Main:Wang Yan

Wang Yan
Wang at the 2017 World Championships
Country represented	China
Born	October 30 1999 (1999-10-30) Beijing, China
Years on National Team	2013-present
Coach(es)	Wang Qunce, Xu Jinglei
Current status	Injured - foot

Wang Yan (Chinese: 王妍, pinyin: Wáng Yán, born October 30 in Beijing) is an elite Chinese gymnast and 2016 Olympian. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic Champion on vault and balance beam and Youth Olympic bronze medalist on uneven bars.

Career

2013

Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals, placing fourth on balance beam, fifth with her team, and tenth in the all-around. She went on to compete at the Chinese National Games, placing fourth in the all-around and on vault, sixth on floor, and eighth with her team. She made her international debut at the Japan Junior International, winning silver in the all-around and on vault, bronze on beam, and placing fifth on uneven bars.

2014

In April, she competed at the Junior Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning all-around gold, team and floor silver, and placing fourth on vault. At the Chinese Nationals in May, she won vault bronze, all-around and floor bronze, and placed seventh with her team.

She was selected to represent China at the Youth Olympics in her home country, and became a heavy favorite to medal. In the all-around, she fell on uneven bars and balance beam, but came back with a great floor routine that landed her in fourth place. She went on to capture titles on vault and balance beam, as well as a bronze on uneven bars.

Senior Career

2015

Wang's senior debut came at the Eastern Qualifier for the Li-Ning Cup in April, where she placed fourth in the all-around. She also showed some upgrades, including a double twisting double back on floor exercise. At the Chinese National Championships in June, she won vault and floor exercise gold, all-around silver, and placed fifth with her team and on balance beam.

In late July, she competed at the Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Japan. She won vault and floor exercise gold, team and all-around silver, and balance beam bronze. In October, she competed at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She helped the Chinese take the silver medal, but didn't have much success individually, placed fifth on beam, sixth on vault, and eleventh in the all-around.

2016

Wang competed at the Chinese National Championships in May, placing fourth in the all-around. She suffered falls in the event finals, resulting in her finishing eighth on both balance beam and floor exercise. She was confirmed as a member of the Chinese Olympic team in July.

Rio Olympics

China competed in the first subdivision of qualifications, starting on balance beam. China qualified second into the team final and Wang qualified seventh to the vault final, sixth into the floor exercise final, and fifth to the all-around. In the team final, China could not replicate their success from the last two World Championships and instead won the bronze. Wang placed sixth in the all-around and fifth in the vault and floor exercise finals.

2017

Wang continued to compete after Rio. In February, she competed at the Melbourne World Cup in Australia, qualifying for vault and floor finals. She won gold on vault, but suffered a minor foot injury and pulled out of the floor exercise final. She was well enough to compete at the Doha World Cup in March, but after qualifying first to the vault final, she re-injured her foot and had to pull out of the competition altogether. She recovered in time to compete at the Chinese National Championships in May, winning team silver and placing fourth on balance beam.

In September, she competed at the Chinese National Games, winning vault and floor exercise gold, team silver, and all-around bronze. She had also initially qualified for the balance beam final, but withdrew. She was named to represent China at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada in October. She struggled in qualifications but still managed to qualify for the all-around, where she placed nineteenth, and the vault final, where she placed sixth.

Medal Count

Year	Event	TF	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2013	Chinese National Championships	5	10			4
	Liaoning Chinese National Games	8	4	4			6
	Japan Junior International		2nd	2nd	5	3rd
2014	Junior Asian Championships	2nd	1st	4			2nd
	Chinese National Championships	7	3rd	1st			3rd
	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games		4	1st	3rd	1st
2015	Li-Ning Cup Eastern Qualifier		4
	Chinese National Championships	5	2nd	1st		5	1st
	Hiroshima Asian Championships	2nd	2nd	1st		3rd	1st
	Glasgow World Championships	2nd	11	6		5
2016	Chinese National Championships		4			8	8
	Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	3rd	6	5			5
2017	Melbourne World Cup			1st
	Chinese National Championships	2nd				4
	Tianjin Chinese National Games	2nd	3rd	1st			1st
	Montreal World Championships		19	6

Floor Music

2014 - "Veerapandi Kottayilae" by Unni Menon & Mano

2016 - "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid

2017 - “Cruising 2010” by Airscape