I always wondered how old some of these girls really were. I don't think they're quite as young as some people thought-I remember Dominique Mocianu, and she didn't look 14 but she was. I wonder why they changed the rules and made it so they had to be at least 16? But if this girl wasn't 16, I can't imagine she was that far off from it. They showed birth certificates, but the only ones I guess who will ever know for sure is her and her coaches & family
b/c if you push a child too hard while still growing the long term physical consequences are horrible! By forcing them to take it slower you are preserving their bodies AND encouraging them to have at least SOME semblance of a childhood.
@capscoach Uhh most junior gymnasts are just as good and younger bodies are less prone to injury. Nastia Liukin in 2003/2004? Shawn Johnson 2006? Vanessa Atler at 14? Shannon Miler at 14? They were all great at 14 and managed to have long careers excepting Shawn. But when any of them were injured, it occured to all of them as older athletes. They'd have more time to compete injury free if there was no age limit, it's super unfair in gymnastics.
not true...that much pressure in your body at a young age is not good...all doctors say so and the number of adolescent orthopedic injuries is on a huge rise as kids get more and more competitive at a young age...for every gymsast that you reference there are TONS that never made it that far because of injury...ideally a gymnast should reach her peak between 16-18. Also that hard work load stunts a girls menstrul cycle and causes calcium deficiencies
And Nastia Liukin was injury riddled throughout her career...shawn johnson was at her peak at 16...just because young girls are CAPABLE of pushing their bodies doesn't mean they SHOULD.
@capscoach Maybe these talented young women should retire and play video games and eat Cheetos, Chocolate and pizza and develop like most American teens... I would rather my children take pride in their hard work and abilities then to DESTROY their bodies buy living the "American Dream".
I suppose Steven Hawking's should stop thinking too?
@gordon2191 yes...because it would be impossible to find a healthy middle between over worked child and obese video game loving teen. When I have kids I plan to have them involved in physical activity and a healthy lifestyle but not push them past their physical and emotional limits.
and FYI...annorexia and Bulimia will destroy your body even faster than obesity will...and so many of these gymnasts start cutting back on food develop eating disorders very early.
I worked with an 8 year old gymnast who was already diagnosed annorexic
@capscoach... So what you are saying is that eating disorders involving less then 10% of juvenile female gymnast is an epidemic? Nationally, that is about 1600 out of 16,000 registered juvenile female gymnasts nationally? We have over 40,000 juveniles in the school district in the city I live in and of that 40,000 students, 40% are obese and another 26% are overweight.
Your concern is the 1600 gymnasts and not the 26 MILLION obese children in the US? Wow Bernie...
no...what I am saying is that I think many gymnastic training facilities don't prioritize the childrens physical and emotional well being. For every girl that makes it to the olympics hundreds are left behind due to injury or not quite being good enough...and they are taught that they are inferior and should be ashamed. These girls are pushed past their limits (in many cases) I find that abusive. the rate of orthopedic injuries in children has sky rocketed as well a depression
it seems like the chinese women have similar beam routines. Usually an end of the beam spring board mount, a punch front, and RO BHS step out BHS layout, then w/ a Korbut sometimes tacked on.
O.o I .....am...wow...that layout is fantastic! I keep playing it OVER and OVER again....perfection! I have NEVER seen a layout done like that....like an ACTUAL layout on floor.
So you're just jealous that they look so young. If, as you said, she's 12, then it just makes her even more talented, no? and how can u judge by the physical appearance? the Chinese are born shorter than western people! She's 136cm! i checked, she just turned 16 in April 2008, before the olympics. beat that.
Where is the coreography? It is great when it comes to do the acrobatic element but where are the nice movement? Or it is only me who likes to have some nice coreography on beam as well... maybe bit oldfashioned but still....
To MRdeaven: Linlin Deng was born on April 21th, 1992!
