Chaochih Liu

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. She is the 2009 Taiwanese national champion and qualified to the free skate at three ISU Championships.

In this 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 townMinneapolis, Minnesota
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
CoachAnn Edison
Former coachJohn Nicks, Eddie Shipstad, Darlene Sparks, Roger Bass
ChoreographerChristine Binder
ISU personal best scores
Combined total112.49
2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Short program46.82
2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Free skate67.67
ISU JGP Skate Safari

Personal life

Liu was born on February 10, 1993, in the United States. She is currently a student at the University of Minnesota and coaches aspiring figure skaters in the United States. Liu enjoys playing the piano and guitar in her free time. She also works in a plant genetics research lab under the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics.[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, British Columbia, 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 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
World Championships28th
Four Continents Champ.19th30th24th26th
Asian Winter Games12th
Nebelhorn Trophy17th
Golden Spin13th
International: Junior[3]
World Junior Champ.17th
JGP Mexico City15th
JGP Cape Town14th
JGP Lake Placid19th
JGP Dresden28th
JGP Karuizawa19th
JGP Brisbane18th
National[3]
Chinese Taipei Champ.2nd1st3rd3rd3rd

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Henderson, John. "Skater Liu keeps an eye on Vancouver". The Denver Post. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Chaochih LIU: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Chaochih LIU: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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