Li Shuang (Chinese: 李爽; pinyin: Lǐ Shuǎng; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ʂwàŋ]; born 27 June 1992) is a Chinese snowboarder. She represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Career
When she was 10, Li shifted from alpine skiing to snowboarding in the half-pipe. She became a member of the national team in 2006. At the 12th National Winter Games of China held in 2012, Li received three gold medals in snowboarding in the team, individual, and freestyle categories. The People's Daily said that her performance at these games made her gain national fame. At the beginning of 2013, Li had a hip injury at a Salt Lake City competition. She paused her training and spent 20 days in recovery. Later in the year, Li won a gold medal at the 2013 Winter Universiade, scoring 81 points, which was 10.75 points more than the second-place finisher. Li competed in the women's halfpipe event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and placed eighth.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Shuang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c Zhu, Kai 朱凯 (2013-12-23). "李爽：单板新星瞄准索契" [Li Shuang: Snowboard Rising Star Aims for Sochi]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Liu, Xiangqian 刘向前 (2012-01-12). Shi, Ru 施如 (ed.). "单板滑雪U型池夺3金 李爽：拿这么好成绩很意外" [Snowboard Halfpipe Wins 3 Golds, Li Shuang: I'm Surprised by Such a Great Result]. 华奥星空 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-01-27 – via Sohu.
- ^ "索契冬奥会中国代表团 虽然奖牌少了但地位升了" [Chinese Delegation at the Sochi Winter Olympics: Fewer Medals, But a Higher Status]. Sichuan Daily (in Chinese). 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-01-27 – via Sohu.