I cannot believe some Americans are still spreading rumors about Chinese girl's ages and pouring dirty water on these beautiful lovely gymnasts. Did these gymnasts do anything to harm you? Unbeliable mean-spirit from these people. Just see how Chinese public treat American gymnasts like Johnson, you can tell who are more civilized (type "hall of fame shawn johnson" to see the video clip).
ahh, her tumbling is clean but she had a lot of "woah woah" moments if you know what i mean. still a very nice routine. i love how even when she loses balance she remains calm. that was always my problem lol, shes cute too(:
@busho - It is, but in fairness check out (if you havent seen) Natalia Lashenova's layout from the late 80's.....performed after just a handspring! she had springs in her feet for sure !
@garyj79 Jiang Yuyuan does it just after a handspring, and I think Catalina Ponor too, although Ponors never looked as 'easy' to me, unlike the rest of her beam set.
Neither did Ksenia Semёnova or Koko Tsurumi....Yes, she is, and she was never suspected of being underage. There was never documentation or any evidence, concrete or not, to suggest otherwise in Deng Linlin's case. You can't judge a gymnast by whether she "looks" underage. By that standard, half the field would be disqualified. :-)
Nasiir48: NO Chinese is messy on beam! If you think Deng Linlin is messy on beam, you should first check Americans on beam. Sac just waves her arms purposelessly, no flow, and has poor form. Liukin crosses her legs and feet all the time.
russiagymfan, i think nasiir meant that they are messy in that they wobble too much
liukin has ONE skill on beam where she crosses her legs. how does one skill = all the time??
(unless of course you are speaking of all the events in general.... well then there are plenty of chinese who cross their legs too, e.g. li shanshan, jiang yuyuan, he kexin, sui lui, etc
watch the americans feet && toes && legs though....feet & legs crossed, and toes not pointed. the americans are good, but the chinese have better form and technique.
Deng Linlin is NOT a twelve years old girl, she is 16! Some Americans always tell lies, just like they created a lie in front of the whole world to start Iraq war. Too bad that Deng is not big and fat!
you would only need to be turning 16 by the end of 2008. Deng linlin was born on the year of monkey, ie 1992. She was 16 in 2008. She was quite short and recently, she has grown taller as found out by the reporter, more than 140cm. Looking at her current picture, she is just slightly shorter than jiang yuyuan. I myself was only 149cm at her age and I wasn't even a gymnast.
There's already proof her tooth isn't missing. Look it up. It's right here on YouTube. They show you that her tooth, like teagarden8650 said, is pushed back.
I totally agree her balance checks makes her look immature... but, not only this is a incredible routine, there are thousands of experienced gymnasts with horrible balance checks all the time too :S
Wow, then you must not be a gymnastic fan. Because if you were, you would have seen the greatest gymnast of all time, nadia cominici, who was only 14 when she won her gold medal, including on the beam.
well, considering the movement from the 70s to now in terms of difficulty, deng linlin works it with such ease. Nadia worked her routine with such ease too, but the routine was considerably easier
So i dont even know what this new post is supposed to mean. And neither do you, or else you would not have said, "nobody under 16works beam this well." Realizing that Nadia was 14.
Right, but I think you missed the poster's point. Nadia won her Olympic golds at a time when the sport was considerably easier than it is today. Nadia didn't have to compete layouts or tuck fulls on the beam.
yea props to nadia for her scores, but obviously difficulty has heightened considerably. and i'm pretty sure czucksk understood what they were saying ;) mainly because they're correct
czuzk is right in what he/she says... the difficulty is extremely high now a days, much higher than when comaneci scored her 10s, but also, you look at linlin and u cant help thinking that she looks too young to be there. The blance checks and hand flicks that finish each move arent that of a typical olympian, and to me make her seem very childish and out of place amongst the others. Going on dificulty, i agree she holds her own though
Deng turned out to be the real star for the Chinese in the team competition. I was surprised she did 3 poeces of apparatus after being the 6th member. She was super!
WOW! she has the BEST layouts on beam I'VE ever seen!!! certainly allot better than shawn johnson's!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think if they didnt have that 2 per country rule she would have been in beam finals... heck, al the chinease girls would... cept for kexin.
You maam, are one stupid Bitch. It has been proven that Lilin in fact had her tooth. It is stupid Americans like you who embarrass the hell out of me. Probably one of the fat-lard ass teen-age who knows that a lil Chinese girls can runs circles around. Do us our nation a favor, and just STFU. And go wash your dirty belly button!!
P.S.
