Li Shanshan ( zh, c=李珊珊, p=Lǐ Shānshān; born February 22, 1992, in

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) is a Chinese

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known for her

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routines. She was a member of the Chinese silver medal-winning team at the

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. There, she also won the silver medal on the

, despite falling during a full spin, because her start value (A-score) was a 7.3, much higher than the A-Score of gold-medalist

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, which was 6.6. She was a member of the Chinese Olympic team and won a gold medal for the team event at the

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. In qualifications for the balance beam event final, she placed first. However, during the event final, she fell on a full-twisting Korbut flip and placed 6th, scoring 15.300. Her last 2008 competition was the 14th Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in

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where she won a bronze medal on balance beam, with a score of 15.150. She announced her retirement in December 2009 along with

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Competitions Highlights

Floor Music

*2007 "Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor" by Maksim *2007 World Championships "Wonder Land" by Maksim Mrvica

References

* 1992 births Living people Chinese female artistic gymnasts 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic gymnasts for China People from Huangshi Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts from Hubei Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Central University of Finance and Economics alumni {{PRChina-Olympic-medalist-stub