Liukin lights up warm-ups

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Nastia Liukin just warmed up for her uneven bars routine, the one that scored her a career-high 17.050 Thursday night, and she did it with such perfection that the few hundred fans -- who are here at Agganis Arena 90 minutes before the scheduled start -- gave Liukin a standing ovation. Practice may make perfect, but for Liukin, practice was already perfect.

-- Diane Pucin