This ignorant hussie, does not speak for all Americans.
moosegirl69: in case your eyes have glaucoma, u better check with the eyes specialist in USA, otherwise u will loss your vision and can't see & watch any gymnastic competition.
she had a couple of wobbles in the prelims. A6.900 B 8.65 totall 15.55. She placed 9th in prelims. But every nation can only send two athletes for one apparatus. Her A score is 6.9, higher than Cheng Fei's
stunning layout in the beginning. I love how she puts some arm motion in the combination. adds a little bit of class. no way she's sixteen though... phenomenal performance nonetheless.
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xrictinagymnastics 1 month ago
I always wondered how old some of these girls really were. I don't think they're quite as young as some people thought-I remember Dominique Mocianu, and she didn't look 14 but she was. I wonder why they changed the rules and made it so they had to be at least 16? But if this girl wasn't 16, I can't imagine she was that far off from it. They showed birth certificates, but the only ones I guess who will ever know for sure is her and her coaches & family
cj222100 1 month ago
she looks like she's twelve.
libzjhgmailcom 2 months ago
Wow she so good she makes it look so easy TT.TT jelousss
brwneydgirl70 6 months ago
Wish they would pull the whole age limit thing. If they're good enough to compete at this level then let them compete. Who cares how old they are.
armywifeftbragg 6 months ago
@armywifeftbragg
b/c if you push a child too hard while still growing the long term physical consequences are horrible! By forcing them to take it slower you are preserving their bodies AND encouraging them to have at least SOME semblance of a childhood.
capscoach 4 months ago
@capscoach Uhh most junior gymnasts are just as good and younger bodies are less prone to injury. Nastia Liukin in 2003/2004? Shawn Johnson 2006? Vanessa Atler at 14? Shannon Miler at 14? They were all great at 14 and managed to have long careers excepting Shawn. But when any of them were injured, it occured to all of them as older athletes. They'd have more time to compete injury free if there was no age limit, it's super unfair in gymnastics.
bernardmvella 2 months ago
@bernardmvella
not true...that much pressure in your body at a young age is not good...all doctors say so and the number of adolescent orthopedic injuries is on a huge rise as kids get more and more competitive at a young age...for every gymsast that you reference there are TONS that never made it that far because of injury...ideally a gymnast should reach her peak between 16-18. Also that hard work load stunts a girls menstrul cycle and causes calcium deficiencies
capscoach 2 months ago
@bernardmvella
And Nastia Liukin was injury riddled throughout her career...shawn johnson was at her peak at 16...just because young girls are CAPABLE of pushing their bodies doesn't mean they SHOULD.
capscoach 2 months ago
@capscoach Maybe these talented young women should retire and play video games and eat Cheetos, Chocolate and pizza and develop like most American teens... I would rather my children take pride in their hard work and abilities then to DESTROY their bodies buy living the "American Dream".
I suppose Steven Hawking's should stop thinking too?
Your sad Bernard... Madoff?
gordon2191 5 days ago
@gordon2191 yes...because it would be impossible to find a healthy middle between over worked child and obese video game loving teen. When I have kids I plan to have them involved in physical activity and a healthy lifestyle but not push them past their physical and emotional limits.
capscoach 5 days ago
@gordon2191
and FYI...annorexia and Bulimia will destroy your body even faster than obesity will...and so many of these gymnasts start cutting back on food develop eating disorders very early.
I worked with an 8 year old gymnast who was already diagnosed annorexic
capscoach 5 days ago
@capscoach... So what you are saying is that eating disorders involving less then 10% of juvenile female gymnast is an epidemic? Nationally, that is about 1600 out of 16,000 registered juvenile female gymnasts nationally? We have over 40,000 juveniles in the school district in the city I live in and of that 40,000 students, 40% are obese and another 26% are overweight.
