Chelsea Liu

Chelsea Liu
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Other names	Liu Jiaxi (刘家希)
Born	(1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 Marshall, Missouri
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Partner	Danny O'Shea
Coach	Todd Sand Jenni Meno
Skating club	Saint Paul FSC
Began skating	2006

Chelsea Liu (born December 31, 1999) is a Chinese-American pair skater. She currently competes with Danny O'Shea for the United States. 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. The daughter of Tingyuan Liu and Koman Ting, she has an older sister, Chaochih, who competed for Chinese Taipei, and a younger sister, Cheyenne.

Career

Early years

Liu began skating in 2006. She teamed up with Devin Perini in July 2010. 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. They were coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in Orange County, California.

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 O'Shea

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021-2022	Lover by Taylor Swift choreo. by Adam Rippon	Becoming Human (from Score: A Film Music Documentary) by Ryan Taubert

With Meyh

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019	One and Only by Adele	Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 by Muse

With Johnson

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2018	Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore	Act III: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khachaturian, Michail Jurowski
2016–2017	The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson Black or White by Michael Jackson	Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken
2015–2016	Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb, Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–2015	Mary Poppins by the Sherman Brothers choreo. by Christine Binder	Yellow River Concerto: Prelude performed by Lang Lang choreo. by Christine Binder

With Perini

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014	42nd Street by Harry Warren performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra	Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
2012–2013	Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg	Charlie Chaplin film music
2011–2012	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters	Charlie Chaplin film music
2010–2011	The Can Can by Rugby World Cup Classic	Oogway Ascends by Hans Zimmer

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 America	7th
CS Warsaw Cup	TBD
Cranberry Cup	5th
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 Open	1st
National
U.S. Champ.	11th

With Johnson for the United States

International
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
CS U.S. Classic				3rd
CS Warsaw Cup			2nd	6th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	7th	5th	7th
JGP Final	6th
JGP Austria		8th
JGP Croatia	4th
JGP Czech Rep,			3rd
JGP Germany	3rd
JGP Poland		5th
National
U.S. Champ.	2nd J		6th	7th
Levels: J = Junior

With Perini for the United States

International
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
JGP Czech Rep.				5th
JGP Slovakia				5th
National
U.S. Champ.	2nd N	1st N	4th J	2nd J
Pacific Coast	2nd N	1st N	2nd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With O'Shea

2022–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships	TBD TBD	TBD TBD	TBD TBD
November 17–20, 2021	2021 CS Warsaw Cup	5 62.55	TBD TBD	TBD TBD
October 22–24, 2021	2021 Skate America	7 60.16	7 115.24	7 175.40
August 13–15, 2021	Cranberry Cup	6 56.31	5 108.89	5 165.20

With Meyh

2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 19-27, 2019	2019 U.S. Championships	8 59.44	12 95.25	11 154.69
February 5-10, 2019	2019 Bavarian Open	1 53.84	1 95.25	1 96.52

With Johnson

2017-18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 4-7, 2018	2018 U.S. Championships	5 62.35	9 105.12	7 167.47
November 17-20, 2016	2017 Warsaw Cup	8 45.94	5 99.20	6 145.14
September 13 – 17, 2017	2017 U.S. Classic	2 61.46	3 119.94	3 181.40
2016-17 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 14–22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships	8 57.02	6 102.94	6 159.96
November 17-20, 2016	2016 Warsaw Cup	2 52.72	4 89.08	2 141.80
2014-15 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 18-25, 2015	2015 U.S. Championships	2J 54.96	2J 95.88	2J 150.84

External links

• Chelsea Liu / Danny O'Shea at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Ian Meyh at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Devan Perini at the International Skating Union