 Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Liukin competed for his native Kazakhstan, competing for them most notably at the 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 1994 Asian Games, but did not win a medal at either competition.Liukin became internationally renowned for coaching USA's second consecutive all around Olympic champion, his daughter, Nastia Liukin, to the 2008 Summer Olympics.In addition, Nastia contributed to team USA's silver medal finish in the team competition.