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2018 Pyeongchang | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2009 Gangwon | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 La Molina | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 Sapporo | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 Changchun | Halfpipe |
Liu Jiayu | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 刘佳宇 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉佳宇 | ||||||||
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Liu Jiayu (born 17 September 1992) 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 was born in Hegang but moved to Harbin for winter sports training. Her nickname is Birdie.[4]