Liu Jiayu
Chinese snowboarder
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| Intro | Chinese snowboarder | ||||
| Places | China | ||||
| is | Athlete Snowboarder | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 17 September 1992, Hegang, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China | ||||
| Age | 32 years | ||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||
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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.