Cheng Fei

[nanila]

Cheng Fei specializes in high difficulty vaults and floor routines. One of her vaults was so hard it is now named after her. She was the first female gymnast in the world able to perform it successfully in international competitions. She is incredibly powerful, very flexible and gets this cute little frown on her face just before she does Extraordinary Things with her body.


















Performing “The Cheng” at the World Gymnastics Championships in 2005 (YouTube, 01:32)
Cheng Fei vaults, 2008 Olympic Games (YouTube, 01:43)

Comments

[alwayswondered]

Wow. I am really not a physical person (anything grounded in physicality and grace like dance or gym is completely alien to me) so those vids are basically magic to me. :D

[nanila]

She makes it look so easy, too. It's not fair. :P