Liu Jiayu

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. 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.

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

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Chinese female snowboarders

Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics

1992 births

Living people

People from Hegang

Olympic snowboarders for China

Sportspeople from Heilongjiang

Asian Games medalists in snowboarding

Snowboarders at the 2007 Asian Winter Games

Snowboarders at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Asian Games gold medalists for China

Asian Games bronze medalists for China

Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games

Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Universiade medalists in snowboarding

Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for China

Olympic medalists in snowboarding

FISU World University Games gold medalists for China

Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade

21st-century Chinese women