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
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Alternative namesLiu Jiaxi
Country represented China
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Marshall, Missouri
ResidenceIrvine, California
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
PartnerXie Zhong
Former partnerIan Meyh, Brian Johnson, Devin Perini
CoachTodd Sand, Jenni Meno
ChoreographerRenée Roca, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating clubSaint Paul FSC
Training locationsAliso Viejo, California
Lake Forest, California
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total181.40
2017 U.S. Classic
Short program61.46
2017 U.S. Classic
Free skate119.94
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 Johnson
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[5]
  • Beauty and the Beast
    by Alan Menken
    choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–2015
[4]
  • Yellow River Concerto: Prelude
    performed by Lang Lang
    choreo. by Christine Binder

With Perini
Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[6]
2012–2013
[3]
2011–2012
[3]
  • Charlie Chaplin film music
2010–2011
[3]
  • The Can Can
    by Rugby World Cup Classic

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Meyh
International
Event 2018–19
Bavarian Open1st
National
U.S. Championships11th

With Johnson
International[7]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS U.S. Classic3rd
CS Warsaw Cup2nd6th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds7th5th7th
JGP Final6th
JGP Austria8th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP Czech Republic3rd
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Poland5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ.2nd J6th7th
J = Junior level

With Perini
International[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Slovakia5th
National[3]
U.S. Championships2nd N1st N4th J2nd J
Pacific Coast Sectionals2nd N1st N2nd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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. "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  6. "Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  7. "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
  8. "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.

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