Ting Hua-tien

Ting Hua-tien (born 11 October 2002) is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. Ting competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, making her the first Taiwanese female gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games since 1968.[1][2] She is the 2019 Asian Champion on the balance beam.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ting.
Ting Hua-tien
丁華恬
Full nameTing Hua-tien
Nickname(s)Tien Tien
Country represented Chinese Taipei
Born (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubNew Taipei
College teamFu Jen Catholic University
Head coach(es)Tsai Heng-Cheng
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouBalance Beam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 UlaanbaatarBalance Beam
Bronze medal – third place2023 SingaporeTeam

Early life

Ting was born on 11 October 2002 in Taipei.[5] She first tried gymnastics at a summer camp when she was four years old.[3] Her gymnastics idols are Simone Biles and fellow Taiwanese gymnast Lee Chih-kai.[6]

She has been studying at the Department of Physical Education of the Fu Jen Catholic University since 2021.

Career

In May 2017, Ting competed at the Asian Junior Championships, placing 12th in the all-around and seventh on the balance beam. She also helped the Taiwanese team finish sixth.[7]

Ting turned senior in 2018, making her senior debut at the Gymnasiade in Rabat, Morocco, placing 16th in the all-around. Later that year, she competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar where she placed 66th all-around and 10th on the balance beam during qualifications. She was the second reserve on the balance beam, narrowly missing out on the final.[6]

Ting opened her 2019 season at the Melbourne World Cup where she made the uneven bars and floor exercise finals, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. At the World Cup, Ting submitted an original element, a split leap to ring position with half turn on floor exercise, which was named after her in the Code of Points after she successfully performed it in qualifications.[1][8] She is the first Taiwanese gymnast to get a skill named after them in the Code.[2][9] Ting went on to compete at the Baku World Cup, where she did not reach the finals, and the Doha World Cup, where she placed sixth on the balance beam. In June, Ting competed at the Asian Championships where she placed seventh in the all-around, sixth on the uneven bars, seventh on floor exercise, and won the gold medal on beam.[5] At the World Championships, Ting finished 88th all-around in qualifications, earning a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics and becoming the first Taiwanese female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics since 1968.[2]

In August 2020, Ting competed at the Taiwan Test Event, a multisport event organized for Taiwanese athletes in place of the postponed Tokyo Olympics. She won the gold medal on the balance beam, taking the silver in the all-around, as well as on vault and the uneven bars.[10]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ting competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam during qualifications, placing 63rd and 50th respectively. She did not advance to the finals.[11][12]

Eponymous skill

Ting has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[13]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty[lower-alpha 1]Added to the Code
Floor exerciseTingSplit leap to ring position with ½ turn (180°)D2019 Melbourne World Cup
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017Asian Junior Championships6127
2018Gymnasiade16
World Championships66R2
2019Melbourne World Cup78
Doha World Cup6
Asian Championships4761st place, gold medalist(s)7
World Championships88
2020Taiwan Test Event2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021
Olympic Games6350
2022
World ChampionshipsR3

References
  1. "Gymnastics move officially named after Taiwanese athlete". Taipei Times. December 2, 2019.
  2. "Gymnastics move named after a Taiwanese gymnast for first time". TaiwanNews. December 1, 2019.
  3. "The 2021 Olympians: Ting Hua-Tien". The Gymternet. May 15, 2020.
  4. "Results 8th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  5. "Ting Hua-tien competition results". The Gymternet. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. "TING Hua-tien - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). December 4, 2020.
  7. "2017 Asian Junior Championships results". The Gymternet. May 17, 2017.
  8. "Gymnastics maneuver named after Taiwanese gymnast". Radio Taiwan International. December 2, 2019.
  9. "Ting Hua-tien stamps name on gymnastics skill". FTV News. November 27, 2019.
  10. "With Tokyo 2020 Postponed, Taiwan Hosts Own Olympic Games Simulation". The Gymternet. August 4, 2020.
  11. "Artistic Gymnastics - Uneven Bars Qualification Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. "Artistic Gymnastics - Balance Beam Qualification Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 154, 211. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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