Your concern is the 1600 gymnasts and not the 26 MILLION obese children in the US? Wow Bernie...
gordon2191 4 days ago
@gordon2191
no...what I am saying is that I think many gymnastic training facilities don't prioritize the childrens physical and emotional well being. For every girl that makes it to the olympics hundreds are left behind due to injury or not quite being good enough...and they are taught that they are inferior and should be ashamed. These girls are pushed past their limits (in many cases) I find that abusive. the rate of orthopedic injuries in children has sky rocketed as well a depression
capscoach 4 days ago
@gordon2191 last thing
don't make a comment about a sport a political comment. Disrespecting someone's country doesn't make your point more valid.
capscoach 5 days ago
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armywifeftbragg 6 months ago
She was 14 years also He Kexin... :) She is very very STRONG . You are AMAZING Deng Lilin !
emilie02400 7 months ago
see 0:19 -0:23 waw...
zouzounakiiilol 7 months ago
I love her layout! :) so high, so amazing!
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it seems like the chinese women have similar beam routines. Usually an end of the beam spring board mount, a punch front, and RO BHS step out BHS layout, then w/ a Korbut sometimes tacked on.
abbythegymnast98 8 months ago
0:20 hosofan hosofan tink te-ofan HAHAHAH
smiley10croatia1 8 months ago
i love how i can understand what the commentator is saying and she's all "STAND STILL!...goooddd"
jabbers23 8 months ago
stop at 1:04
amazinggg
Lilhoney22100 9 months ago
@Lilhoney22100 wow! I did and it was beautiful! full split and really high :)
abbythegymnast98 8 months ago
:D can't wait to see her in 2012. She'll be amazing i bet.
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0:30 thing sent shin home K THAAANG ...*whew*
gulabZjamal 9 months ago
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gulabZjamal 9 months ago
she gets high
ASPaez1965 10 months ago
i was amazed with her cause she was brand new but she still kept her composure really well at the olympics!
loveetwilight69 10 months ago
that backflip at 0:23 was so freaking cool and beautiful! the rest of of it was pretty gymnastic soldier :P
fll7181 10 months ago
how old is she??????
3226ds 10 months ago
These commentators are killing me! especially when she do tumbling and they r like WAAAA....0:23
smiley10croatia1 1 year ago
1:18 HOLY SHIT
ilikethewayyoumoveon 1 year ago
I like this routine....she is so much better now..and it shows
LCAmarkymark 1 year ago
He Kexin and Deng LinLin both look so young! ecspecially He Kexin!
emilee571 1 year ago
That was a very fast punch front !
XxjceeT6xX 1 year ago
The layout was the higher I've ever seen!
brdbarreira 1 year ago
shes so fast
dangxmegan23 1 year ago
haha..thats my high school jv mount:) lol
papapandax3 1 year ago
he form is incredible i cant do that on the ground not to mention 4 feet in the air on a 4 inch peice of wood
chuckdog1231 1 year ago
other than that 1 big wobble this was much better than her gold medal routine
TheGymMaster01 1 year ago
they make it look so easy and fluid...god that's so amazing!
dikaroxmysox 1 year ago
if you pause at 0:22 her layout is insane! shes amazing :)
MrUpsidedownland 1 year ago
i like her name. lol
BlackSharpies 1 year ago
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow genial :)
florencia0715 1 year ago
i wonder what her score would have been if she connected her front ariel to her back tuck cuz she obviously (sadly) didnt get connection for that :(
weflip12 1 year ago
O.o I .....am...wow...that layout is fantastic! I keep playing it OVER and OVER again....perfection! I have NEVER seen a layout done like that....like an ACTUAL layout on floor.
Yuri92001 1 year ago
her spin is only a C, .3
natalienat518 1 year ago
The sequence acrobatic was PERFECT , one of the best if not the best sequence acrobatic in these Olympics! Wonderful! xD
solenlorenzy 1 year ago 31
GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flippyprincess 1 year ago
the spin is only a C!!!!!
natalienat518 1 year ago
wow, such a strong performance for such a little girl, well done deng linlin
morenodelaorilla 1 year ago
whats the skill level for the required full turn?? some commentators call it an easy skill, but everyone seems to wobble on it a little bit!
