Anthony Liu

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Anthony Liu
Liu - 2017 Junior Worlds (cropped).jpg
Other namesLiu Yueming
Born (1974-07-04) 4 July 1974 (age 50)
Qiqihar, China
Hometown Brisbane, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1996–2003)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (until 1993)
Skating clubIceworld FSC
Began skating1981
Retired2003

Anthony Liu (born Liu Yueming on 4 July 1974) is a Chinese-Australian figure skater. A seven-time Australian national champion, he represented Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.

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Personal life

Liu was born on 4 July 1974 in Qiqihar, China. [1] He moved with his family to Australia in 1994 and became a citizen in August 1996. [2]

Career

Early in his skating career, Liu represented China under the given name Yueming. [2] He placed 6th at the 1993 World Junior Championships and 21st at the senior World Championships later that season. He won the 1993 Winter Universiade.

In 1996, he began competing for Australia as Anthony Liu. [2] He won his national title and was sent to the World Championships, where he finished 22nd. The next season, Liu earned a berth to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and placed 25th. [3] At the 1998 Australian Nationals, he became the first Australian skater to land a quadruple jump (toe loop). [2] On his way to his career-best Four Continents result, 5th in 1999, Liu landed a quadruple-triple toe loop combination. [2]

In 2002, Liu achieved a 10th-place finish in his second Olympics. [3] Alongside Adrian Swan (Oslo 1952), it was Australia's best Olympic result in figure skating. He ended the season with his career-best Worlds result, 7th.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2001–02
[4]
2000–01
[2]
  • Don Pasquale
    by Donizetti
    performed by Waldo de Los Rios and Orchestra
  • Journey of Man
    (from Cirque du Soleil)
    by Benoit Jutras

Results

GP: Grand Prix

For Australia

International [5]
Event95–9696–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–03
Olympics 25th10th
Worlds 22nd17th10th12th14th7th
Four Continents 5th6th13th
GP NHK Trophy 8th8th5th
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 4th
Finlandia Trophy 3rd8th2nd
Golden Spin 3rd
Goodwill Games 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
Ondrej Nepela 2nd1st
Orex Cup2nd
Karl Schäfer 2nd1st
Summer Cup1st
National [5]
Australian Champ. 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

For China

International [5]
Event1992–93
Worlds 21st
GP NHK Trophy 8th
International: Junior [5]
Junior Worlds 6th
National [5]
Chinese Champs. 1st

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References

  1. ↑ "Anthony LIU: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Anthony LIU: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 "Anthony Liu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Anthony LIU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anthony LIU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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