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Chelsea Liu (born December 31, 1999) is an American pair skater. She currently competes with Danny O'Shea for the United States. With her former skating partner, Brian Johnson, she won two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. They also competed together at one ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two World Junior Championships.

Chelsea Liu
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Alternative names	Liu Jiaxi (刘家希)
Country represented	United States
Former country(ies) represented	China
Born	(1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 (age 22) Marshall, Missouri
Residence	Irvine, California
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner	Danny O'Shea
Former partner	Xie Zhong Ian Meyh Brian Johnson Devin Perini
Coach	Todd Sand Jenni Meno
Choreographer	Adam Rippon
Former choreographer	Renée Roca Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club	Saint Paul FSC
Training locations	Irvine, California
Former training locations	Aliso Viejo, California Lake Forest, California
Began skating	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	181.40 2017 U.S. Classic
Short program	62.55 2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate	119.94 2017 U.S. Classic

With former partner Xie Zhong for China, Liu is the 2020 Chinese national bronze medalist.

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

Early years

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 were 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.

Partnership with O'Shea

On June 29, 2021, NBC Sports published an article announcing new partnership with Danny O'Shea .[5]

Programs

With O'Shea

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021-2022	Lover by Taylor Swift choreo. by Adam Rippon	Becoming Human (from Score: A Film Music Documentary) by Ryan Taubert

With Meyh

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019	One and Only by Adele	Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 by Muse

With Johnson

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2018 [2]	Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore	Act III: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khachaturian, Michail Jurowski
2016–2017 [1]	The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson Black or White by Michael Jackson	Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken
2015–2016 [6]	Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb, Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken choreo. by Renée Roca
2014–2015 [4]	Mary Poppins by the Sherman Brothers choreo. by Christine Binder	Yellow River Concerto: Prelude performed by Lang Lang choreo. by Christine Binder

With Perini

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014 [7]	42nd Street by Harry Warren performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra	Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
2012–2013 [3]	Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg	Charlie Chaplin film music
2011–2012 [3]	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters	Charlie Chaplin film music
2010–2011 [3]	The Can Can by Rugby World Cup Classic	Oogway Ascends by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With O'Shea for the United States

International
Event	2021–22
GP Skate America	7th
CS Warsaw Cup	WD
Cranberry Cup	5th
National
U.S. Championships	WD
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Zhong for China

National
Event	2019–20
Chinese Champ.	3rd

With Meyh for the United States

International
Event	2018–19
Bavarian Open	1st
National
U.S. Champ.	11th

With Johnson for the United States

International[8]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
CS U.S. Classic				3rd
CS Warsaw Cup			2nd	6th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds	7th	5th	7th
JGP Final	6th
JGP Austria		8th
JGP Croatia	4th
JGP Czech Rep,			3rd
JGP Germany	3rd
JGP Poland		5th
National[2]
U.S. Champ.	2nd J		6th	7th
Levels: J = Junior

With Perini for the United States

International[9]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
JGP Czech Rep.				5th
JGP Slovakia				5th
National[3]
U.S. Champ.	2nd N	1st N	4th J	2nd J
Pacific Coast	2nd N	1st N	2nd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With O'Shea

2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
November 17-20, 2021	2021 CS Warsaw Cup	5 62.55	WD WD	WD WD
October 22-24, 2021	2021 Skate America	7 60.16	7 115.24	7 175.40
August 13–15, 2021	Cranberry Cup [10]	6 56.31	5 108.89	5 165.20

References

External links

• Chelsea Liu / Danny O'Shea at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Ian Meyh at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson at the International Skating Union
• Chelsea Liu / Devan Perini at the International Skating Union

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