The 2001 World University Games gave birth to many heroes, and Liu Xiang and Guo Jingjing were champions of that competition. Zhang Shangwu, who was only 18 years old at the time, was participating in a world-level competition for the first time. In the still rings event, he performed a very well-executed set of movements, especially remaining completely motionless during the landing, and finally won the championship with a score of 9.675.