Chelsea Liu

Chelsea Liu

Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Marshall, Missouri
Residence Irvine, California
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner Brian Johnson
Former partner Devin Perini
Coach Todd Sand, Jenni Meno
Choreographer Renée Roca, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club Saint Paul FSC
Training locations Aliso Viejo, California
Lake Forest, California
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 147.73
2016 Junior Worlds
Short program 54.12
2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate 94.56
2016 JGP Czech Republic

Chelsea Liu (born December 31, 1999) is an American pair skater. With partner Brian Johnson, she has competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two World Junior Championships.

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

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
2016–17
[5]
2015–16
[1]
  • Beauty and the Beast
    by Alan Menken
    choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–15
[4]

With Perini

Season Short program Free skating
2013–14
[6]
2012–13
[3]
2011–12
[3]
  • Charlie Chaplin film music
2010–11
[3]
  • The Can Can
    by Rugby World Cup Classic

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Johnson

International[7]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 7th 5th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Austria 8th
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Poland 5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ. 2nd J
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

With Perini

International[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP Slovakia 5th
National[3]
U.S. Championships 2nd N 1st N 4th J 2nd J
Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd N 1st N 2nd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chelsea Liu and Brian Johnson". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chelsea Liu and Devin Perini". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Brian JOHNSON". International Skating Union.
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Chelsea LIU / Devin PERINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.

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