) is a Chinese

China

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 gymnast

Gymnast

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 who is especially strong on balance beam. She was a member of the Chinese silver medal-winning team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1 to 9 September 2007.Oldest and youngest competitors- Men :- Women :- Finals :- Qualifications :- Floor :...

 in Stuttgart

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, Germany

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, where she also medalled on the balance beam. Li Shanshan managed to win the silver medal in the beam event despite falling during a full spin, incurring an automatic 0.8 deduction, because her start value (A-score) was a very high 7.3, much higher than the A-Score of the eventual winner, Nastia Liukin

Nastia Liukin

Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian-American artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars...

, whose had a difficulty value of 6.6.

In 2008, she was a member of the Chinese Olympic team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

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. She also qualified first into the balance beam event final. However, in the event final, she fell on a full-twisting Korbut flip and came eventually 6th, scoring 15.300. Her last 2008 competition was the 14th Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Madrid

Madrid

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, Spain

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 where she won a bronze medal on balance beam, with a score of 15.150.

She announced her retirement in December 2009 along with Xiao Sha

Xiao Sha

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Competitions Highlights

Year	Competition Description	Location	Apparatus	Rank-Final	Score-Final	Rank-Qualifying	Score-Qualifying
2007	World Championships	Stuttgart	Team	2	183.450	2	241.175
			Uneven Bars			147	11.775
			Floor			12	14.625
			Beam	2	15.900	1	16.325
2008	World Cup/Series	Vilanova I la Geltru Barcelona	Floor	1	14.725
			Beam	1	15.900
		Cottbus	Beam	2	15.325	1	16.000
	Olympic Games	Beijing	Team	1	188.900	1	248.275
			Floor			40	14.200
			Beam	6	15.300	1	16.125
	World Cup Final	Madrid	Beam	3	15.150

Floor Music

• 2007 "Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor" by Maksim
• 2007 World Champtionships "Wonder Land" by Maksim Mrvica