Anthony Liu

Anthony Liu (born Liu Yueming on 4 July 1974) is a Chinese-Australian figure skater. A seven-time Australian national champion, he represented Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.

For the American Samoan judoka, see Anthony Liu (judoka).

Anthony Liu
Personal information
Alternative namesLiu Yueming
Country representedAustralia
Former country(ies) representedChina
Born (1974-07-04) 4 July 1974
Qiqihar, China
Home townBrisbane, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former coachEvelyn Kramer
Colin Jackson
Marina Kudriavtseva
Chang Yuan Wang
Former choreographerEvelyn Kramer
Skating clubIceworld FSC
Began skating1981
Retired2003
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Personal life

Liu was born on 4 July 1974 in Qiqihar, China.[1] He moved with his family to Australia in 1994 and became a citizen in August 1996.[2]

Career

Early in his skating career, Liu represented China under the given name Yueming.[2] He placed 6th at the 1993 World Junior Championships and 21st at the senior World Championships later that season. He won the 1993 Winter Universiade.

In 1996, he began competing for Australia as Anthony Liu.[2] He won his national title and was sent to the World Championships, where he finished 22nd. The next season, Liu earned a berth to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and placed 25th.[3] At the 1998 Australian Nationals, he became the first Australian skater to land a quadruple jump (toe loop).[2] On his way to his career-best Four Continents result, 5th in 1999, Liu landed a quadruple-triple toe loop combination.[2]

In 2002, Liu achieved a 10th-place finish in his second Olympics.[3] Alongside Adrian Swan (Oslo 1952), it was Australia's best Olympic result in figure skating. He ended the season with his career-best Worlds result, 7th.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2001–02
[4]
2000–01
[2]
  • Don Pasquale
    by Donizetti
    performed by Waldo de Los Rios and Orchestra
  • Journey of Man
    (from Cirque du Soleil)
    by Benoit Jutras

Results

GP: Grand Prix

For Australia
International[5]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03
Olympics25th10th
Worlds22nd17th10th12th14th7th
Four Continents5th6th13th
GP NHK Trophy8th8th5th
GP Skate America7th
GP Skate Canada4th
Finlandia Trophy3rd8th2nd
Golden Spin3rd
Goodwill Games4th
Nebelhorn Trophy4th
Ondrej Nepela2nd1st
Orex Cup2nd
Karl Schäfer2nd1st
Summer Cup1st
National[5]
Australian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

For China
International[5]
Event 1992–93
Worlds21st
GP NHK Trophy8th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds6th
National[5]
Chinese Champs.1st

References
  1. "Anthony LIU: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Anthony LIU: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Anthony Liu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "Anthony LIU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Anthony LIU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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