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American gymnast nails incredible opening pitch

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin knows how to entertain a crowd.

She proved as much during the 2008 Olympics, when she took home the all-around gold medal after wowing the judges in four different events.

So when it came to throwing out a first pitch prior to Wednesday's Chicago Cubs game, Liukin knew she would need to kick things up a notch to impress those in attendance. She did not disappoint.

Wow! Image: MLB
Wow! Image: MLB

Liukin tapped into her gymnast roots, performing an impressive front flip before delivering the first pitch to the plate. You don’t usually see that kind of commitment during a first pitch.

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While Liukin has thrown out first pitches in the past, this appears to be the first time she’s added a flip to her routine.

Liukin in 2008. Image: Getty
Liukin in 2008. Image: Getty

She was asked to throw out first pitches for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets in 2014, and opted to go with a straight-forward approach for those.

The most famous first pitch fail came in 2014 via rapper 50 Cent:

Fellow rapper Snoop Dogg wasn't much better in 2016:

Miss Texas also had a shocker in 2014:

But Aussie cricket captain Steve Smith showed the yanks how it's done last year:

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