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Chinese gymnast Xiao Sha documentary

September 18th, 2008 | ethics, Gymnastics

The hard life of an elite gymnast. She has a reunion with her parents after 3yrs away in Beijing.

It includes a brief interview with coach “Thunder Thighs“ Li who compares training in China vs the USA.

China Rises. Documentary about Chinese Junior National Team Member, Xiao Sha.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

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#1 Amanda on 09.18.08 at 10:37 am

I’m curious when this was filmed. It says she is 14, and there was a possibility that she was going to be on the Olympic team. Hmmm…

#2 pommy on 09.18.08 at 11:41 am

Relax, the documentary was released in January 2006, so everything was filmed in 2005 or before, which makes Xiao Sha’s age legit if she were on the team this year. Too bad she wasn’t, I really missed her at the Olympics. I would have taken Xiao Sha over Li Shanshan.

Here is a different documentary that proves Jiang Yuyuan is of age – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtB5VLxOBsQ

Deng Linlin is also in this documentary – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPKfqA7rRw

Deng Linlin is the cutest thing ever in here and watching her cry mutliple times is so sad. It just makes you appreciate her presence on the team even more. I know many questioned whether adding her on the team was a good decision, but look how solid she performed at the Olympics. She placed 9th in the all-around qualification, but of course, the only 2 per country rule didn’t allow her to compete.

#3 shergymrag on 09.18.08 at 1:53 pm

There’s a comment on youtube that says it was filmed in 2005 by CBC. Aired in 2006.

#4 Isis on 09.18.08 at 9:41 pm

Pommy,

Ah, how I had hoped that Xiao Sha would make that team. :-( I definitely would’ve preferred watching her over Li Shanshan. But, both girls are inconsistent, and Li Shanshan had a higher scoring potential, so there you go. (And Li Shanshan may have disappointed in the EF, but she hit in the TF, which is what really counted for the Chinese, so I can’t exactly say that the coaches made a ‘mistake’ when they chose her over Xiao Sha.)

As for Deng Linlin: the girl definitely justified her presence on the team. She did three routines in the TF, and hit all of them. I hope we get to see more of her in the future. :-)

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