Chelsea Liu

Chelsea Liu (born December 31, 1999) is an American pair skater. With her former skating partner, 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
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Alternative namesLiu Jiaxi (刘家希)
Country represented United States
Former country(ies) represented China
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Marshall, Missouri
ResidenceIrvine, California
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner'
Former partnerDanny O'Shea
Xie Zhong
Ian Meyh
Brian Johnson
Devin Perini
CoachTodd Sand
Jenni Meno
ChoreographerAdam Rippon
Former choreographerRenée Roca
Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating clubSaint Paul FSC
Training locationsIrvine, California
Former training locationsAliso Viejo, California
Lake Forest, California
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total181.40
2017 U.S. Classic
Short program62.55
2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate119.94
2017 U.S. Classic

With former partner Xie Zhong for China, Liu is the 2020 Chinese national bronze medalist.

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 were 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.

Partnership with O'Shea

On June 29, 2021, NBC Sports published an article announcing new partnership with Danny O'Shea .[5]

Programs

With O'Shea
Season Short program Free skating
2021-2022

With Meyh
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019

With Johnson
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[6]
  • Beauty and the Beast
    by Alan Menken
    choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–2015
[4]

With Perini
Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[7]
2012–2013
[3]
2011–2012
[3]
  • Charlie Chaplin film music
2010–2011
[3]
  • The Can Can
    by Rugby World Cup Classic

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With O'Shea for the United States
International
Event 2021–22
GP Skate America7th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Cranberry Cup5th
John Nicks IPC4th
National
U.S. ChampionshipsWD
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Zhong for China
National
Event 2019–20
Chinese Champ.3rd

With Meyh for the United States
International: Junior
Event 2018–19
Bavarian Open1st
Golden Spin3rd
National
U.S. Champ.11th

With Johnson for the United States
International[8]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS U.S. Classic3rd
CS Warsaw Cup2nd6th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds7th5th7th
JGP Final6th
JGP Austria8th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP Czech Rep3rd
JGP Estonia5th
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Poland5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ.2nd J6th7th
Levels: J = Junior

With Perini for the United States
International[9]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
JGP Czech Rep.5th
JGP Slovakia4th
National[3]
U.S. Champ.2nd N1st N4th J2nd J
Pacific Coast2nd N1st N2nd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With O'Shea
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17-20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 5
62.55		 WD
WD		 WD
WD
October 22-24, 2021 2021 Skate America 7
60.16		 7
115.24		 7
175.40
August 13–15, 2021 Cranberry Cup [10] 6
56.31		 5
108.89		 5
165.20

References
  1. "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  2. "Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. "Former U.S. pairs champ Danny O'Shea and Chelsea Liu announce partnership". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  7. "Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  8. "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
  9. "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
  10. "2021 Cranberry Cup International Senior Pairs". ijs.usfigureskating.org.
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