# Liu Xinyu

Liu Xinyu (Chinese: 柳鑫宇; pinyin: Liǔ Xīnyǔ; Mandarin pronunciation:; born October 16, 1994) is a Chinese ice dancer. With his skating partner, Wang Shiyue, he is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, 2018 CS Asian Open champion, 2015 Toruń Cup champion, and four-time Chinese national champions (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020). They have competed in the final segment at four World Championships.
Wang/Liu have competed at both the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they finished 22nd and 12th, respectively.

## Programs

(with Wang)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2023–24 | Rock Me Amadeus by Falco choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil | Forever from Now The One that I Love by LP choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil | Imperfect Child by TFBoys |
| 2022–23 | Cha Cha: Katchi Remix by Ofenbach vs. Nick Waterhouse Samba: Bananeira (Banana Tree) by Sérgio Mendes ft. Mr. Vegas Samba: Batucada choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | The Batman: Something in the Way by Krutikov Music Sonata in the Darkness by Michael Giacchino The Batman Trailer Music by Sh4d0wStrider choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | |
| 2021–22 | Blues: Trouble Hip Hop: Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends by The Piano Guys choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Yi Jian Mei by Fei Yu-ching I Love You, China by Bo Liang |
| 2019–21 | Quickstep: The Look-a-Like Contest from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis Waltz: Life Can Be Like the Movies from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis Quickstep: Titine from Modern Times by Léo Daniderff Quickstep: The Look-a-Like Contest from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Black Swan: Nina's Dream Perfection A Swan is Born by Clint Mansell choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | Yi Jian Mei by Fei Yu-ching Wuji from The Untamed by Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo |
| 2018–19 | Tango: Angelica by Hans Zimmer Tango: End Credits by Hans Zimmer | Meant by Elivazeta | |
| 2017–18 | Rhumba: Despacito Samba | Over My Shoulder Happy Ending by Mika | July by Kris Wu |
| 2016–17 | Blues: That's Why I Play The Blues by Gary Moore Swing: Mojo Boogie by Gary Moore | New York, New York by Ralph Burns | Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers feat. Daya Get Low by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake |
| 2015–16 | Waltz: Piano Man by Billy Joel Foxtrot: Fever performed by Beyoncé | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Night Fight by Yo-Yo Ma and Tan Dun A Love Before Time by Coco Lee Fury, Hammer, And Tongs (from Jade Empire) by Jack Wall | All of Me by John Legend |
| 2014–15 | Paso doble: A Bad Kitty by Henry Jackman Paso doble: Farewell to San Ricardo by Henry Jackman Flamenco: Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela | The Artist by Ludovic Bource The Artist Ouverture Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George | All of Me by John Legend Let Her Go by Passenger |
| 2013–14 | Foxtrot: Why Don't You Do Right? Quickstep: Dancing Fool | The Cello Song | |
| 2012–13 | Blues: Feeling Good Hip hop: Walk This Way | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Wang
International :
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | | 22nd | | | | 12th | | |
| Worlds | | | | | | 19th | 22nd | 16th | 18th | 15th | C | 13th | | | WD |
| Four Continents | | | | | 9th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 4th | | | WD | |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | | 4th | 1st | C | | WD |
| GP Finland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | |
| GP Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 5th | | WD | 7th | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | 8th | | 8th | | | | | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | | 9th | | 6th | | | | | 10th |
| CS Asian Open | | | | | | | | | | 1st | | | 1st | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | WD | | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | | 7th | | 2nd | | | | |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Games | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | | |
| Shanghai Trophy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd |
| Cup of Nice | | | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| Toruń Cup | | | | | | 1st | | | | 3rd | 2nd | | | | |
| Universiade | | | | | 13th | | | | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese NG | | | 6th | | | | 1st | | | | | | | | 1st |
| Chinese Champ. | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | | | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | | |
| Team events ||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | | | | | | | | | 6th T 7th P | | | | 5th T | | |
| World Team Trophy | | | | | | 5th T 5th P | | 5th T 4th P | | | | | | | |
| Team Challenge Cup | | | | | | | 3rd T 5th P | | | | | | | | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team results only. ||||||||||||||||

## Controversies

On February 20, 2024, several posts on Liu's own Instagram account accused him of being involved in a series of misconducts, including sexual assault against minors, bribery of judges and officials, embezzling funds from China's national team and using marijuana. The posts showed details of these alleged misconducts and Liu's personal information. The publisher of the posts also threatened to expose illegal acts of officials of the national team and his home province Jilin.
The posts stirred controversies and heated discussions on Chinese internet. Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu later posted on Wang's Weibo account, claiming Liu's Instagram account was hacked to spread "false allegations", and saying they have reported the incident to the police.
Amid the allegations, Jilin Provincial Sports Bureau said it has initiated an investigation, and assured the public that multiple departments were engaged in verifying the authenticity of the claims.