In the balance beam final of the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, Kui Yuanyuan, who participated in the Olympic Games twice, played well, using the highest level of difficulty, the back straight turn of the G group was 360 degrees, from difficulty to quality to conquer the whole field, this action was also known as "Kui Yuanyuan balance beam dazzling", and the referee unexpectedly pressed her score to the third place, causing dissatisfaction among the audience.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the International Gymnastics Federation apologized to the Chinese team and Kui Yuanyuan, but did not adjust the original gold medal that belonged to her on the grounds that the medal had been awarded, which became a regret for her entire gymnastics career.
Kui Yuanyuan, born in Xicheng District, Beijing in June 1981, is a Chinese gymnast and a member of the Chinese women's gymnastics team.
He began professional gymnastics training when he was less than five years old, and was selected for the national team with his outstanding performance in the Seventh Games, under the tutelage of Liu Qunlin and Lu Shanzhen.
At the 1996 World Championships in Puerto Rico, 15-year-old Kui Yuanyuan won the first women's free gymnastics world gold medal for China with her outstanding performance, and her strength in free gymnastics and balance beams was arguably the world's top level at the time.
In the balance beam final of the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, 16-year-old Kui Yuanyuan played extraordinary, just when everyone thought she was about to win the championship, but because of the unfair referee, the gold medal was blackened, in exchange for booing.
Although Kui Yuanyuan's set of actions failed to win the championship, this set of balance beam movements has forever entered the annals of history and become a classic in the history of gymnastics.