On August 3, Beijing time, the final of the women's balance beam for the Tokyo Olympic Games was held at the Ariake Gymnastics Arena. China's Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing finished the event with 14.633 points and 14.233 points respectively, ending the Trip to Tokyo for the Chinese Gymnastics Team.
Born in 2003, Tang Xijing was enlightened at the Dongcheng Sports School in Beijing, "My brother practiced gymnastics, I followed my brother to play, and then I was attracted by Yan Na, the enlightenment coach of the Dongcheng Sports School." After practicing gymnastics at Beijing Dongcheng Sports School for more than three years, Tang Xijing went to Shichahai Sports School and Xiannongtan Sports School to study under Coach Wang Liming.
In daily training, Tang Xijing likened herself to a "little snail", "My talent may not be as good as others, and can only be compensated by my efforts the day after tomorrow." Others can learn the movements very quickly, I may not be able to learn them for two or three months. Although sometimes the speed of progress is slower, as long as the general direction is forward, she will remain patient, "I think it doesn't matter if you walk slower than others, just go forward." ”
With a good attitude, Tang Xijing has slowly become an indispensable presence in the Chinese women's gymnastics team step by step. In the 2019 Gymnastics World Championships, Tang Xijing, who ranked only 21st in the preliminaries, became famous with a dark horse posture, ranking second only to the "gymnastics queen" Byers in the final, and used a precious silver medal to equalize the best result of the Chinese gymnastics women's individual all-around, "I just think about the actions I want to do before each competition, treat the final as training, do it slowly, do one on the other, and don't want to go ahead if I fail." ”
At the Tokyo Olympic Trials, Tang Xijing stood out with her outstanding performance and became a member of the Chinese women's gymnastics team in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Throughout the preparation process, Wang Liming, the coach of the Chinese gymnastics team, made a more comprehensive breakthrough plan for her weaknesses. In fact, Tang Xijing's vaulting horse flipped 720, which was only strengthened this year to show the action, which seems immature in our assessment. But this child is more daring to play, so the coaching team also dares to use her. ”
In Wang Liming's eyes, Tang Xijing is a slow-heat type player in the competition, "Tang Qianjing's characteristics are that her nerve type, muscle type, and training require a relatively long awakening and activation process. The competition process of the Tokyo Olympic Games confirmed that Wang Liming's words were not false, in the women's gymnastics team final and the women's individual all-around final, Tang Xijing's performance was not satisfactory, and even appeared to fall off the balance beam, but the competition characteristics of "dare to play" allowed her to win a valuable silver medal in the balance beam final on the last day with a set of smooth sets. Three years later in Paris, France, we expect the "little snail" that never gives up to climb to the highest peak of gymnastics in the world.