Xiao Sha 2008 World Cup Cottbus Finals BB

[LigafanPotteriana]

Deng Linlin is great and put her in the team was a great idea!!!!! The Olympic Team was perfect in Beijing!!! Anyway, this balance beam is perfect: I love you Xiao Sha!!!

[megabronagh]

she's really good what age is she now

[AndromedaAiken]

@megabronagh She retired in Dec 2009. She's 19 this year.

[cronopio131]

what a beautiful woman she is.

[AlexCorralMexico]

She is going to THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LONDON next week, I hope she can take the gold on Beam.

[sikaivy]

She did not go. Deng Linlin go to London instead of her. I guess that she lost her last chance for worlds and may retire soon

[AndromedaAiken]

@sikaivy She retired in Dec 2009.

[Timtation69]

She should be a super champion on beam! She is a master! I think she could hace wone the gold medal in beijing with this

[JillianChung]

oh cool! she does four spills across the beam too, just like li shan shan!

[michelleyuk1989]

do you turn a blind eye to Li shanshan's result?

[abadiqaisy123]

how old is she ? and what area does she live ?

[michelleyuk1989]

16.She was born in June 15, 1992

[Gymnastiksr0cks]

she like didnt wobble at all

[michelleyuk1989]

The balance beam indeed is her strong point, but she is very stable in other three instrument's performance,so I also did not understand why she does fail to be elected Beijing Olympic Games..

Actually,I think she is better than Deng linlin~

[sikaivy]

China needs Deng linlin's VT and Fx. I think she failed in the competition between Li Shanshan and her. But I prefer Xiao Sha to Li Shanshan. Xiao Sha could be a backup for Fx.

[michelleyuk1989]

Yes,Deng Linlin is good at VT,Fx and BB and excellent in Beijing~

But i disagree with your second point,beacuse Li shanshan is also a best beam worker in the worId,in the same way,He Kexin is only good at UB~

Anyway,They are the hope of winning a medal~

[sikaivy]

Yes, but she is also inconsistent. Xiao Sha has greater quality than Li Shanshan on beam especially the layout and leaps.

[chinyin87]

reports said that xiao sha lacks the mental toughness. she is good at beam, but less versatile, with the new 633 rule, she is at a disadvantage. (though li shanshan performed on beam only in the team final)

deng linlin doesnt hv high difficulty score, but coach lu said that her execution is consistent

[jacoblack02]

why she didn't went to the olympics?

[sweetlenisweet]

she´s great

[jokerswifeno2]

she is pretty!!!

[xoKTox]

she looks so young, but so good !

[dempseybaybayy]

wow shes so good!

[Griddster22]

I'm sad she didn't make the Olympic team, she's my favourite Chinese gymnast.

[czucksk84life]

me 2, i love her on floor

[skwinkle79]

you mean she didn´t compete in the olympic games? why?

[Griddster22]

She did not get picked for the Chinese Olympic Team. I haven't a clue why, because she's better than Deng Linlin, and she has more experience, but they won, so it's possible they would have lost with Xiao Sha.

[YTsockzAX]

Xiao Sha is just as great as the other Chinese gymnist but I would say she's one of the better beam gymnist in their team. Could have done well in the beam competition, too! :)

[jrotc1991]

because they thought she was not consistent

[pandalover1119]

She was an alternate for the Chinese team.

[bettycoltrane85]

wow, highest switch ring ever?

[AlexCorralMexico]

WOW IM AGREE

[GymnasticsAddict]

It is pretty darn high, and GORGEOUS! If you haven't already, you should check out Anna Pavlova's switch ring on beam, it's beautiful!

[ralucagymnast]

I like Ksenia Semenova, I do like Nastia Liukin, I feel she tries to bring grace and artistry into her work, I love He Kexin's bar routine(who doesnt??),I like Alexandra Ghita(a young Romanian, havent seen much of her, I think she may be injured?), and Steliana Nistor sticks her landings like no other!Some of the Russian juniors look very good, Daria Elizarova is excellent.

[ralucagymnast]

I think I am the only one who is not falling over with admiration for the routines of this girl and Li ShanShan. To me, they look like typical Chinese routines; they almost all contain a sheep jump, or a Yang Bo leap or jump, punch front salto, and why are two gymnasts doing the exact same routine???Those who freak out over the first pass(BH-BH-LO0Korbut Flic) have obviously never seen some of the very difficult routines of the past.

[anulay]

I can't speak for everyone else, but what impresses me is the precision of the moves, the poised landings, the artistry and a mastered sense of calm and fluidity. Many Romanian gymnasts don't take chances and while many American gymnasts do, as others, they sometimes lack the precision and poise with the skills themselves and the landings. Can I ask-what kind of gymnasts do you like?

[ralucagymnast]

I like the gymnasts and gymnastics of the 70's80s90s; I like Aurelia Dobre, Daniela Silivas, Nadia Comaneci, Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnasts, Yang Bo, Tatiana Groshkova. I liked the Romanian 2004 Olympic champions.I agree about how precise and "deliberate" Xiao's moves are, but you should watch Yang Bo's beam routines.

[anulay]

Oh yeah, no doubt, Yang Bo was in a category all her own. Are there any out there today you're impressed with?

[NewNewNastiaFan101]

wouldn't you rather see the same thing with beautiful form than something else and very sloppy?

[Darkangel127]

True, but a typical Chinese routine on BB and UB is usually great! Huge difficulty, gorgeous flow, great amplitude, elegance and grace. It might seem repetitive, but it's exciting to watch every single time! And it's really unfair to compare any gymnast to Yang Bo, arguably the best beam worker of all time!

[anulay]

That was beautiful. Are the commentators speaking Porteguese?

[czucksk84life]

yes, for some reason porteguese commentaters feel the need to talk throughout the entire routine.....non stop....

[anulay]

Actually there are a couple of American commentators that are notoriously bad at doing that as well. So I'm kind of used to it by now.

[czucksk84life]

T R U E  D A T

[Darkangel127]

The commentators are Brazilian, so yes, they speak Portuguese.

[macintel666]

uau... excellent!

[fruityliciousrhubarb]

Lovely routine. I actually prefer this to Li Shanshan's routine.

Hope she makes Beam Finals at the Olympics!

[gymnast08ia]

me 2222

[doraemon686]

I am starting to have my doubts now that Sui Lu is giving her some tough competition.

[doraemon686]

I meant for the Chinese Olympic team.

[heavenkit]

i think it was a nice decision to take away that one BHS 2 feet because she gets too much hieght on that Lay out that sometimes she cannot control the landing

[SilivasGold]

I love Xiao Sha, but I'm really bummed that they decided to take some of the originality out of the beginning of her beam routine. I loved her old aerial mount, and her BHS-2 feet, BHS-2 feet, LO-2 feet. Now her opening is exactly the same as Li Shanshan's.

[vermillionss]

agreed

[doraemon686]

Does anyone feel she was a little underscored? From what I can see, she should've gotten around 16.400.

[mistybabe5489]

i saw about 0.3 in deductions plus her landing, but u know the judges will always find some tiny deduction somewhere. "she took a big breath--0.1P!" lol

[SpunkieMunkie]

An excellent beam worker!

[filipeaith]

oops, sorry... it was 16.125 :))

[filipeaith]

16.025 (A: 6.9)

[smiFromBelarus]

score?

[yonan38]

Lovely girl, amazing routine!

Soon Beijing

Goooo XIAO SHA!!!