Xiao Sha

Xiao Sha (, born 15 June 1992) is a retired Chinese gymnast. She won a silver medal with the Chinese team at the 2007 World Championships.

Gymnastics career Xiao Sha started training in gymnastics at age 6. She medaled at the Chinese national championships, including gold for all-round in 2006, silver for all-round in 2007, gold for balance beam in 2008 and gold for all-round and balance beam in 2009. She was also the leading gymnast for the Guizhou team, competing on all four apparatus in the team events. At the 11th Chinese national games in 2009, Xiao came 7th in all-round, 8th on balance beam and 5th on floor, while the Guizhou team she led came 7th.

At the international level, Xiao was part of the Chinese team at the 2007 World Championships, where China won silver. She came 7th in the all-round final. In 2008, she won gold on balance beam and bronze on floor at the Cottbus World Cup, and repeated those results at the Ostrava World Cup later that year.

She announced her retirement in December 2009.

Routines

Bars-Clear hip, Ray, Ling, Piked Jaeger, Pak salto, Toe on shoot to HB, Healy, Straddled Jaeger, Double layout full Beam-Front aerial to the side of the beam, two flics to a layout, full turn with leg at horizontal, front aerial to flic to layout step-out, front tuck, split jump, sheep jump, back tuck, switch ring, switch split, round off, double pike back. Floor- Piked full twisting double back, 1 1/2 twist to front full, switch split, switch split 1/2, Memmel, 2 1/2 twist, double turn w/ leg at horizontal, double pike back

Competitive history Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying 2007 World Championships Stuttgart Team 2 183.450 2 241.175 All-Round 7 59.600 12 58.425 2008 World Cup Cottbus Balance Beam 1 16.125 4 14.925 Floor Exercise 3 14.500 3 14.275 Tianjin Balance Beam 4 15.425 1 16.300 Ostrava Uneven Bars 7 12.200 4 13.650 Balance Beam 1 15.650 1 16.000 Floor Exercise 3 13.850 4 12.850