Gymnast Nastia Liukin Shares Touching Birthday Tribute To Boyfriend Ben Weyand

Gymnast Nastia Liukin is sharing a touching tribute to her boyfriend, Ben Weyand, for his birthday.

The Russian-born former American artistic gymnast took to social media on Wednesday night to share a whole carousel full of fun photos of the two together.

On Wednesday afternoon, the five-time Olympic champion took to social media to share a touching tribute for her boyfriend, Ben Weyand’s, birthday. The two walked the red carpet at the 2023 ESPY Awards last month and are still going strong after several years.

The 33-year-old former athlete took to Instagram to share a few photos showing the two together on all of their adventures, captioning the snaps, “HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY @bens_there” alongside five red heart emojis.

She went on to say, “You have taken the phrase ‘to know you is to love you’ to a level I’ve never full experienced. And I am very lucky to get to love you and all of your incredible qualities that make you, YOU - every single day.”

“I’ve never met another person who can genuinely have fun every single day - no matter where you are, what you are doing, or who you are with - all while also being THE hardest and most determined worker no matter the task… minus a few annoyingly house tasks / chores sometimessss,” she continued.

“You have also taken my level of ‘whatever it takes’ to a different level… which includes being (almost) AS committed to a themed party / costume as I am… for those that know, you know… and if you don’t know, it’s pretty d*mn hard to match that level,” she confessed.

“Your genuine enthusiasm for life, and the people in your life is truly remarkable. Thank you for showing and reminding me that every single day,” she concluded. “Here’s to many more fun days, adventures, sunsets, and maybe even bike rides together. I love you!”

Fans were quick to congratulate the happy couple and offer their wishes of Happy Birthday to Ben. “Darn cute couple, right here! Cheers to your handsome fella!” one fan commented. “These are all sweet pictures. Happy birthday, Ben!” another follower chimed in.

“Really cute pics. HBD!” a third fan agreed. “Love love love!! Happy Birthday, Ben—hope y’all have the best birthday adventure!!!” another follower exclaimed. “Happy Happy BEN Day!!” another fan shared.

“We love you, Ben!!! HBD!!” another follower wrote. “They are CUTE!!!!!” another fan exclaimed. “I love seeing you so happy my friend!” another follower gushed. “Awww! Adorable! Happy Birthday!” another fan wrote.

“Happy Birthday Ben! I’m sure you are celebrating in BIG BEN style!” another follower shared. “Happy Birthday @bens_there and I wish you the most blessed and happiest day of your life today and may god bless you!!” another fan exclaimed. “Happy Birthday to the young man with you,” another follower wrote while other fans just wrote “Happy Birthday” alongside a cake emoji!

Just last month, the social media sensation posted a video that featured her working out with her personal trainer, Kira Stokes, and her boyfriend Ben. Nastia is clearly excelling at her Bulgarian Split Squats, but it looks like Ben is having some trouble!

In the caption, Nastia wrote, “POV: the moment you can *finally* challenge your trainer + boyfriend during a workout.” She tagged both of them in the caption and wrapped it up with the hashtag #gymnastics.

In the comments, Kira wrote, “The zoom in on my face says it all - the new ‘Nastia’ - RFESS w/ring kick…and I’m the modifier…” One fan asked, “Omg, are we gonna see this move on the KSFapp? It looks Athleticore-ish to me hahahaha.” Kira jokingly replied, “Lol… not likely. But rock the RFESS in Full Body Couch 2.0.”

Plenty of fans applauded Ben for trying! “Honestly, your first stab at it was excellent,” one fan commented. “Someone needs to show you props. You did it too!” another follower wrote, to which Ben replied with three prayer hands emojis. “To be fair… you’re like, the flexibility Queen,” a third fan told Nastia. No one can argue with that!