Liu Jiayu (born 17 September 1992) is a Chinese

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

whose specialization is the

half-pipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps ...

. She has six World Cup Victories and a halfpipe victory at the

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17 and January 24 in Hyundai Sungwoo Resort close to Duwon-ri in Hoengseong County in Gangwon, South Korea. Results Men's results Snowboard Cross Qualification runs bega ...

. 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 was born in

Hegang Hegang ( zh, s=鹤岗, p=Hègǎng, also known as Heli and Xingshan), is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, situated in the southeastern section of the Lesser Khingan Range, facing Jiamusi across t ...

but moved to

Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...

for winter sports training. Her nickname is Birdie.Team China Takes Flight
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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 Winter World University Games 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 Medalists at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century Chinese sportswomen X Games competitors {{PRChina-snowboarding-bio-stub