In September Yao competed at the Chinese Nationals and tied for gold in the all around with Shang Chunsong.
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She had some mistakes in the uneven bars final, but still managed to take the bronze medal behind Anastasia Grishina and Youna Dufournet.
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In the Balance Beam event final, she placed second, winning the silver medal behind team mate Sui Lu, and placed fourth in the floor event final, .134 behind bronze medalist Aly Raisman.
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Yao was selected to compete at the World Championships along with Shang, Zeng Siqi and Huang Huidan.
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