TheGrayButton 1 year ago
i love her :D she's amazinngggg :D
heyloSARAHandCLARICE 1 year ago
only 1 little slip this girl is amazing!!!!!!!!!!
peaceluvcheer97 1 year ago
I think that she was underscored on this
iciclethebetta 1 year ago
Not a very good commentator
tdl0221 1 year ago
I love her layouts. They're flawless.
xAudriee 1 year ago
lol the chinese announcers are hilarous
baseballrox03 1 year ago
@baseballrox03 haha she's actually a former gymnast from CHN....she moved to HK to teach gymnastics.
curmeow 1 year ago
@curmeow wow cool! thanksss whats her name?? do u kno?
baseballrox03 1 year ago
琳琳加油 您是中國體操的希望。
kingwei8888 1 year ago
she looks small
fpinon5150 2 years ago
How can you determine this? Are you a dentist? No.
theghastlypirate 2 years ago
It's Ksenia Afanasyeva at floor exercise in the background in the end :)
m3l0owxcore 2 years ago
So you're just jealous that they look so young. If, as you said, she's 12, then it just makes her even more talented, no? and how can u judge by the physical appearance? the Chinese are born shorter than western people! She's 136cm! i checked, she just turned 16 in April 2008, before the olympics. beat that.
Lalala417 2 years ago
Where is the coreography? It is great when it comes to do the acrobatic element but where are the nice movement? Or it is only me who likes to have some nice coreography on beam as well... maybe bit oldfashioned but still....
moncsa80 2 years ago
how old is she
MsGymnast77 2 years ago
@MRdavenport2010 and you would know how?
supersonicmario23 2 years ago
To MRdeaven: Linlin Deng was born on April 21th, 1992!
I cannot believe some Americans are still spreading rumors about Chinese girl's ages and pouring dirty water on these beautiful lovely gymnasts. Did these gymnasts do anything to harm you? Unbeliable mean-spirit from these people. Just see how Chinese public treat American gymnasts like Johnson, you can tell who are more civilized (type "hall of fame shawn johnson" to see the video clip).
russiangymfan 2 years ago 16
Excellent work from Deng Linlin, she did a great jop at worlds in London.
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago 2
She is sooo cute :)
Natalie9911 2 years ago 2
1:15-1:19 nearly had my breathless.
MisanthropistPro 2 years ago
wow amazing routine
cclover876 2 years ago
WOW!!! she is so good and so cute!!
jimnastix123 2 years ago
amazing saves....
xoxo0415 2 years ago
you trying doing a layout at 3 or 4 years old. do you even know what a layout is? :)
babylishee 2 years ago
pretty good i have seen better routines from her
luv4cookie1 2 years ago 5
ahh, her tumbling is clean but she had a lot of "woah woah" moments if you know what i mean. still a very nice routine. i love how even when she loses balance she remains calm. that was always my problem lol, shes cute too(:
babygurl4life2012 2 years ago
She's amazing! her layout was the best I've ever seen =)
busho 2 years ago 61
@busho that was unreal, most people pike it as they land, but that was gorgeous.
tmwalkerm 1 year ago
@busho - It is, but in fairness check out (if you havent seen) Natalia Lashenova's layout from the late 80's.....performed after just a handspring! she had springs in her feet for sure !
garyj79 4 months ago
@garyj79 Jiang Yuyuan does it just after a handspring, and I think Catalina Ponor too, although Ponors never looked as 'easy' to me, unlike the rest of her beam set.
bernardmvella 2 months ago
she is so cute! :P Not to mention good ;P
SmileyGymnast15 2 years ago 8
Neither did Ksenia Semёnova or Koko Tsurumi....Yes, she is, and she was never suspected of being underage. There was never documentation or any evidence, concrete or not, to suggest otherwise in Deng Linlin's case. You can't judge a gymnast by whether she "looks" underage. By that standard, half the field would be disqualified. :-)
auswriteratheart 2 years ago 39
@auswriteratheart Shawn Johnson hardly looked 16 either, especially next to her team mates. One or two of the Romanian gymnasts were tiny too.
emmyjo720 1 year ago
Linlin is so cute !
She must in 2012 ;]
ch0c0nic0le 2 years ago 8
o mi gosh that was awesome
PauFtLeo 2 years ago 5
why come she didnt get into the beam finals...she is one of the best out there
Nanenarave2005 2 years ago 10
Cos Cheng Fei and Li Shanshan were in the finals.
ostentatiousvirtue 2 years ago
I love listening to the Chinese language when it is spoken. The Japanese Language, too.
