Liu Jiayu
Liu Jiayu (born 17 September 1992 in Hegang) is a Chinese snowboarder whose specialization is the half-pipe. She has six World Cup Victories and a halfpipe victory at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009.[1] She began snowboarding in 2003, switching over from martial arts at the relatively late age of 11. Liu competed for China at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics, where she achieved 4th, 9th, and 2nd place respectively.[2][3]
| Medal record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Winter Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2018 Pyeongchang | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Gangwon | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 La Molina | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 Sapporo | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 Changchun | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Liu Jiayu, 29 January 2010
| Liu Jiayu | |||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘佳宇 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉佳宇 | ||||||||
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Liu is from Hegang, but moved to Harbin for winter-sports training. Her nickname is Birdie.[4]
References
- FIS bio Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Vancouver 2010 bio
- CTV
- Team China Takes Flight
External links
- Liu Jiayu at the International Ski Federation
- Liu Jiayu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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