Chelsea Liu

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Chelsea Liu
File:Liu&Johnson.IMG 5873.JPG
Liu and Johnson in March 2015
Personal information
Other namesLiu Jiaxi (刘家希)
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 (age 26)
Marshall, Missouri
Home townIrvine, California
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
(since 2021)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (2019–20)
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (2010–19)
DisciplinePair skating
PartnerRyan Bedard (since 2025)
Balázs Nagy (2023–24)
Danny O'Shea (2021–22)
Xie Zhong (2019–20)
Ian Meyh (2018–19)
Brian Johnson (2014–18)
Devin Perini (2010–14)
CoachJenni Meno
Brandon Frazier
Christine Fowler-Binder
Chris Pottenger
Skating clubSkating Club of New York
Began skating2006
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Chinese Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Changchun Pairs

Chelsea Liu (born December 31, 1999) is an American pair skater.

With her former partner, Balázs Nagy, she is the 2023 Skate America bronze medalist and 2024 U.S. national pewter medalist.

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

With 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.

Personal life

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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

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Early years

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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

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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 fifth in the short program, 8th in the free skate, and seventh overall.

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Liu/Johnson placed eighth in Linz, Austria and fifth 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

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2021–22 season

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

Liu/O'Shea finished fifth in their international debut at the Cranberry Cup, and went on to make their Grand Prix debut together at the 2021 Skate America, where they came seventh.[6] However, their partnership was derailed by an on-ice accident at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup that left both concussed. They withdrew from the 2022 U.S. Championships, and ultimately their partnership ended.[7][8]

Partnership with Nagy

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2023–24 season

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Following the end of her partnership with O'Shea and requiring months off for concussion recovery, Liu contemplated retiring from competitive skating, later explaining that "I thought, 'You know, recover and live kind of a normal, safe life for the time being.' I took a whole eight months off the ice to recover and at that point I just didn't know if skating was in the picture for me." However, with encouragement from her parents to revisit whether she still wanted to pursue it, she tried out with Balázs Nagy in April 2023.[9] The two announced their partnership in May.[10]

Liu/Nagy made their domestic debut by winning the Glacier Falls Summer Classic, before being sent to make their international debut on the Challenger debut at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International. They attracted notice for their innovative climactic lift in the free skate, but finished fourth.[11] They were subsequently invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, finishing third in the short program with a new personal best score (61.23).[12] They were third in the free skate as well, despite Liu making two Salchow errors, winning the bronze medal. Liu said that "winning a medal on the Grand Prix is great, but what feels even better is that we put out a great program."[13] Liu/Nagy went on to place sixth at the 2023 NHK Trophy.[14]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Liu/Nagy were preemptively assigned to the American team for the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, which were to occur a week after the national championship.[15] At the national championships, they finished sixth in the short program. In the free skate they came third in the segment, moving up to fourth overall in the process, despite struggles on their jump and throw elements. Nagy said they were "a little bit frustrated that we were not able to show off our throws the way they've been in training."[16] At the Four Continents Championships the following weekend, Liu/Nagy came third in the short program, winning a bronze small medal, despite Liu stumbling out of her jump. Liu said that they had "been working so hard on our throws and they've been so good since the New Year. I'm super happy that we were able to show that."[17] They had a difficult free skate, and dropped to seventh.[18]

On March 26, Liu announced she had ended her partnership with Nagy to prioritize her mental health.[19]

Partnership with Bedard

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2025–26 season

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In July 2025, it was announced that Liu had teamed up with fellow American pair skater, Ryan Bedard.[20]

They made their debut as a pair team at the 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition, where they finished in sixth place. This was then followed up with a bronze medal win at the 2025 Tayside Trophy.[21]

Programs

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With Bedard

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Season Short program Free skating
2025–2026
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With Nagy

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
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With O'Shea

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Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
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With Meyh

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019

With Johnson

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Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
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2016–2017
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2015–2016
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2014–2015
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With Perini

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Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
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2012–2013
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2011–2012
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2010–2011
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  • "The Can Can"
    by Rugby World Cup Classic

Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Ryan Bedard (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [26]
Season 2025–26
U.S. Championships TBD
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th
CS John Nicks Pairs 6th
Ice Challenge 1st
Tayside Trophy 3rd

Pair skating with Balázs Nagy (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [27]
Season 2023–24
Four Continents Championships 7th
U.S. Championships 4th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate America 3rd
CS Autumn Classic 4th

Pair skating with Daniel O'Shea (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [28]
Season 2021–22
GP Skate America 7th
CS Warsaw Cup WD
Cranberry Cup 5th
John Nicks Pairs 4th

Pair skating with Xie Zhong (for China)

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Competition placements at senior level [29]
Season 2019–20
Chinese Championships 3rd

Pair skating with Ian Meyh (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [30]
Season 2018–19
U.S. Championships 11th
Bavarian Open 1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb 3rd

Pair skating with Brian Johnson (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [31]
Season 2016–17 2017–18
U.S. Championships 6th 7th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd 6th
Competition placements at junior level [31]
Season 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
World Junior Championships 7th 5th 7th
Junior Grand Prix Final 6th
U.S. Championships 2nd
JGP Austria 8th
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Estonia 5th
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Poland 5th

Pair skating with Devin Perini (for the United States)

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Competition placements at junior level [32]
Season 2012–13 2013–14
U.S. Championships 4th 2nd
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP Slovakia 4th

Detailed results

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Pair skating with Ryan Bedard (for the United States)

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Results in the 2025–26 season [26]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 2–3, 2025 United States 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition 6 59.88 6 108.39 6 168.27
Oct 11–12, 2025 United Kingdom 2025 Tayside Trophy 2 68.29 4 111.58 3 179.87
Nov 5–9, 2025 Austria 2025 Ice Challenge 1 65.50 2 116.10 1 181.60
Dec 3–6, 2025 Croatia 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 8 57.79 7 106.09 7 163.88

Pair skating with Balázs Nagy (for the United States)

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [27]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 177.66 2023 Skate America
Short program TSS 61.90 2024 Four Continents Championships
TES 33.92 2023 Skate America
PCS 29.19 2024 Four Continents Championships
Free skating TSS 116.43 2023 Skate America
TES 60.43 2023 Skate America
PCS 58.55 2024 Four Continents Championships
2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 3
61.90 		8
113.95 		7
175.85
January 22–28, 2024 2024 U.S. Championships 6
60.13 		3
118.70 		4
178.83
November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 5
61.23 		7
111.37 		6
172.60
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 3
61.23 		3
116.43 		3
177.66
September 14–17, 2023 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 4
56.09 		3
109.22 		4
165.20

Pair skating with Daniel O'Shea

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [28]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 175.40 2021 Skate America
Short program TSS 62.55 2021 CS Warsaw Cup
TES 34.63 2021 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS 28.92 2021 Skate America
Free skating TSS 115.24 2021 Skate America
TES 57.13 2021 Skate America
PCS 60.11 2021 Skate America
Results in the 2021–22 season [28]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 13–15, 2021 United States 2021 Cranberry Cup International 6 56.31 5 108.89 5 165.20
Sep 9–10, 2021 United States 2021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 3 66.67 5 110.78 4 177.45
Oct 22–24, 2021 United States 2021 Skate America 7 60.16 7 115.24 7 175.40
Nov 17–20, 2021 Poland 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 5 62.55 — — – WD

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