ron ie ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁ ▁Post ▁ret irement ▁Ban ▁retired ▁from ▁g ymn ast ics ▁after ▁the ▁Olympics ; ▁she ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁coach ▁in ▁her ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Cl uj - N ap oca , ▁Roman ia . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁tele vised ▁competition ▁of ▁K uno ichi ▁in ▁Japan . ▁She ▁made ▁it ▁past ▁the ▁First ▁Stage ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁but ▁failed ▁on ▁the ▁Flo ating ▁Bridge ▁of ▁Stage ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Sk ills ▁During ▁her ▁career , ▁Ban ▁special ized ▁on ▁floor ▁exercise ▁and ▁beam . ▁Her ▁favorite ▁event ▁was ▁floor ; ▁she ▁was ▁ren owned ▁for ▁her ▁difficult ▁t umb ling ▁and ▁fast - p ac ed , ▁play ful , ▁crowd - ple asing ▁ch ore ography . ▁As ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁Roman ian ▁team m ates , ▁her ▁weak ness ▁was ▁the ▁une ven ▁bars . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁her ▁powerful ▁t umb ling ▁skills ▁and ▁strength , ▁Ban ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁especially ▁strong ▁va ul ter . ▁Non eth eless , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁an ▁all - around ▁g ymn ast ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁team , ▁and ▁posted ▁scores ▁that ▁frequently ▁placed ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁at ▁major ▁compet itions . ▁She ▁qualified ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁all - around ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁medal ▁cont ender ▁had ▁injury ▁not ▁prevent ed ▁it . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9