PROFILES

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Name: Yang Yun

Birthdate: December 2, 1984

Hometown: Changsha, China

Coach: Lu Shanzen, Lui Qianjing

Notables: crossways flip flop 1/2 to handstand is the Kolesnikova (BB), one of 3 Russians who fell on beam at the 2000 Olympics - leaving the team with the silver

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
2003 DTB Cup 8th          
2001 Goodwill Games         12th  
2001 French International 4th 7th        
2000 Olympic Games   3rd   5th 5th 3rd
2000 Gym Challenge         9th  
1999 Olympic Test Event         3rd  


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Photos © Associated Press

Skill Highlights - 2000 Olympic Games 


VT: front handspring-front layout, front handspring-front layout 1/2

UB: invert 1/1 + Jaeger + shootover, toe shoot, invert + invert 1/2 + Tkatchev, double layout

BB: jump to split mount, wolf jump 1/1 + beat jump, flip flop + layout stepout + layout stepout, switch leap + wolf jump + Rulfova, full turn with leg in forward arabesque, wolf jump 3/4 + flip flop crossways to front hip support, tuck jump 1/1, cartwheel + gainer double twist off the side

FX: 2 1/2 twist + front tuck, switch ring + wolf jump 1/1 + Shushunova, double turn + tuck jump 2/1 + forward roll, whip + double twist, switch side + wolf jump 3/2, double pike


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