He began to practice gymnastics at the age of 8, entered the national team at the age of 15, participated in the Olympic Games as a substitute due to the injury of the main team members, and relied on a set of high and low bar movements to make the INTERNATIONAL Sports Federation look at our country with admiration. When the fame was great, but the rapids retreated, Lu Li's sports career was short and wonderful, where did Lu Li, who was known as the "strongest substitute", go after retiring, is she happy now?
Olympic champion - Lu Li
Lu Li was born on August 30, 1976 in Changsha, Hunan Province, to an ordinary worker family. Due to the small size since childhood, the parents decided to send Xiao Luli to learn gymnastics after careful consideration, and their purpose was very simple, that is, to let their daughter eat more and grow a long body.
Fate is so wonderful, that is, at the registration office of the provincial amateur gymnastics class, this gymnastics seedling with quick response, strong limbs, smart and studious was discovered by coach Zhou Xiaolin. Since then, Xiao Luli has formed a lifelong fate with gymnastics.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > gymnastics made her famous and shocked the world</h1>
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, the Chinese gymnastics team was unfavorable, except for the men's team to win the silver medal, other projects did not enter the final, balance beam project, the famous Yang Bo also lost the gold medal due to unexpected mistakes, and the main player of the high and low bars Shi Liying could not participate in the competition due to injuries due to adapting to the venue. In desperation, the coach had to withstand the huge pressure and let Xiao Luli play a fight.
At a time when everyone lost hope in this project, Lu Li conquered the referee and the world with a perfect set of "3D connected" moves. In the face of such a perfect action, the referee was shocked and excited and worried about how to score, and after some deliberation, the referee finally gave 6 full scores. In this way, Lu Li won a gold medal for the Chinese team in just 10 seconds. Lu Li's victory was like a shot in the arm for the Chinese team, and all the team members were excited. In the end, the Chinese team ended the Olympic Games with excellent results of 16 gold, 22 silver and 16 bronze.
In this way, the young Lu Li became famous overnight and became a household name, and major news newspapers were reporting that Lu Li won the Olympic championship with full marks, and Lu Li, who was less than 16 years old, also became the leader of Chinese gymnastics.
Just when everyone thought that Lu Li would play iron while it was hot and represent Chinese gymnastics to compete again in the Olympic Games, Lu Li retired, when she was only 18 years old. The reason for retiring from the army is also a deep regret, she inherited her mother's hepatitis.
After retiring from the military, Lu Li entered the School of International Relations of Peking University for further study.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > gymnastics allows her to meet love and harvest happiness</h1>
In 1999, after graduating from Peking University, Lu Li went to the United States. In a foreign country, we don't know what kind of hardships Lu Li has encountered at a young age, but she has never left her beloved gymnastics career. When she first arrived in the United States, she worked as a coach at a gymnastics club in Las Vegas. Although the salary is not high, the life is very fulfilling.
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Gymnastics also brought her sweet love and a happy marriage. Lu Li's husband is also an athlete, and they met and fell in love because of gymnastics. In 2003, they married and entered the palace of marriage.
Later, the couple partnered to open a gymnastics club called "ACC", which was given to her by an American friend, which means "all-around championship club".
Today's Lu Li lives happily in the United States, with a handsome husband, a lovely son, and a career she loves.
Although Lu Li's professional sports career is short, it is still very exciting. That perfect set of "Lu Li movements" let the world remember the childish oriental face, but also remember the highlight moment of Chinese gymnastics.