Chaochih Liu

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.
Chaochih Liu

Liu at the 2011 Four Continents Championships in Taipei
Personal information
Country represented  Chinese Taipei
Born (1993-02-10) February 10, 1993
Home town Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Coach Ann Edison
Former coach John Nicks, Eddie Shipstad, Darlene Sparks, Roger Bass
Choreographer Christine Binder
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 112.49
2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Short program 46.82
2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Free skate 67.67
ISU JGP Skate Safari

Chaochih Liu (born February 10, 1993; simplified Chinese: 刘兆芝; traditional Chinese: 劉兆芝; pinyin: Liú Zhàozhī) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies singles. The 2009 Taiwanese national champion, she placed 17th at the 2009 World Junior Championships and 19th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

Liu was born on February 10, 1993, in the United States of America. She is currently a student at the University of Minnesota and coaches aspiring figure skaters in the United States. Lui enjoys playing the piano and guitar in her free time. She also works in a plant genetics research lab and plans to become a doctor.[1] She went to Cheyenne Mountain High School and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. Her grandfather was in the restaurant business in Zhongli, Taiwan before moving the family to Iowa City, Iowa. Her mother was a math professor at the University of Iowa before relocating to Colorado Springs, Colorado for better training.[2]

Skating career

Liu started skating at the age of seven. She competed on the national level in the United States where she placed 11th at the 2007 U.S. Championships on the junior level.

In 2008 Liu began representing Taiwan. She made her debut on the international scene at the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Mexico City competition. Liu made her senior debut at the 2009 Four Continents Championships in Vancouver, Canada where she finished 19th. Later that season, she competed at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles where she finished 28th.

Competitive highlights

International[3]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Championships 28th
Four Continents Champ. 19th 30th 24th 26th
Asian Winter Games 12th
Nebelhorn Trophy 17th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 13th
International: Junior[3]
World Junior Champ. 17th
JGP Mexico City 15th
JGP Cape Town 14th
JGP Lake Placid 19th
JGP Dresden 28th
JGP Karuizawa 19th
JGP Brisbane 18th
National[3]
Chinese Taipei Champ. 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
[4]
  • East of Eden (TV miniseries)
    by Lee Holdridge
2010–2011
[5]
  • Accent from the Circle
2008–2010
[6][7]
  • Temple of Life
    by Keiko Matsui

References

  1. ↑ http://faculty.agronomy.cfans.umn.edu/pmorrell/
  2. ↑ Henderson, John. "Skater Liu keeps an eye on Vancouver". The Denver Post. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Chaochih LIU". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "Chaochih LIU: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chaochih LIU: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chaochih LIU: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Chaochih LIU: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009.

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