Huang was not the only one to be trapped by sudden death. Ana Rente of Portugal was also unable to finish the ten movements, landing on the blue rim mid-routine and losing her momentum.

He Wenna of China competes at the women's qualification during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games trampoline event, in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. She ranked 1st in the qualification and was qualified for the final. [Xinhua/Cheng Min]

The tricky qualification featured a row of blunders from top competitors including Lenka Popkin of Czech Republic, who completely missed her landing after her ten flips of the first routine.

Karavaeva stepped on the blue rim on conclusion but still managed an overall high score of 66.40 points to finish second after He.

He Wenna of China competes at the women's qualification during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games trampoline event, in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. She ranked 1st in the qualification and was qualified for the final. [Xinhua/Cheng Min]

He, wearing a bandage around her left knee, led a Chinese one-two after the first routine.

She scored 30.10 points thanks to her flawless execution, 0.1 ahead of Huang.

He was fourth at last year's world championships and is performing in her first Olympics.

(Xinhua News Agency August 16, 2008)