Nilyentaraka 2 years ago
the language spoken here is one of the dialects in China, it is Cantonese.
Hasoginy 2 years ago
this is cantonese. it's a chinese language but not the only one. :)
jade29hp 2 years ago
she has the highest back tucks and layouts
kittycatsrule86 2 years ago 3
Nasiir48 : Shut up you racist pig. No ones perfect
CherryBlossom173 2 years ago
that was HUGE
rebchin123 2 years ago
china my favorit team in gimnastic
magicprincesss 2 years ago
i luv this routune!!
iceiscold4000 2 years ago 5
Nasiir48: NO Chinese is messy on beam! If you think Deng Linlin is messy on beam, you should first check Americans on beam. Sac just waves her arms purposelessly, no flow, and has poor form. Liukin crosses her legs and feet all the time.
russiangymfan 2 years ago 5
russiagymfan, i think nasiir meant that they are messy in that they wobble too much
liukin has ONE skill on beam where she crosses her legs. how does one skill = all the time??
(unless of course you are speaking of all the events in general.... well then there are plenty of chinese who cross their legs too, e.g. li shanshan, jiang yuyuan, he kexin, sui lui, etc
hammfan4 2 years ago
watch the americans feet && toes && legs though....feet & legs crossed, and toes not pointed. the americans are good, but the chinese have better form and technique.
x3SummerNightsx3 2 years ago 5
GO CHINAAAAAAAAAA
irvtij 2 years ago 2
How come its score could not reach 16
so pretty work
Kin1247 3 years ago
my first comment=)
she is an amazing gymnast.
go china!!! they deserved to win.
RaInBoWx3gymnastics 3 years ago 6
Wow her layout was so high!
EnemysGateIsDown 3 years ago 3
Chinese girls look younger than white people at the same age, it is quite normal. You can watch Japanese AV, Japanese girls also like quite young.
worini20 3 years ago 9
Deng Linlin is NOT a twelve years old girl, she is 16! Some Americans always tell lies, just like they created a lie in front of the whole world to start Iraq war. Too bad that Deng is not big and fat!
chinatheatre 3 years ago 10
I'm not an American. But if she is sixteen, I am a big fat man.
branquela82 3 years ago
She was 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009, that is legal.
alexzjay 3 years ago 3
you would only need to be turning 16 by the end of 2008. Deng linlin was born on the year of monkey, ie 1992. She was 16 in 2008. She was quite short and recently, she has grown taller as found out by the reporter, more than 140cm. Looking at her current picture, she is just slightly shorter than jiang yuyuan. I myself was only 149cm at her age and I wasn't even a gymnast.
chinyin87 2 years ago 7
Thanks.
alexzjay 2 years ago
How come she didn't make it into any EF??
LiangJackShan 3 years ago 2
the other chinese girls had better qual scores than she did.
pinkmochaxx 3 years ago 2
oh, thnx for tellin me
LiangJackShan 3 years ago 3
there was a series that she failed to do and that was one of the reasons why she didn't make it to EF:( I'm sad for her..!
jamesbug2002 3 years ago
WOW! What was her A score?
pinkmochaxx 3 years ago
7.0
yueshili 3 years ago
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There's already proof her tooth isn't missing. Look it up. It's right here on YouTube. They show you that her tooth, like teagarden8650 said, is pushed back.
KarenLovesGymnastics 3 years ago
Best Layout ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smielyb2000 3 years ago 8
So true!!!!
Ankholympios 3 years ago
not as annoying as your comment
nelsonlo001 3 years ago
she got such height on the layout!!!! for such a small girl!
YeEunFan247 3 years ago
@YeEunFan247. I agree, although it is really very high for any girl. You get higher off the beam when you are smaller.
Does anyone know why COP changed again? She got a 14.725 or something at Worlds this year because her SV went down.
TheHorseyGymnast 2 years ago
I totally agree her balance checks makes her look immature... but, not only this is a incredible routine, there are thousands of experienced gymnasts with horrible balance checks all the time too :S
vscanzi 3 years ago
yeah this is so packed
hopefully over the years she will become more stable
alexgym09 3 years ago
damn she had a jam packed routine
leeny11 3 years ago
ela faz a sequecia acrobatica com um mortal bem esticado...
boa essa série.
