Li Li (李莉, born February 26, 1975 in Xingning County, Guangdong Province) is an artistic gymnast from China. She competed during the early 1990s, and retired in 1994. An Olympian, World Cup medallist and national champion, the beam was her best apparatus. Here, she pioneered the exceptionally difficult and innovative 11⁄4 turn on back in kip position, to which the skill is named after her.[1] No other gymnast has been able to perform the maneuver with as many spins.
Li made her international debut at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA, where she wowed the world with her trademark 11⁄4 back spin on the beam, as well as a rare German giant into a Tkatchev on the uneven bars. Later the same year, she won one gold (team) and silver (bars) at the Asian Games, followed by another silver (beam) at the World Cup (her teammate Yang Bo took the gold). The following year, she competed at the 1991 World Championships in Indianapolis where the Chinese team placed fourth.
At the 1992 Olympic Games, Li finished 14th in the all-round, and made the bars final where she placed eighth (9.887).[2] Her teammate Lu Li won the gold with a perfect 10.0, one of only two 10s awarded at those games. Again the Chinese women finished fourth in the team competition.[2]
Li Li took the early lead in the all-around of the 1993 World Championships in Birmingham after performing on her best event, the beam. She stunned the crowd with a Yurchenko loop followed by the 11⁄4 back spin, and scored 9.837, the second highest score awarded on that night (Tatiana Lysenko got a 9.862 on her first vault). Li dropped to ninth place overall in the end after mediocre performance on other apparatus. She was in contention to win the beam gold in the event finals, but after a mistake on her Yang Bo jump, she decided to duplicate the element and as a result went over-time, which cost her two-tenths of a point and dropped her to fourth place (9.600). Without the deduction, she would have taken the silver. Another favorite for the gold, Shannon Miller, had a disastrous performance, falling from the beam twice and sitting on her dismount (7.850). The gold went to Lavinia Miloșovici (9.850), who had a simple and plain routine in comparison to Miller's and Li Li's.
Li went on to win the beam title in the 1993 East Asian Games and also the 1993 Chinese National Games. She was in the 1994 World Championships in Brisbane but failed to make the beam final, earning a 9.237. She retired from the sport soon after.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Li Li gymnast news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Li Li 李莉 born February 26 1975 in Xingning County Guangdong Province is an artistic gymnast from China She competed during the early 1990s and retired in 1994 An Olympian World Cup medallist and national champion the beam was her best apparatus Here she pioneered the exceptionally difficult and innovative 11 4 turn on back in kip position to which the skill is named after her 1 No other gymnast has been able to perform the maneuver with as many spins Li LiCountry represented ChinaBornFebruary 26 1975 1975 02 26 age 47 Xingning GuangdongDisciplineWomen s artistic gymnasticsLevelSenior InternationalEponymous skills Li Li uneven bars Li Li balance beam Retired1994Medal record Representing ChinaWorld Cup Final1990 Brussels Balance BeamGoodwill Games1990 Seattle TeamAsian Games1990 Beijing Team1990 Beijing Uneven Bars Contents 1 Career 2 Eponymous skills 3 Competition History 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditLi made her international debut at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle USA where she wowed the world with her trademark 11 4 back spin on the beam as well as a rare German giant into a Tkatchev on the uneven bars Later the same year she won one gold team and silver bars at the Asian Games followed by another silver beam at the World Cup her teammate Yang Bo took the gold The following year she competed at the 1991 World Championships in Indianapolis where the Chinese team placed fourth At the 1992 Olympic Games Li finished 14th in the all round and made the bars final where she placed eighth 9 887 2 Her teammate Lu Li won the gold with a perfect 10 0 one of only two 10s awarded at those games Again the Chinese women finished fourth in the team competition 2 Li Li took the early lead in the all around of the 1993 World Championships in Birmingham after performing on her best event the beam She stunned the crowd with a Yurchenko loop followed by the 11 4 back spin and scored 9 837 the second highest score awarded on that night Tatiana Lysenko got a 9 862 on her first vault Li dropped to ninth place overall in the end after mediocre performance on other apparatus She was in contention to win the beam gold in the event finals but after a mistake on her Yang Bo jump she decided to duplicate the element and as a result went over time which cost her two tenths of a point and dropped her to fourth place 9 600 Without the deduction she would have taken the silver Another favorite for the gold Shannon Miller had a disastrous performance falling from the beam twice and sitting on her dismount 7 850 The gold went to Lavinia Miloșovici 9 850 who had a simple and plain routine in comparison to Miller s and Li Li s Li went on to win the beam title in the 1993 East Asian Games and also the 1993 Chinese National Games She was in the 1994 World Championships in Brisbane but failed to make the beam final earning a 9 237 She retired from the sport soon after She is now a women s gymnastics coach at Buckeye Gymnastics in Westerville Ohio 3 Eponymous skills EditLi has three eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points 4 Apparatus Name Description Difficulty a Uneven bars Li Li Clear rear pike support legs together on high bar full circle swing backward with stoop out backward to hang on high bar CUneven bars Li Li Clear rear pike support legs together on high bar full circle swing backward with counter flight backward straddled DBalance beam Li Li 1 450 turn on back in kip position hip leg angle closed D Valid for the 2022 2024 Code of PointsCompetition History EditYear Event TF AA VT UB BB FX1990Beijing Asian Games Cottbus International Seattle Goodwill Games 10 8 5Brussels World Cup Final 10 1991 East Asian Championships Li Ning Cup Tokyo Cup World Sports Fair Indianapolis World Championships 4 9 61992 Chinese National Championships 4DTB Cup 4 Gander Memorial Barcelona Olympic Games 4 14 8Swiss Cup 41993Shanghai East Asian Games 4Birmingham World Championships 9 4 5 References Edit 43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo JPN 7 16 October 2011 RESULTS WOMEN S UNEVEN BARS FINAL SAT 15 OCT 2011 15 10 PDF fedintgym com Archived from the original PDF on 2011 10 27 Retrieved 2011 11 12 a b Li Li Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved 2010 09 20 Team Staff buckeyegymnastics com 2022 2024 Code of Points Women s Artistic Gymnastics PDF International Gymnastics Federation p 94 130 208 209 Retrieved 22 January 2022 Li Li CHN Gymn Forum 21 November 2005 Retrieved 28 July 2022 External links EditLI Li at the International Gymnastics Federation Li Li at Olympedia Retrieved from https en 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