Event
Balance beam

Skill type
Turn

Value
D

Known as
Li Li

Named after
Li Li (CHN) – 1990

About
Li Li unveiled this turn to the world in 1990, performing it at the Goodwill Games and the World Cup final and entering herself into the code of points. This turn remains among the most beloved eponymous skills for its style, inventiveness, and pristine execution. A signature moment, not a cookie-cutter routine.

The Li Li was given the ultimate badge of honor of being upgraded in difficulty in 2017 (27 years after it first entered the code of points), becoming a D (0.4) element instead of C. Usually, the progression is the other way around. What seems innovative and difficult in one era becomes rote and expected later and is downgraded in difficulty. Rather, the Li Li has become more respected and appreciated as time has passed.