BeneReis 3 years ago
nobody under 16 works beam this well
czucksk84life 3 years ago
Wow, then you must not be a gymnastic fan. Because if you were, you would have seen the greatest gymnast of all time, nadia cominici, who was only 14 when she won her gold medal, including on the beam.
teagarden8650 3 years ago
well, considering the movement from the 70s to now in terms of difficulty, deng linlin works it with such ease. Nadia worked her routine with such ease too, but the routine was considerably easier
czucksk84life 3 years ago
you said: nobody under 16 works beam this well
And i said Nadia Cominici.
So i dont even know what this new post is supposed to mean. And neither do you, or else you would not have said, "nobody under 16works beam this well." Realizing that Nadia was 14.
teagarden8650 3 years ago
Right, but I think you missed the poster's point. Nadia won her Olympic golds at a time when the sport was considerably easier than it is today. Nadia didn't have to compete layouts or tuck fulls on the beam.
nefikovaci 3 years ago
yea props to nadia for her scores, but obviously difficulty has heightened considerably. and i'm pretty sure czucksk understood what they were saying ;) mainly because they're correct
mattl33thaxorz 3 years ago
czuzk is right in what he/she says... the difficulty is extremely high now a days, much higher than when comaneci scored her 10s, but also, you look at linlin and u cant help thinking that she looks too young to be there. The blance checks and hand flicks that finish each move arent that of a typical olympian, and to me make her seem very childish and out of place amongst the others. Going on dificulty, i agree she holds her own though
artyowen92 3 years ago
fantastic!she maybe small,but the most powerful!
youcleverguy 3 years ago
No He Kexin is the most powerful. But Linlin is the mentally toughest of the girls.
teagarden8650 3 years ago 4
anyway, i love both of them.
youcleverguy 3 years ago
i don't think shes 16 no way but i really don't mind either
bluediamond11 3 years ago
Deng turned out to be the real star for the Chinese in the team competition. I was surprised she did 3 poeces of apparatus after being the 6th member. She was super!
Simba85 3 years ago 5
cilipadi! :)
intoxicatedk 3 years ago
WOW! she has the BEST layouts on beam I'VE ever seen!!! certainly allot better than shawn johnson's!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think if they didnt have that 2 per country rule she would have been in beam finals... heck, al the chinease girls would... cept for kexin.
eMthegymnast 3 years ago 8
one the best executed double pikes!
gyuasg 3 years ago 2
You maam, are one stupid Bitch. It has been proven that Lilin in fact had her tooth. It is stupid Americans like you who embarrass the hell out of me. Probably one of the fat-lard ass teen-age who knows that a lil Chinese girls can runs circles around. Do us our nation a favor, and just STFU. And go wash your dirty belly button!!
P.S.
This ignorant hussie, does not speak for all Americans.
teagarden8650 3 years ago 2
damn
czucksk84life 3 years ago
moosegirl69: in case your eyes have glaucoma, u better check with the eyes specialist in USA, otherwise u will loss your vision and can't see & watch any gymnastic competition.
chonglansang 3 years ago
okay chong lang sang whatever your name is. i dont even know what youre talking about.
moosegirl69 3 years ago
there is a picture on gymworld forum, showing her tooth was crooked inside. Check it out.
66QQ66 3 years ago
Yah, actually you are lying. Her tooth is pushed back, we call it a snaggle-tooth in America. So get your lying piece of shit ass out of here.
teagarden8650 3 years ago
why she didn't made ir to the finals?
her routine is better than cheg fei's
her routine is awesome
jacoblack02 3 years ago
she had a couple of wobbles in the prelims. A6.900 B 8.65 totall 15.55. She placed 9th in prelims. But every nation can only send two athletes for one apparatus. Her A score is 6.9, higher than Cheng Fei's
66QQ66 3 years ago
stunning layout in the beginning. I love how she puts some arm motion in the combination. adds a little bit of class. no way she's sixteen though... phenomenal performance nonetheless.
PoorPublicSchoolKid 3 years ago