Chelsea Liu
Chelsea Liu or Liu Jiaxi (Chinese: 刘家希; born December 31, 1999) is an American pair skater, who currently skates with Xie Zhong for China. With Brian Johnson, she won two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. They also competed together at one ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two World Junior Championships.
Chelsea Liu | |
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Liu and Johnson in March 2015 | |
Personal information | |
Alternative names | Liu Jiaxi |
Country represented | China |
Former country(ies) represented | United States |
Born | Marshall, Missouri | December 31, 1999
Residence | Irvine, California |
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Partner | Xie Zhong |
Former partner | Ian Meyh, Brian Johnson, Devin Perini |
Coach | Todd Sand, Jenni Meno |
Choreographer | Renée Roca, Pasquale Camerlengo |
Skating club | Saint Paul FSC |
Training locations | Aliso Viejo, California Lake Forest, California |
Began skating | 2006 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 181.40 2017 U.S. Classic |
Short program | 61.46 2017 U.S. Classic |
Free skate | 119.94 2017 U.S. Classic |
Personal life
Chelsea Liu was born December 31, 1999, in Marshall, Missouri.[1] The daughter of Tingyuan Liu and Koman Ting, she has an older sister, Chaochih, who competed for Chinese Taipei, and a younger sister, Cheyenne.[2]
Career
Early years
Liu began skating in 2006.[1] She teamed up with Devin Perini in July 2010.[3] They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2013, placing fifth at both of their assignments, before winning the junior silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships.
Partnership with Johnson
Liu teamed up with Brian Johnson in May 2014.[2] They are coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in Orange County, California.[4]
During the 2014–15 JGP series, Liu/Johnson won a bronze medal in Dresden, Germany and placed fourth in Zagreb, Croatia. Their results gave them a spot at the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, Spain, where the pair finished sixth. After winning the junior silver medal at the 2015 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The pair placed 5th in the short program, 8th in the free skate, and 7th overall.
Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Liu/Johnson placed 8th in Linz, Austria and 5th in Toruń, Poland. Ranked fifth in both segments, the pair finished fifth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
Programs
With Meyh
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2018–2019 |
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With Johnson
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2017–2018 [2] |
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2016–2017 [1] |
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2015–2016 [5] |
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2014–2015 [4] |
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With Perini
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2013–2014 [6] |
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2012–2013 [3] |
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2011–2012 [3] |
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2010–2011 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Meyh
International | |
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Event | 2018–19 |
Bavarian Open | 1st |
National | |
U.S. Championships | 11th |
With Johnson
International[7] | ||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | |||
CS Warsaw Cup | 2nd | 6th | ||
International: Junior[7] | ||||
Junior Worlds | 7th | 5th | 7th | |
JGP Final | 6th | |||
JGP Austria | 8th | |||
JGP Croatia | 4th | |||
JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | |||
JGP Germany | 3rd | |||
JGP Poland | 5th | |||
National[2] | ||||
U.S. Champ. | 2nd J | 6th | 7th | |
J = Junior level |
With Perini
International[8] | ||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
JGP Czech Republic | 5th | |||
JGP Slovakia | 5th | |||
National[3] | ||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd N | 1st N | 4th J | 2nd J |
Pacific Coast Sectionals | 2nd N | 1st N | 2nd J | |
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References
- "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
- "Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
- "Chelsea Liu and Devin Perini". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
"Earlier versions". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. - "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- "Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
- "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
External links
Media related to Chelsea Liu at Wikimedia Commons