Name: Xiao Qin
Date of Birth: January 12, 1985 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province
Entry for Beijing Olympics: pommel horse, men's team event
Career highlights: Winner, pommel horse and team event, 2007 World Championships; Winner, pommel horse, 2004 World Cup; Gold medal, 2006 Asian Games
For gymnast Xiao Qin, the big task in Beijing will be to regain his lost nickname. As a key to the men's team hopes in Athens four years ago, Xiao, the 'King of the Pommel', fell in a preliminary round. The team left Greece in fifth place, and Xiao got a new nickname - 'King of the Floor'.
'The memory is worse than a nightmare for me,' Xiao said. 'I don't remember how that happened, but all of a sudden I became the target of criticism of the whole nation. Kids saw me on the street and shouted, 'Mama, I found him, he is that guy who fell'. It really hurt.
'So I had to get my reputation back and also show people I am not a quitter. I will win the gold medal this time.'