Career
Shin has competed in three World Championships, she had her highest placement finishing 17th in All-around at the 2007 World Championships. Shin ended up finishing 12th at the Beijing Olympics. Shin trained in Russia at a great financial burden to her family, although in 2008 she signed a contract with Sema Sports Marketing.
After retiring from competitive gymnastics, Shin worked as a commentator at the 2012 London Olympic games.
Shin has also appeared on a number of Korean television shows and she has been romantically linked to Korean comedian Heo Kyung Hwan. In 2013 Shin gained global fame for the gymnastic-style ceremonial first pitch she threw at a baseball match between the Doosan Bears and Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, which went viral on YouTube.