Speaking of Chinese gymnasts, many people will mention Li Ning, Li Xiaoshuang, Yang Wei and others. A few days ago, a cultural salon activity was held on the "Zhiyin" cruise ship in Hankou Jiangtan, Wuhan, and 49-year-old Li Xiaoshuang was invited to help watch performances, cut cakes, enjoy the light show with dozens of national labor models and Chinese youth May Fourth Medal winners, and spent a happy time.
Although Li Xiaoshuang is not yet 50 years old, his hair is gray and his face is old, and the years that have passed have added a lot of marks to him. After retiring from the military, he went to the sea to do business like his predecessor Li Ning, founded a sporting goods company, opened a gymnastics school, and his career was prosperous, sitting on a billionaire at a young age, and he was one of the most successful athletes in the transformation of Chinese sports.
Li Xiaoshuang and his twin brother were discovered by professional coaches at the age of 6 and began to practice gymnastics, after several years of hard training, the brothers' talent in gymnastics was fully displayed, and both were selected to join the Hubei Provincial Gymnastics Team, and a few years later they successfully entered the national team. But Li Xiaoshuang's national team journey was not smooth, because of physical reasons, he was returned to the provincial team twice, he did not give up, but constantly improved and improved himself, in 1989 once again stepped into the door of the national team.
At the beginning of entering the national team, Li Xiaoshuang was not valued. However, in the next few years, he proved himself with his achievements and stood on the top of the world on behalf of the national team. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he established himself as the leader of the men's gymnastics team with a gold medal in the free gymnastics competition. At the 1995 World Championships, he won a valuable gold medal in the individual all-around event, successfully making history. Li Xiaoshuang's glory continued, and at the Next Year's Atlanta Olympics, he successfully overtook his opponents with a backward score and once again won the individual all-around gold medal.
Winning two consecutive Olympic gold medals, Li Xiaoshuang drew a successful end to his career. In 1997, the injured Li Xiaoshuang officially announced his retirement, after retiring, he had the experience of breaking into the entertainment industry, but eventually returned to the sports circle and followed the example of his predecessor Li Ning to start a business. For many years, Li Xiaoshuang's sports career is quite large-scale and has also gained a good reputation.
Li Xiaoshuang's emotional experience has also been attracting much attention. In 2000, because of the same interests, Li Xiaoshuang and the beautiful singer Zhang Bening came together, and in 2003, they officially registered their marriage. After nearly twenty years of marriage, Li Xiaoshuang and Zhang Bening have a very stable and very enviable relationship. Unfortunately, Li Xiaoshuang, who is now 49 years old, still has no children, but this does not affect the feelings of the husband and wife, the couple each runs their own love of the business, encourage each other, grow together, and enjoy a plain and fulfilling life.