Beatrisa Liang

Bebe Liang
Liang at the 2008 U.S. Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Beatrisa Liang
Country represented	United States
Born	(1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 Tarzana, California
Residence	Granada Hills, California
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Former coach	Frank Carroll, Ken Congemi, Tiffany Chin, Christy Ness
Former choreographer	Renée Roca, Braden Overett, Lori Nichol
Skating club	All Year FSC
Former training locations	El Segundo, California
Began skating	1994
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	159.91 2006 Four Continents
Short program	61.04 2006 Four Continents
Free skate	98.87 2006 Four Continents
Medal record Ladies' Figure skating Representing the  United States Four Continents Championships 2006 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles

Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang (born March 31, 1988) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Career

Liang was coached by Tiffany Chin for ten years until 2004.^[1]

Making her senior national debut, Liang placed sixth at the 2001 U.S. Championships, at the age of thirteen. She was assigned to the 2002 World Junior Championships and placed fourth. The following season, Liang won a pair of silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final, where she placed fourth. She finished sixth at the 2003 World Junior Championships.

Liang debuted on the senior Grand Prix series in the 2003–04 season, placing fourth at the 2003 Trophée Lalique and fifth at the 2003 Cup of Russia.

In 2004, Liang changed coaches to Christy Ness in Oakland, California, commuting five hours each way.^[1] She placed fifth at the 2005 U.S. Championships and was assigned to the 2005 Four Continents Championships where she placed seventh.

In May 2005, Liang changed coaches to Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.^[1] She won bronze at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy and placed fourth at the 2005 Skate America. After another fifth-place finish at the U.S. Championships, Liang was sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships and won the bronze medal. She was one of four figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series Ice Diaries.

In the 2006–07 season, Liang won gold at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy and pewter at the 2007 U.S. Championships. The following season, she came in fifth nationally, eleventh at Four Continents, and tenth in her only appearance at the senior World Championships.

Liang retired from competition in 2010.^[2]

She is currently the head coach for the Los Angeles Ice Theater Junior Team, previously coaching the Novice Team. She led the Novice team to two National silver medals and 8th place at the 2015 Nations Cup and the Junior team to a pewter medal at the 2016 National Theater on Ice Championships.

Personal life

Liang is also a pianist. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a B.S. in kinesiology and an option in exercise science.^[3] She is also a part of C.O.S.M.I.C dance crew. She excels in many genres of dance: ballet, modern, hip hop and contemporary. Her best friend is Michael Villar that bakes her goodies on a regular basis. That will not be silenced! She has also hired him as a personal assistant to teach her kids how to do their cows for her summer camp.

Programs

Competitive highlights

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beatrisa Liang.

• Beatrisa Liang at the International Skating Union
• Bebe Liang at IceNetwork
• Official website