Chelsea Liu
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. 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. The daughter of Tingyuan Liu and Koman Ting, she has an older sister, Chaochih, who competed for Chinese  Taipei, and a younger sister, Cheyenne. Career. Early years. Liu began skating in 2006. She teamed up with Devin Perini in July 2010. 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. They were coached by Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in Orange County, California. 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 . Competitive highlights. "GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix"