Chelsea Liu
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Other namesLiu Jiaxi (刘家希)
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Marshall, Missouri
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerBalázs Nagy
CoachTodd Sand
Jenni Meno
Brandon Frazier
Christine Binder
Andrew Evans
Skating clubSaint Paul FSC
Began skating2006

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.

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]

Liu/O'Shea finished fifth in their international debut at the Cranberry Cup, and went on to make their Grand Prix debut together at the 2021 Skate America, where they came seventh.[6] However, their partnership was derailed by an on-ice accident at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup that left both concussed. They withdrew from the 2022 U.S. Championships, and ultimately their partnership ended.[7][8]

Partnership with Nagy

Following the end of her partnership with O'Shea and requiring months off for concussion recovery, Liu contemplated retiring from competitive skating, later explaining that "I thought, 'You know, recover and live kind of a normal, safe life for the time being.' I took a whole eight months off the ice to recover and at that point I just didn't know if skating was in the picture for me." However, with encouragement from her parents to revisit whether she still wanted to pursue it, she tried out with Balázs Nagy in April of 2023.[9] The two announced their partnership in May.[10]

Liu/Nagy made their domestic debut by winning the Glacier Falls Summer Classic, before being sent to make their international debut on the Challenger debut at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International. They attracted notice for their innovative climactic lift in the free skate, but finished fourth.[11] They were subsequently invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, finishing third in the short program with a new personal best score (61.23).[12] They were third in the free skate as well, despite Liu making two Salchow errors, winning the bronze medal. Liu said that "winning a medal on the Grand Prix is great, but what feels even better is that we put out a great program."[13] Liu/Nagy went on to place sixth at the 2023 NHK Trophy.[14]

Programs

With Nagy

Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
[9][15]

With O'Shea

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[6]

With Meyh

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019

With Johnson

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[16]
  • Beauty and the Beast
    by Alan Menken
    choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–2015
[4]

With Perini

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[17]
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 Nagy for the United States

International[18]
Event 2023–24
Four ContinentsTBD
GP Skate America3rd
GP NHK Trophy 6th
CS Autumn Classic4th
CS Finlandia TrophyWD
John Nicks ChallengeWD
National
U.S. Champ TBD
Glacier Falls 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With O'Shea for the United States

International
Event 2021–22
GP Skate America7th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Cranberry Cup5th
John Nicks Challenge4th
National
U.S. ChampionshipsWD
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Xie 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[19]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS U.S. Classic3rd
CS Warsaw Cup2nd6th
International: Junior[19]
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[20]
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

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS177.662023 Skate America
Short program TSS61.232023 Skate America
TES33.922023 Skate America
PCS28.682023 NHK Trophy
Free skating TSS116.432023 Skate America
TES60.432023 Skate America
PCS57.002023 Skate America

With Nagy

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 5
61.23		 7
111.37		 6
172.60
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 3
61.23		 3
116.43		 3
177.66
September 14–17, 2023 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 4
56.09		 3
109.22		 4
165.20

With O'Shea

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 5
62.55		 WD WD
October 22–24, 2021 2021 Skate America 7
60.16		 7
115.24		 7
175.40
August 13–15, 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International[21] 6
56.31		 5
108.89		 5
165.20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Chelsea Liu / Danny O'Shea: 2021/22". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 U.S. Championships". International Figure Skating. December 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ Capellazzi, Gina (February 8, 2023). "Kam/O'Shea Seize the Moment". A Divine Sport.
  9. 1 2 Schwindt, Troy (October 13, 2023). "Liu and Nagy: New Partnership Revamps Passion for Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Liu/Nagy". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Cloutier, Claire (October 18, 2023). ""We're Back": The Surprising Return of Chelsea Liu & Balazs Nagy". A Divine Sport. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Hocke/Kunkel (GER) take slim lead in Skate America Pairs Short Program". International Skating Union. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 22, 2023). "Germany's Hocke and Kunkel secure pairs gold at Skate America". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Hase and Volodin dominate pairs at NHK Trophy in debut season". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Balazs NAGY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Balazs NAGY: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "2021 Cranberry Cup International Senior Pairs". ijs.usfigureskating.org.
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