Topic: Cheng Fei
The article reports on the domination of Chinese gymnasts at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The women's gymnastics team of the country took their first Olympic gold medal, led by veteran Cheng Fei, on August 13. Some of the notable gymnast of ...
Going into the event, the expectations fell on US gymnast Shawn Johnson, whose gold medal hopes had fallen short in the team, all around, and floor exercise competitions; and Chinese gymnast Li Shanshan. Li Shanshan, Johnson's main rival for gold, fell ...
Going into the two women's gymnastics event finals on July 17th, 2008, Cheng Fei had a reasonable shot at two gold medals, and expected two medals of any color at the very least. However, trouble on floor and a fall on ...
Though many American gymnastics fans at this point in the Olympics think that the name " The Amanar, which is also the vault Shawn Johnson performs, is a round-off onto the springboard, followed by two-and-a-half twists in the second flight phase. The Cheng ...