Xu was a dancer before being recruited by the Liaoning Province rhythmic gymnastics team when she was eight years old.[2]
Xu competed at the 2017 World Championships and helped the Chinese group finish eighth in the all-around.[3] They also qualified for both event finals, finishing seventh in 5 hoops and eighth in 3 balls + 2 ropes.[4] She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia alongside Ding Ziyi, Hu Yuhui, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. They finished eleventh in the group all-around and did not qualify for either event final.[5]
Xu was selected to compete for the Chinese group at the 2019 World Championships alongside Hao Ting, Hu Yuhui, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[6] The Chinese group together finished seventh in the all-around final.[7] Additionally, the group qualified for both event finals where they finished fifth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[8]
Xu was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Hao Ting, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[9] In the qualification round, they finished fifth and qualified into the final where they finished fourth behind Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy.[10][11] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu and finished fifth in the group all-around.[12] In the event finals, they finished fifth in 5 balls and fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[13]
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