Li made her World Cup debut in November 2013. On 23 November 2014, she took her first World Cup victory, in the 1000 m race at the World Cup stop in Seoul, South Korea.[3]
As of February 2016, Li has a total of 5 individual podium placings in the World Cup, all of them in the 1000 m event. Her best classification placement came in the 2014–15 season with 3rd place in the 1000 m overall standing in the World Cup.