judging actually started before the competition," Liukin said about her days in the Olympics.

"So these judges that are on the Olympic floor are also showing up to your training."

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"And for me I remember talking about this and someone said but that's not fair. How are they getting to judge you before the competition?"

Liukin said Olympic judges watch closely, jotting down mistakes during practice.

She believes Olympic judges sometimes see phantom mistakes during actual competitions and mark them down on Olympics scorecards because of pre-conceived biases.

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"So they sit there and they memorize your routines, they actually put them down on paper, pen to paper," she continued.

"So they know if you make a mistake in the training consistently, without even question they already almost see it, see that same mistake in the competition, even if you didn't do it."

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