Tang Xijing ( Chinese : 唐茜靖 ; pinyin : Táng Xījìng ; Jyutping : Tong4 Sai1-zing6 ; born January 3, 2003) is a Chinese artistic gymnast . She is the 2019 World all-around silver medalist, matching Jiang Yuyuan at the 2010 World Championships for the highest all-around finish for a Chinese woman in World or Olympic history. She is also the 2020 Olympic silver medalist on balance beam and the 2022 Chinese national all-around champion . At the junior level she is the 2018 Youth Olympic balance beam champion and uneven bars bronze medalist. She unofficially announced her retirement on March 20, 2024, on her alternate Weibo account.
23-558: Tang won the gold medal as part of the Chinese team with He Licheng , Qi Qi , Yin Sisi , and Zhao Shiting at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta , Indonesia . Individually, she won the gold on balance beam ahead of Yin and Eum Doh-yun of South Korea. Tang won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2018 Chinese National Championships behind Luo Huan and Zhang Jin . She won silver with
46-500: A new double-twisting Yurchenko vault, uneven bars, and floor during the team final to help China place fourth behind the United States, Russia, and Italy after the team counted three falls. Tang replaced Liu in the all-around final after Liu's withdrawal. Despite qualifying in 21st place to the all-around, since she was replacing sixth-place qualifier Liu, she was seeded in the top rotating group. Tang hit four strong routines to win
69-450: A new full-twisting double tuck allowed her to qualify to that final in third place behind Qi and reigning national champion Shang Chunsong . After qualifications, Tang said she felt physically stronger and that she hoped to overcome her pattern of making errors in the first round of a competition. In the all-around final, Tang improved on her qualifications performance to place fifth in the two-day combined all-around standings. Tang recorded
92-431: A one-and-a-half twist through to triple twist second tumbling pass, and recorded the second-highest vault score behind Zhang Jin . In event finals, Qi won gold on vault ahead reigning Asian champion Yu Linmin and three-time and reigning national vault champion Liu Jinru . Qi recorded the highest difficulty score (5.8 for her Chusovitina ) and the highest execution score (9.000 for her DTY) among all competitors. On
115-477: A surprise silver medal in the all-around behind five-time world champion Simone Biles of the United States and ahead of 2019 European Games Champion Angelina Melnikova of Russia . She recorded the second-highest beam score of the day behind Biles. This finish marks the highest placement of a female Chinese gymnast in World Championships or Olympic history, matching Jiang Yuyuan 's second-place finish at
138-484: A team. Individually she won silver in the all-around behind Zhang Jin and on the uneven bars behind Wei Xiaoyuan . At the Chinese National Championships Tang placed first in the all-around. Additionally she placed third on uneven bars behind Luo Rui and Wei Xiaoyuan and eighth on floor exercise. Source: He Licheng He Licheng is a Chinese individual artistic gymnast . At
161-459: A tenth from the podium. On 3 July, Tang was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lu Yufei , Ou Yushan , and Zhang Jin ; they finished seventh as a team. On 3 August she competed in the balance beam event final and won the silver medal behind compatriot Guan Chenchen . Tang competed at the 2022 Asian Championships in June. While there she helped China place first as
184-546: Is a Chinese artistic gymnast . Best known as a vault and floor specialist, she is a two-time Chinese national vault champion ( 2018 , 2020 ), the 2020 Chinese national floor champion, and a ten-time medalist at the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships . On the junior level, she is the 2018 Asian all-around, vault, and floor exercise champion. Qi competed at the senior-level 2017 Chinese National Championships , where she qualified in 16th place to
207-560: The 2010 World Championships . It was also the first all-around medal won by a Chinese woman at the World or Olympic level since Yao Jinnan 's bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships . After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Tang competed at the delayed Chinese National Championships in September. As the reigning World all-around silver medalist, Tang
230-559: The 2019 Chinese National Championships , Qi qualified in seventh place to the all-around final, third place to the vault final, and fifth place to the beam final. During the team final, which also served as the all-around final, Qi and Tang Xijing led the Beijing provincial team to a third consecutive silver medal. Qi recorded the top vault and floor scores of the day and landed the Silivas (double-twisting double tuck) skill on floor exercise for
253-501: The 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart , Germany alongside Chen Yile , Li Shijia , Liu Tingting , Tang Xijing , and alternate Zhang Jin . In the qualification round, Qi competed on vault and floor to help the team qualify in second behind the United States. Qi was the last qualifier for the vault final, but did not make the floor final after electing not to compete the Silivas. In
