{"id":282585,"date":"2026-10-19T22:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/?p=282585"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:53:15","slug":"jinzhong-2026-welcome-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/en\/jinzhong-2026-welcome-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinzhong 2026 &#8211; &#8222;Welcome Home&#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1106920344\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-1400x788.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-711x400.png 711w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Titelbild-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1106920344 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">In September, it was that time of year again\u2014the international BailongBall competitions in Jinzhong. Olga represented the TBBF\u2014here are her impressions\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1462043514\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1768499669\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697-768x925.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697-332x400.jpg 332w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697-664x800.jpg 664w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515039499-e1792352210697.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h4>Olga Ardasheva<\/h4>\n<p>reports on her participation and experiences in Jinzhong<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1570855897\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Under the motto <strong>\u201cWelcome home\u201d<\/strong>, our trip took us to Taigu\u2014the birthplace of the BailongBall\u2014for the 7th International Jinzhong Roliball Competition. And sure enough, we felt right at home from the very first moment!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>After a long journey with three transfers, we had lunch and rested for a few hours. By then, we had covered more than 7,000 kilometers. The opening ceremony began at 7:00 p.m. A special bus picked up our team and took us to the venue. And then the magic began\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1376608987\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-744978732\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_517907881\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515093046-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Empfangsvideo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Empfangsvideo.png 349w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Empfangsvideo-245x400.png 245w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Empfangsvideo-7x12.png 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_517907881 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-343062185\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Thousands of people were standing there waiting for the players. As we walked past them, they greeted us with cheerful shouts! And we responded with big smiles, waved, and gave high-fives to the excited children and teenagers. We took our seats in the gym, where all of us\u2014the teams, coaches, referees, and organizers\u2014were gathered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many cameras were trained on the TBBF team. One thrilling performance followed another: a large dance crew, children with basketballs, the BailongBall crew, and singers who sang as they rode around.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-965966605\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-185615578\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_561361780\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-1066x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514739410.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_561361780 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1357540027\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Late in the evening, the team captains held a draw. Once the teams had been assembled, the match reports were prepared that night. <\/strong><strong>After a few hours of sleep, we began our first day of competition with the women\u2019s singles and men\u2019s singles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-592813985\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-508302093\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1033962653\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514992076.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-1400x781.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-1400x781.png 1400w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-717x400.png 717w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-2048x1142.png 2048w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AmphiTrainingVideo-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1033962653 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1417344487\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-1066x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514755414.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1417344487 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-203007662\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>At the same time, the group choreography competition was taking place on the other side of the gym. It was truly a competition that embodied the yin-yang philosophy. In the afternoon, individual choreography rehearsals were on the schedule. We had to perform the routine in its entirety to avoid breaking the rules. The following days unfolded in a similar manner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1500376759\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-946904377\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2035096650\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514785921.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514785921.png 631w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514785921-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514785921-280x280.png 280w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514785921-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2035096650 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1226427569\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>One thing made this event special: the training program for national coaches. Renowned coaches Li Shao Bo and Wan Young Pin gave presentations and led a BailongBall exchange. Since we had an AI translator this time, we were able to understand the content.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-332609877\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2120539265\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2016920602\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514872338-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1445\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-709x400.png 709w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-1400x790.png 1400w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-2048x1156.png 2048w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VortragZuOlga-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2016920602 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_199639679\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-1066x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514717819.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_199639679 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-672920836\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>At the beginning of the presentation, Mr. Li introduced me to the national coaches and explained that he would be using my video as an example. And it was a positive example \ud83d\ude42 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 an example of artistic play (from the 5th Jinzhong Roliball Competition in 2022, held online) \u2013 showing how to go beyond standard elements and technical execution, incorporating more freedom and body movement to create unusual forms. It was an honor and a pleasure to hear this. It came as a surprise, since the topic of the lecture focused primarily on playing techniques.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1703061859\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-26377739\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1819001231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2276\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955.jpg 2276w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514995955-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2276px) 100vw, 2276px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1819001231 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1514393092\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Our TBBF representative, Philippe Marty, was also on the conference program. He led a workshop for teachers on his system of proficiency levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-468959903\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1308362025\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_751024483\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514909280-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514909280-280x280.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_751024483 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1406106310\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514942236-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514942236-280x280.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1406106310 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1530050193\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>In addition to the competition and educational components, there was also a daily sightseeing program as the \u201chighlight.\u201d <\/strong><strong>We visited a museum and a workshop for traditional Chinese medicine, a cookie factory, a farm, and the ancient city of Taigu. The participants got hands-on here as well\u2014for example, by grinding flour, trying on traditional costumes, harvesting crops, baking cookies, and rolling herbal-honey medicinal pills. Lots of fun!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-18846132\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-456756874\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2072561001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-1181x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-1181x800.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-591x400.jpg 591w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514730255-scaled-e1792353318386.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2072561001 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1338718632\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Our team has a track record of strong results and a high level of technical skill. We continue to learn something new at every international BailongBall competition in Jinzhong. In every event we\u2019ve competed in, we\u2019ve made it to the finals. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1596364276\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1900017140\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2085080989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515016332-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2085080989 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>TBBF Participants (in alphabetical order)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agnes Matsulevitch, Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Anastasia Firsova, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Daria Shatalova, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Elena Retikova, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Evdokiia Efimenko, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Grigorii Efimenko, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Natalja Krivchenkova, Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Olesiia Zaitceva, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Olga Ardasheva, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Irina Ahmadieva, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Philippe Marty, France<\/li>\n<li>Serafima Gorshkova, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Viktor Firsov, Russia<\/li>\n<li>Valentina Dik, Russia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:0px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_456135869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-1066x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790514724798.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_456135869 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-30510131\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<h3>We're returning with fantastic results:<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Art Choreo (Singles)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olga \u2013 2nd Place<\/li>\n<li>Evdokiia \u2013 4th place<\/li>\n<li>Serafima \u2013 7th place<\/li>\n<li>Philippe \u2013 8th place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Art Choreo (Sync)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elena und Olesiia \u2013 4th place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Freestyle Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olga \u2013 4th place<\/li>\n<li>Serafima - 6th place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Game Opposing Net Standard (Ladies Singles)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anastasia \u2013 4th place<\/li>\n<li>Serafima \u2013 7th place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Game Opposing Net Standard (Men Singles)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Viktor and Grigorii \u2013 Semifinalists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Game Cooperating Net Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Serafima &amp; Grigorii \u2013 6th place<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Anastasia &amp; Viktor \u2013 8th place<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-726723811\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1585342904\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1536152653\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-1066x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-1066x800.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/bailongball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mmexport1790515011169.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1536152653 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-199483982\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>We didn't get much sleep, we worked hard, but we were\u2014and still are\u2014very happy! The team of volunteers, referees, and organizers also worked way too hard, day and night, but they were happy, too! The celebration was simply amazing! See you in 2028! Let's stick together \u2665\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:0px;height:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">By the way, Chinese television also featured a <a href=\"https:\/\/pic.cctv.cn\/cctv\/cctvh5\/cctv5\/2026\/04\/cctv5_video\/index.html?isVertical=0&amp;isLive=0&amp;newlink=app:\/\/ VIDE1792404745466468&amp;id=VIDE1792404745466468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"exitNotifierLink\">report on the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Did Olga's story captivate you as much as it did me? Join her next time and be part of the spectacle\ud83d\ude00!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Olga Ardasheva<br \/>BailongBall Instructor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Mike Ritz<br \/>BailongBall Instructor<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September, it was that time of year again\u2014the international BailongBall competitions in Jinzhong. 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