2008 women's gymnastics team china

BEIJING — After the Chinese women's gymnastics team won its first-ever Olympic gold medal on Wednesday, its diminutive gymnasts celebrated on … After Athens, she became incredibly successful, winning three straight vault titles at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Championships, as well as a World floor exercise title in 2006. It was named "The Cheng" and given a 6.5 start value in the 2006-2008 Code of Points, same as the 2½ twisting Yurchenko. China overcome an injury-ravaged United States team to clinch their first gymnastics women's team Olympic title. Johnson, Liukin and their 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics teammates were honored for the 10-year anniversary of their accomplishments, which included 10 … While the FIG investigation was in progress, the IOC indicated reshuffling of the medals was unlikely. She scored a 15.450 to win China their first Olympic team gold medal. Women’s artistic gymnastics is the most popular form of gymnastics in the United States. Individual Score All-Around Nastia Liukin, USA 63. Beijing - Chinese women gymnasts won their first ever Olympic team gold medal in Wednesday's final of the Beijing Olympic Games, making a historic breakthrough expected by China for decades. 30th Oct, 2018. Access official results for the Beijing 2008 Volleyball event volleyball women at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games Olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Here's What The 2008 Women's Gymnastics Team Is Doing Today. IOC president Jacques Rogge said that FIG had demanded "birth certificates and all the documents like family books, entries in schools and things like that." He went up last and performed her routine wonderfully to score a 16.850, one of the highest scores of the evening. Jiang competed on all four events, and qualified sixth to the all-around and eighth to the floor exercise final. In the uneven bars final, Yang scored a 16.650. CHINA - AUGUST 13: Members of the Chinese women gymnastics team celebrate with their gold medals after women's artistic gymnastic final during day five of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. Chinese claimed their first world women's team title in the 2006 World Championships in Arhus, Denmark. China's deputy sports minister has once more insisted that all the members of the Chinese gold-medal winning women's gymnastics team were old enough to take part in the Olympics. Deng stuck her double twisting Yurchenko and scored a 15.250. Yang went up next and scored a 16.800. Deng competed on all four events, but did not score high enough to qualify for the all-around or individual event finals. She was visibly upset with her performance. The execution scores were broken down and the gold medal was awarded to He. Cheng went up first and surprisingly fell on her tucked full. Having qualified first to the team final, the Chinese went first on vault. The silver went to the United States which collected 186.525 points. USA's Shawn Johnson performs on the Balance Beam at the Women's Team Gymnastics Final at the National Indoor Stadium at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 13, 2008. China's Jiang Yuyuan competes on the uneven bars during the women's team final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. She had a couple low landings on her passes and fell out of her triple turn, scoring a 14.775. Defending Olympic champion Romania took the bronze with 181.525 points. The competition kicked off at 10:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) in the National Indoor Stadium. by Matt Stopera. The combo shows Team China competing in the women's qualification round for the Artistic Gymnastics at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. BuzzFeed Staff. Gymnastics Artistic play Please note that because a number of anti-doping rules violations procedures are still in progress – including procedures involving medalists further to the results of the retesting programmes carried out on the samples collected in Beijing 2008 and London 2012- the information contained in the list is not final The Chinese moved on to balance beam, one of their better events. With deafening cheers and applause, leading Chinese gymnast Cheng Fei finished her routine in the last event of floor exercise in 15.450 points, nailing the gold for the hosts who totaled 188.900. After we made two mistakes, it was really hard for us to catch up," said US head coach Qiao Liang. In early 2008, Yang Yun, who won two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, admitted on state-run television that she was 14 when she had competed. But Chinese athletes... are by nature that small." They were in third place heading into the second rotation behind Russia and the United States. This was a game the Chinese were going to win regardless. Yang won the bronze. She scored a 15.000 and won the bronze behind USA's Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. Deng Linlin and He Kexin were new additions to the team. From left: Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Deng Linlin. Kara is a two-time member of the National Gymnastics Team… Jiang performed fourth but fell on her 2½ twisting Yurchenko, scoring a 14.825. BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2008 - The U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics claimed the team silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. On balance beam, Jiang performed second. File:U137P200T1D176717F16DT20080806231916.jpg, https://wagymnastics.fandom.com/wiki/Category:2008_Chinese_Olympic_Gold_Medal_Team?oldid=28031, Netherlands • Germany • Czechoslovakia • USSR • USSR • USSR • USSR • USSR • USSR •. Cheng competed on vault, beam, and floor, and qualified first to the vault and floor exercise finals, and fifth to the balance beam final. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display She became known for her excellent execution of the 2½ twisting Yurchenko, and submitted her own vault to the FIG: a round-off, half-on, 1½ twist off. Somewhat controversially, she still medaled, winning the bronze behind North Korea's Hong Un-Jong and Germany's Oksana Chusovitina. She scored a 15.200. Cheng's teammate Deng Linlin and Li Shanshan went through the tough  psychological test and enabled the Chinese team to surpass the United States by one point before the fourth rotation. "Claiming the gold in Beijing is very exciting. Jiang went up first and hit her routine well to score a 15.975. On 23 August, further pressure led the FIG to request additional documentation on five of the six athletes on the Chinese team. Yang performed fourth with a beautifully expressive routine that had one minor error. These are the medal winners in the women's gymnastics events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. women finished with 186.525 points to earn their second consecutive Olympic team silver medal. China wins women's gymnastics team Olympic gold Li competed on beam and floor, and qualified first to the balance beam final. She put her beam fall out of her mind and lived her routine, getting emotional just as her music ended. Eight years has happened, people! Jiang finished sixth. Their routines' difficulty in the beam was higher than the US members, giving them an advantage to claim the gold. Chinese coach Lu Shanzhen explained that Chinese competitors had for