2008 Chinese Women's Gymnastics Six: Some people continue to stick to it, some people get fat, some people disappear – Introduction.
【Author of this article: Stone】
During the Tokyo Olympics, the popularity of the various competition winners has remained high. After watching the 14-year-old Quan Hongchan win the championship perfectly, many netizens recalled the Chinese women's gymnastics team in 2008, the "small" group with an average age of only 16 years old.
Li Shanshan, Yang Yilin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Cheng Fei and Deng Linlin also won the Olympic women's gymnastics team championship with their outstanding performance that year. After winning the championship, they gradually withdrew from the public's vision. Next, let's take a look at where the 6 girls are now and what kind of life they are living.
【"Balance Beam Queen" Li Shanshan】
Li Shanshan chose to retire at the age of 17, and was the first person in the team to retire.
After retiring from the army, she went to college like a normal person and went to graduate school, shifting her life goals from sports to business. Now working in Macau, China, she has successfully opened up her own career territory.
At that time, Li Shanshan, who was known as the "Queen of Balance Beams" in the team, wrote a book "I Am my Queen of Balance Beams", which recorded the story of her from an ordinary person all the way to the Olympic champion.
Although she has changed her profession now, the words in the book still reveal her love for gymnastics.
【Yang Yilin】
Yang Yilin was the first athlete to play in the team competition. Although she was not very old at the time, she did not shy away from the stage at all, but made a good start for the team with a solid foundation.
In September 2012, Yilin Yang studied at the Department of Competitive Sports of Beijing Sport University.
Since she started working as an athlete at a very young age, she once said in an interview that English is the most difficult subject to learn, she spends a lot of time in English, and her cultural class is much more laborious than others.
In 2013, after retiring from the military, Yang Yilin successfully studied graduate school after completing his undergraduate studies at Beijing Sport University, and then chose to study abroad, and now becomes a teacher at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong.
In February 2021, Yang Yilin entered the palace of marriage and sent out a photo of himself and her husband on the personal social platform, lang cai female appearance, very sweet.
【"Single Grand Slam" He Kexin】
He Kexin is by far the only Chinese women's gymnastics champion of individual Grand Slam.
After retiring from the military, she completed her undergraduate and master's studies at Beijing Normal University and taught at Beijing Normal University after graduation. Although she left the sports arena, she still stuck to her beloved industry, and the women's physical fitness class she opened was also well received by countless students.
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, He Kexin served as the Olympic commentator of the women's gymnastics competition, and the moment he heard her voice, many netizens directly called the dream back to 2008.
【"Word of Mouth Overturning" Jiang Yuyuan】
Jiang Yuyuan, who has a sweet smile, with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, personal performance "Lift Your Hijab", won the praise of many netizens.
After retiring from the military, Jiang Yuyuan came to Zhejiang University to study, and after graduation, like Yang Yilin, she went to Beijing Sport University for graduate school.
Jiang Yuyuan, who should have had a great future, but his reputation has turned over. In 2019, Jiang Yuyuan was exposed to be involved in his girlfriend's marriage, and the chat records with his girlfriend's husband were even more uncomfortable.
The public's sensitivity to derailment has always been very high, even the former Olympic champion has also been insulted by countless netizens. Nowadays, Jiang Jueyuan, who has lost his popularity, has almost disappeared from the public's attention.
【"Captain Almighty" Cheng Fei】
Cheng Fei was the captain of the Chinese gymnastics team at that time, and her original "Cheng Fei Jump" provided the possibility for China's gymnastics team to win gold.
After retiring from the military, Cheng Fei has been teaching at the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education and has served as the vice president of the Hubei Gymnastics Association. Today's photos have shown the appearance of middle-aged people, with a lot of blessings, but the smile on their faces is still sweet.
[If you want to be a referee, you can score the Chinese team impartially - Deng Linlin]
After retiring from the military, Deng Linlin studied international politics at Peking University. Now, she is a joint master's degree from Northern Body and California Baptist University.
Deng Linlin has said that her dream is to become an excellent referee, stand on a bigger field, and give our athletes a more fair referee.
The 6 little girls who won gold for the Chinese gymnastics team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have started a new life after retiring.
Some people choose to stick to the old line of gymnastics and continue to fight for their dreams;
Some people choose to transform and shine in a new field; some people are reprimanded by netizens for moral corruption, and passers-by have plummeted.
After retiring from the military, they are also like us, living ordinary people's lives. But on the road to growth, I took the time to turn a corner and became an Olympic champion.