Do you think Li Shanshan is a good gymnast?

[Iminhanoi]

Do you think Li Shanshan is a good gymnast? 16 years ago, i watched the women team final in Beijing Olympic 2008 and so much admire her balance beam routine. She definitely the best balance beam worker of the Chinese WAG Olympic team that year.

Her balance beam routines include many hard elements and also artistry, graceful, elegant. Her dance movements on beam looks graceful. (Deng Linlin’s bb routines are a bit robotic)

However, Li Shanshan doesn’t get as much attention like the other 5 on the Olympic team. People often say she’s weakest line in the team (though she’s not weak in comparison with most other Chinese female gymnasts, she just being on a very strong team, which has many extraordinary masters (Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin).

Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin, Yang Yilin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan are high class masters, they are completely different than all other Chinese female gymnasts. While Li ShanShan is not different in Chinese WAG. That why people think Li Shanshan is too weak.


Li Shanshan’s proudest achievements during her gymnastics career are:

- Olympic 2008 gold medal (with Chinese team, she competed for balance beam)

- Gold medal at Chinese National Games 2005 (most prestigious multi-sport competition in China) (she won gold with team Guangdong, she competed for vault and floor)

- 2x balance beam gold medal at Chinese National Artistic Gymnastics Championships (2006 & 2007)

- 2 silver medals at World Gymnastics Championships 2007 (team & balance beam)







Li Shanshan won balance beam event at 2006 & 2007 Chinese National Gymnastics Championships. The wins help her to be selected to 2008 Olympic team.

In fact, Li ShanShan is not weak in comparison with most other Chinese gymnasts.

 

[Gymnbf]

we need a downvote button on some of these threads

 

[RichardL]

I can't keep reading about the 2008 Chinese WAG team lol

 

[Passion]

Do you think Li Shanshan is a good gymnast?

Yes.

 

[Iminhanoi]

I can't keep reading about the 2008 Chinese WAG team lol

we need a downvote button on some of these threads

She and Koko Tsurumi are my favorite gymnasts

 

[makam]

I can't keep reading about the 2008 Chinese WAG team lol

Eh, its an interesting break from all the US-centric ones. We are in a bit of a lull here and it is nice that someone is trying to fill the void.

 

[Denn]

For me, it's partly the titling of the threads. I've changed a few... It's not that they are bad. Just not the style we are used to...

 

[IratePanda]

Yeah, even as an inveterate China WAG fan, I'm finding these threads a bit much.

But in this case, I'll take the bait. Yes, Li Shanshan was a good gymnast. She was the beamer they needed in 2008, when Xiao Sha and Sui Lu (both of whom had more natural talent, IMO) were too inconsistent. She'll also have a special place in my heart for beating Ponor for the BB silver at 2007 Worlds. She fell. Ponor didn't.

 

[KristyJ]

we need a downvote button on some of these threads

I've never been for limits on posts per day, but over half my "new" thread has been from one thread creator for weeks now, and I'm undecided if it means we should all make more threads, is just a sign of a down time between big events, or actually driving away some interaction with the board.

 

[makam]

I've never been for limits on posts per day, but over half my "new" thread has been from one thread creator for weeks now, and I'm undecided if it means we should all make more threads, is just a sign of a down time between big events, or actually driving away some interaction with the board.

When you have a single-topic board, I think it is fine for there to be slow times, as long as we all report back here for the big meets! NCAA season is going to start soon and the rewatch is an interesting idea, and someone can start a classic discussion about who really won sydney if it comes to it.

The discussion on leaps has been interesting too. I know I go back and watch an 80s or 90s beam and see the lackluster split jumps and think, man, that probably wouldn't get any credit today. Though they usually flowed better with the routine.

 

[JaJa]

I'm undecided if it . . . . . .is just a sign of a down time between big events, or actually driving away some interaction with the board.

I suspect a little bit of both. Its definitely down time now but these threads are becoming a little bit of a turn off

 

[KristyJ]

When you have a single-topic board, I think it is fine for there to be slow times, as long as we all report back here for the big meets! NCAA season is going to start soon and the rewatch is an interesting idea, and someone can start a classic discussion about who really won sydney if it comes to it.

The discussion on leaps has been interesting too. I know I go back and watch an 80s or 90s beam and see the lackluster split jumps and think, man, that probably wouldn't get any credit today. Though they usually flowed better with the routine.

The split positions were often less than ideal in the older routines, but I frequently find the height and lack of the odd rocking motion we often see now to be refreshing. Despite the lack of split I think the technique may've been much better in some older routines.

 

[QuietColours]

The rocking horse technique drives me nuts. You are an Olympic champion. You should not have to same technique on your split leaps as toddlers in the mommy and me class pretending to jump over a big puddle.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

I can’t with these threads anymore.

 

[Iminhanoi]

Yeah, even as an inveterate China WAG fan, I'm finding these threads a bit much.

But in this case, I'll take the bait. Yes, Li Shanshan was a good gymnast. She was the beamer they needed in 2008, when Xiao Sha and Sui Lu (both of whom had more natural talent, IMO) were too inconsistent. She'll also have a special place in my heart for beating Ponor for the BB silver at 2007 Worlds. She fell. Ponor didn't.

Agree

In fact Li Shanshan not weak in comparison of most other Chinese female WAG.

Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin, Yang Yilin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan are high class masters, they are completely different than all other Chinese female gymnasts. While Li ShanShan is not different in Chinese WAG. That why people think Li Shanshan is too weak.

If Ou Yushan, Zhou Yaqin being in that team, they will be said the weakest link as well.