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Name: Ling Jie

Birthdate: October 22, 1982

Hometown: Hunan, China

Coach: Liu Guicheng, Zhimin Xie, Quanjin Liu

Notables: full pirouette from L grip to L grip is the Ling (UB), replaced by Bai Chunyue in the all-around at 1999 Worlds where she became the 2nd Chinese gymnast to win beam 

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2001 University Games           1st
2001 American Team Cup         14th 3rd
2000 World Cup Final   1st 3rd      
2000 DTB Cup     4th      
2000 Olympic Games   2nd 7th      
1999 DTB Cup   3rd        
1999 World Championships   3rd 1st     3rd
1999 Swiss Cup   8th 8th      
1999 Int'l Team Championships         13th 3rd
1998 Asian Games           1st
1998 Goodwill Games   7th 7th   8th  
1998 China Cup         4th  
1998 Int'l Team Championships         2nd 3rd
1997Jr.  Int'l Team Championships         7th 2nd


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Skill Highlights - 1999 World Championships 


VT: Yurchenko layout 1 1/2

UB: giant 1/2 to L+ invert 1/1 (Ling) + invert 1/1 to regular + piked Jaeger + Pak, clear hip hecht, front giant 1/1 + front giant 1/2 + Tkatchev, double layout 

BB: roundoff + flip flop swingdown mount, front tuck + beat jump, flip flop + Onodi, wolf jump + Rulfova, switch leap + double stag ring jump, switch wolf + back dive 1/4, flip flop + flip flop + gainer double twist

FX: whip + triple twist, front double twist + front tuck, triple turn + double stag ring jump, 2 1/2 twist + front tuck, straddle jump + Popa + wolf jump 1/1, double twist


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