years all been small. Of the team, only Cheng Fei had competed at an Olympic Games before, in Athens. They had the highest start values of any other team in the competition, which allowed them to win even with Cheng falling on balance beam. Chinese gymnast Yang Yilin practices floor exercise at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 7, 2008. China named its Olympic women’s gymnastics team on Friday, and the inclusion of at least two athletes has further raised questions, widespread in … Yang competed on all four events, and qualified third to the all-around and first to the uneven bars final. On floor exercise, Jiang performed first. In 2010, the FIG erased Dong's scores, and the IOC stripped China of its team bronze for 2000 and from the 1999 World Championships. Xinhua During the Olympics, media focused their attention on He, Yang, Jiang, and Deng. Previously, they have gotten into trouble over the age of their gymnasts. The year was 2008. They entered the second rotation in first place. According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), there are approximately 4.5 million artistic gymnasts in the United States, and 71% of them are female. Having been satisfied with the proof of age received from the Chinese Gymnastics Association, the FIG ended the investigation on 1 October 2008, concluding that He and her teammates were eligible to compete. STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Despite finishing fourth at the 2019 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, the Chinese women's team is focusing on the Tokyo Olympics. Deng went up next and despite a few tiny mistakes scored a 15.925. They performed very well, finishing first on uneven bars and floor exercise as a team and second on vault and balance beam. She still scored a 15.150, her high difficulty keeping the score above 15. Jiang finished fourth, just outside the medals. China went to the last rotation still in first place. The US team, who dethroned the Chinese contingent in the World Championships last year, had been tipped to repeat the glory in Beijing. Yang was in second heading into the last rotation and Jiang was in fifth. Of those girls and women, approximately 67,000 compete in the US Junior Olympic program, while others participate in AAU, … Cheng went up last. The Chinese wound up with six medals, two gold and four bronze. Romania's Sandra Izbasa took the gold, and USA's Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin took silver and bronze, respectively. Yang performed fifth with a well executed routine and scored a 15.750. He scored a 16.725, which originally tied her for the gold with USA's Nastia Liukin. She scored 15.300 and placed sixth. These gymnasts were a member of the Chinese gold medal-winning team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Yang entered the third rotation in first and Jiang in sixth. "The performance of the Chinese team is remarkable. Cheng, however, fell out of her triple turn and underrotated her fourth tumbling pass, sitting down. Games of the 29th Olympiad Women's Artistic Gymnastics Beijing (CHN) August 8-24, 2008 Finals Women Teams Final - 2008 Aug 13 Cheng went up next and put up a 16.000 for her 2½ twisting Yurchenko. In the all-around, Yang performed first on vault and scored a 15.175. He, in particular, was a specialist on uneven bars with an incredibly difficult routine. All three scores counted for the team score; the three scores on each apparatus were summed to give a final team score. The New York Times claimed that official media and some official Web sites in China, including that of the State General Administration of Sport, listed Chinese gymnasts' details which indicated that He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Yang Yilin may have been as young as 14. However, a tie breaker was induced to declare a single gold medalist. Age: 15 Hometown: Grain Valley, MO China Kara will be competing on the beam at World’s. In the vault final, Cheng was the favorite for the gold until she fell on her own "Cheng" vault. The Olympic team title on Wednesday was unprecedented since the Chinese team was set up more than 50 years ago. Sportswriter E.M. She scored a 14.550 and finished seventh. Li went up next and scored a 16.050. On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004. Yang was the first to vault and scored a 15.100. Members of team China line up before the women's team final at the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, capital of Qatar, Oct. 30, 2018. Credit: Nikku/Xinhua/Alamy Live News China won the women's gymnastics team gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday. He competed on vault and uneven bars, and qualified sixth to the uneven bars final. USA Gymnastics is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of gymnastics in the United States, consistent with the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, the Bylaws of the United States Olympic Committee and the International Gymnastics Federation. Cheng was named captain of the team. Gymnastics Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. From left to right are Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In early 2008, Yang Yun, who won two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, admitted on state-run television that she was 14 when she had competed. The Chinese then moved to uneven bars, their best event. In the floor exercise final, Jiang performed well and scored a 15.350. The combo shows Team China competing in the women's qualification round for the Artistic Gymnastics at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. Today's China's day. The Chinese team qualified first to the team final. On uneven bars, Jiang performed third and hit her routine to score a 15.875. Smith wins historic GB bronze Louis Smith wins bronze in the men's pommel horse - Great Britain's first Olympics gymnastics medal in 80 years. She claimed to have been 17 in 2000, but worked as a technical official at the 2008 Games, and her certification gave a birthdate of 1986--which would have made her 14 years old in 2000. Chinese authorities presented passport information to show that they were 16 years old as of 2008. Doha, Qatar. It is a question of race. Younger gymnasts are lighter and more supple than adult gymnasts, and have also been said to be more fearless when performing difficult manoeuvres. After the Americans made several mistakes on beam and floor, the Chinese performed last on floor exercise, knowing exactly what they needed in order to win. In the balance beam final, Li fell on her Rufolva, and while her high start value still got her a silver medal with a fall in the previous World Championships, it couldn't save her here. The Chinese Olympics Gymnastics team is no stranger to controversy. In response, Chinese officials claimed the discrepancies for He Kexin were caused by paperwork errors when the gymnast switched teams. Though no one debated if China was the best team that day, many questions arose about the age of the athletes on the Chinese team. Yang performed sixth and scored a 16.725, the highest score of the night. Despite a few balance checks, she scored a 15.425. The girls of China's 2008 gymnastics team made up perhaps the most controversial team at the Beijing Olympics with their "oh no, they cannot be 16 years old" faces and physiques. 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