Paseka and Nabieva on Coaching in China
Former Russian gymnasts Maria Paseka and Tatiana Nabieva embarked on an opportunity to coach the Chinese National Team last August. They both gave an interview with CCTV to describe what their new coaching positions have been like thus far. Paseka first heard of the opportunity from a friend. “I have a friend from a TV…
Tang Xijing on Perseverance: ‘When I Saw the Improvements, I Just Worked Harder’
After a successful National Championships last month, Tang Xijing has essentially locked her position for the Chinese World Championships Team. Tang will join Luo Rui, Ou Yushan, Wei Xiaoyuan, Zhang Jin, He Licheng, and Sun Xinyi at a training camp in France to determine the five team members and two alternates. Going into the last…
The Other Side of the Athlete: Pang Panpan, Deng Linlin, and Yang Yilin
2006 World Champion, Pang Panpan, sat on the sidelines helping her athletes prepare for the competition. As the coach for team Hebei her responsibilities include doing athlete makeup, gelling hair, and shouting encouragements from the sidelines. Pang loved the sport so much that she wanted to contribute in other meaningful ways upon her retirement as…
Zhang Boheng: ‘I hope this gold medal marks the beginning of my all around era’
After coming so close to becoming Chinese National Champion last year, Zhang Boheng finally clinched the all-around gold in Hangzhou, making this his very first national all-around title. The final all-around standings were calculated by combining each gymnast’s qualification and all-around final totals. Zhang Boheng expressed that even though winning titles at international competitions have…
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