Liu Xinyu

Liu Xinyu
Liu Xinyu
	Wang and Liu at 2018 Winter Olympics
Born	October 16, 1994 (age 30); Changchun, Jilin, China
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	China
Partner	Wang Shiyue
Coach	Patrice Lauzon ; Marie-France Dubreuil ; Pascal Denis ; Romain Haguenauer
Skating club	Jilin Winter Sports Management Center
Began skating	2000
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dance
Representing China
Asian Winter Games

Liu Xinyu (Chinese: 柳鑫宇; pinyin: Liǔ Xīnyǔ; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljòʊ ɕín ỳ]; born October 16, 1994) is a Chinese ice dancer. With his skating partner, Wang Shiyue, he is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, 2018 CS Asian Open champion, 2015 Toruń Cup champion, and four-time Chinese national champions (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020). They have competed in the final segment at four World Championships.

Wang/Liu have competed at both the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they finished 22nd and 12th, respectively.

Programs

(with Wang)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2023–24 ^[1]	Rock Me Amadeus by Falco choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil	Forever from Now The One that I Love by LP choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil	Imperfect Child by TFBoys
2022–23 ^[2]	Cha Cha: Katchi Remix by Ofenbach vs. Nick Waterhouse Samba: Bananeira (Banana Tree) by Sérgio Mendes ft. Mr. Vegas Samba: Batucada choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	The Batman: Something in the Way by Krutikov Music Sonata in the Darkness by Michael Giacchino The Batman Trailer Music by Sh4d0wStrider choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
2021–22 ^[3]	Blues: Trouble Hip Hop: Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends by The Piano Guys choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	Yi Jian Mei by Fei Yu-ching I Love You, China by Bo Liang
2019–21 ^[4]^[5]	Quickstep: The Look-a-Like Contest from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis Waltz: Life Can Be Like the Movies from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis Quickstep: Titine from Modern Times by Léo Daniderff Quickstep: The Look-a-Like Contest from Chaplin by Christopher Curtis choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	Black Swan: Nina's Dream Perfection A Swan is Born by Clint Mansell choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	Yi Jian Mei by Fei Yu-ching Wuji from The Untamed by Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo
2018–19 ^[6]	Tango: Angelica by Hans Zimmer Tango: End Credits by Hans Zimmer	Meant by Elivazeta
2017–18 ^[7]	Rhumba: Despacito Samba	Over My Shoulder Happy Ending by Mika	July by Kris Wu
2016–17 ^[8]	Blues: That's Why I Play The Blues by Gary Moore Swing: Mojo Boogie by Gary Moore	New York, New York by Ralph Burns	Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers feat. Daya Get Low by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake
2015–16 ^[9]	Waltz: Piano Man by Billy Joel Foxtrot: Fever performed by Beyoncé	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Night Fight by Yo-Yo Ma and Tan Dun A Love Before Time by Coco Lee Fury, Hammer, And Tongs (from Jade Empire) by Jack Wall	All of Me by John Legend
2014–15 ^[10]	Paso doble: A Bad Kitty by Henry Jackman Paso doble: Farewell to San Ricardo by Henry Jackman Flamenco: Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela	The Artist by Ludovic Bource The Artist Ouverture Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George	All of Me by John Legend Let Her Go by Passenger
2013–14 ^[11]	Foxtrot: Why Don't You Do Right? Quickstep: Dancing Fool	The Cello Song
2012–13 ^[12]	Blues: Feeling Good Hip hop: Walk This Way	Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Wang

International^[13]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
Olympics									22nd				12th
Worlds						19th	22nd	16th	18th	15th	C	13th			WD
Four Continents					9th	7th	9th	7th	5th	7th	4th			WD
GP Cup of China						6th	6th	6th	6th		4th	1st	C		WD
GP Finland														9th
GP Italy													4th
GP NHK Trophy										6th	5th		WD	7th
GP Skate America							8th		8th
GP Skate Canada								9th		6th					10th
CS Asian Open										1st			1st
CS Autumn Classic										4th			WD
CS Finlandia									7th		2nd
CS Nebelhorn											6th
CS Warsaw Cup						3rd
Asian Games								1st
Shanghai Trophy															3rd
Cup of Nice									2nd
Toruń Cup						1st				3rd	2nd
Universiade					13th
National^[13]
Chinese NG			6th				1st								1st
Chinese Champ.	5th	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	1st			1st	1st	1st
Team events
Olympics									6th T 7th P				5th T
World Team Trophy						5th T 5th P		5th T 4th P
Team Challenge Cup							3rd T 5th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team results only.

Controversies

On February 20, 2024, several posts on Liu's own Instagram account accused him of being involved in a series of misconducts, including sexual assault against minors, bribery of judges and officials, embezzling funds from China's national team and using marijuana. The posts showed details of these alleged misconducts and Liu's personal information. The publisher of the posts also threatened to expose illegal acts of officials of the national team and his home province Jilin.^[14]^[15]

The posts stirred controversies and heated discussions on Chinese internet. Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu later posted on Wang's Weibo account, claiming Liu's Instagram account was hacked to spread "false allegations", and saying they have reported the incident to the police.^[14]^[15]

Amid the allegations, Jilin Provincial Sports Bureau said it has initiated an investigation, and assured the public that multiple departments were engaged in verifying the authenticity of the claims.^[16]^[17]

References

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^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU". International Skating Union.
^ ^a ^b "中國雙人花滑選手柳鑫宇 IG自爆性侵未成年後聲稱帳號被盜" [Chinese Figure Skater Liu Xinyu Admits Sexual Assaults Against Minors on IG Before Claiming the Account Was Hacked]. Liberty Times Net (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ ^a ^b "冰舞選手柳鑫宇｢自爆｣姦未成年人、公費約炮稱被盜號多部門介入" [Ice Dancer Liu Xinyu Admits Raping Minors and Embezzling Public Funds for Sex; Liu Claims Account Was Hacked; Multiple Departments Initiate Investigations] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HK01. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "Figure skater Liu Xinyu blames hacker for ID disclosure, allegations". Shanghai Daily. 2024-02-21. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "中国冰舞选手柳鑫宇ins自曝丑闻？吉林体育局：疑被盗号正核查" [Chinese Ice Dancer Liu Xinyu Admits Misconducts on Instagram; Jilin Sports Bureau: Account Likely Hacked, Investigation Initiated.]. Lianhe Zaobao (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2024-02-21.