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#1732897976987276-504: The Beijing team and placed fourth in the floor final behind Liu , Yin Sisi, and Zhao Shiting. Qi made her senior international debut as a member of the Chinese team at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy with Liu Tingting , Tang Xijing , and Zhang Jin , where they won the silver medal behind the United States . She individually placed twelfth in the all-around and won bronze on floor behind Americans Sunisa Lee and Emma Malabuyo . At
299-587: The Beijing team and placed fourth in the uneven bars final. Tang competed at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires , Argentina where she qualified third into the all-around final and all event finals except vault. She placed fourth in the all-around after falling twice on beam. In event finals, Tang won gold on balance beam ahead of Russia 's Ksenia Klimenko and Great Britain 's Amelie Morgan , and bronze on uneven bars behind Klimenko and Giorgia Villa of Italy . She also placed fourth on floor. Tang
322-497: The 2018 Junior Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, she won the gold medal as part of the Chinese team with Qi Qi , Tang Xijing, Yin Sisi, and Zhao Shiting . In May 2021, following that year's Chinese nationals where she placed fifth in the all-around, she was named to the provisional Chinese Olympic squad. Qi Qi (gymnast) Qi Qi ( Chinese : 祁琦 ; pinyin : Qí Qí , [t͡ɕʰi˧ t͡ɕʰi˧] ; born September 28, 2003)
345-408: The Chinese team with He Licheng , Tang Xijing , Yin Sisi , and Zhao Shiting at the 2018 Junior Asian Championships in Jakarta , Indonesia . Individually, she won the all-around ahead of Zhao and Lee Yun-seo of South Korea , as well as both vault and floor. At the 2018 Chinese National Championships , Qi tied with Liu Jinru for the title on vault. She also won a second consecutive silver with
368-404: The all-around final with the top vault score in the qualification round. She placed second in the team final representing the Beijing provincial team and also placed second in the vault final behind Liu Jinru . Qi was the only gymnast in the final to earn an execution score above 9.000 on either vault, which she achieved on her double-twisting Yurchenko (DTY). Qi won the gold medal as part of
391-418: The all-around. Tang was named to the Chinese team for the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart , Germany , alongside Chen Yile , Li Shijia , Liu Tingting , Qi Qi , and Zhang Jin . She helped the team qualify in second behind the United States and was the first reserve on uneven bars. Tang failed to qualify to the all-around final due to the two-per-country rule. She competed on vault, where she debuted
414-403: The first time in competition. Individually, Qi improved her ranking from qualifications to finish sixth all-around. In event finals, Qi upgraded her second vault to a Chusovitina to win the silver medal behind Liu Jinru and won bronze on beam behind junior Ou Yushan and Tang. In September, after recording the top floor score at the final internal test, Qi was named to the Chinese team for
437-410: The team final, she hit both of her routines, but China finished in fourth behind the United States, Russia, and Italy after the team counted three falls. Qi finished fifth in the vault final. Qi competed at the 2020 Chinese National Championships in September. In the qualification round, which also served as the team final, she qualified in 5th place to the all-around final and in first place to both
460-419: The top beam score of the day by a wide margin after landing her new double pike dismount and earned the fourth-highest score on both vault and floor exercise. Another major error on the uneven bars prevented her from making the all-around podium, with her training mates Wei Xiaoyuan and Qi Qi ultimately taking silver and bronze. In the floor exercise final, Tang also placed fifth with a clean routine, less than
483-459: The vault and floor exercise finals. Qi and Tang Xijing led the Beijing provincial team to a fourth consecutive team silver medal. In the all-around final, Qi hit four routines cleanly to move up the rankings and win the bronze medal behind Liu Tingting and Wei Xiaoyuan . She recorded the highest score of the night on floor exercise by a wide margin after sticking her opening Silivas and introducing
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#1732897976987506-414: Was a favorite for the title. In the qualification round, which also served as the team final, Tang and Qi Qi led the Beijing provincial team to a fourth consecutive silver medal. Individually, a major error on uneven bars and a fall on balance beam caused Tang to miss qualifying for both of those event finals and to enter the all-around final in sixth place. However, a strong performance on floor featuring
529-410: Was named to the Chinese team for the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy with Liu Tingting , Qi Qi , and Zhang Jin , where they won the silver medal behind the United States . She individually placed fourth in the all-around and won silver on the uneven bars. At the 2019 Chinese National Championships , she won silver with the Beijing team and on balance beam behind junior Ou Yushan , as well as fourth in
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