Liu Jiayu
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter Olympics 0 1 0
World Championships 1 0 1
Winter Asian Games 1 0 1
Total 2 1 2
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang Halfpipe
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Gangwon Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2011 La Molina Halfpipe
Winter Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Changchun Halfpipe
Liu Jiayu, 29 January 2010
Liu Jiayu
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Liu Jiayu (born 17 September 1992 in Hegang) is a Chinese snowboarder whose specialization is the half-pipe. She has six World Cup Victories and a halfpipe victory at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009.[1] She began snowboarding in 2003, switching over from martial arts at the relatively late age of 11. Liu competed for China at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics, where she achieved 4th, 9th, and 2nd place, respectively.[2][3]

Liu is from Hegang but moved to Harbin for winter sports training. Her nickname is Birdie.[4]

References

  1. FIS bio Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Vancouver 2010 bio". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. CTV
  4. Team China Takes Flight


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