Beatrisa Liang

Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang (born March 31, 1988) is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Bebe Liang
Liang at the 2008 U.S. Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Beatrisa Liang
Country represented	United States
Born	(1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 (age 34) Tarzana, California
Residence	Granada Hills, California
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Former coach	Frank Carroll, Ken Congemi, Tiffany Chin, Christy Ness
Former choreographer	Renée Roca, Braden Overett, Lori Nichol
Skating club	All Year FSC
Former training locations	El Segundo, California
Began skating	1994
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	159.91 2006 Four Continents
Short program	61.04 2006 Four Continents
Free skate	98.87 2006 Four Continents
Medal record Ladies' Figure skating Representing the  United States Four Continents Championships 2006 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles

Career

Liang was coached by Tiffany Chin for ten years until 2004.^[1]

Making her senior national debut, Liang placed sixth at the 2001 U.S. Championships, at the age of thirteen. She was assigned to the 2002 World Junior Championships and placed fourth. The following season, Liang won a pair of silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final, where she placed fourth. She finished sixth at the 2003 World Junior Championships.

Liang debuted on the senior Grand Prix series in the 2003–04 season, placing fourth at the 2003 Trophée Lalique and fifth at the 2003 Cup of Russia.

In 2004, Liang changed coaches to Christy Ness in Oakland, California, commuting five hours each day.^[1] She placed fifth at the 2005 U.S. Championships and was assigned to the 2005 Four Continents Championships where she placed seventh.

In May 2005, Liang changed coaches to Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.^[1] She won bronze at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy and placed fourth at the 2005 Skate America. After another fifth-place finish at the U.S. Championships, Liang was sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships and won the bronze medal. She was one of four figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series Ice Diaries.

In the 2006–07 season, Liang won gold at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy and pewter at the 2007 U.S. Championships. The following season, she came in fifth nationally, eleventh at Four Continents, and tenth in her only appearance at the senior World Championships.

Liang retired from competition in 2010.^[2]

She is currently the head coach for the Los Angeles Ice Theater Junior Team, previously coaching the Novice Team. She led the Novice team to two National silver medals and 8th place at the 2015 Nations Cup and the Junior team to a pewter medal at the 2016 National Theater on Ice Championships.

Personal life

Liang is also a pianist. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a B.S. in kinesiology and an option in exercise science.^[3] She is also a part of C.O.S.M.I.C dance crew. She excels in many genres of dance: ballet, modern, hip hop and contemporary.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2009–2010 ^[4]^[5]	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores	Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" by Antonín Dvořák Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonic Dances Op. 46 by Sergei Rachmaninov
2008–2009 ^[5]^[6]	The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams
2007–2008 ^[5]^[7]	The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas	Yellow River Piano Concerto by Yin Chengzong and Lang Lang
2006–2007 ^[5]^[8]	Firedance by David Foster	Caravan by Arthur Fiedler, Duke Ellington	Lullaby for a Stormy Night by Vienna Teng
2005–2006 ^[5]^[9]	Firedance by David Foster	Hope, Romance by Apocalyptica Oblivion by Astor Piazolla
2004–2005 ^[5]^[10]	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams	Black Earth (soundtrack) Tango by Astor Piazolla
2003–2004 ^[5]^[11]	Carmen by Georges Bizet	Signs by James Newton Howard The Mission by Ennio Morricone	Until by Sting
2002–2003 ^[12]	Duel by Tonči Huljić performed by Bond	Violin Concerto in D Minor by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	Always by Sting
2001–2002 ^[13]	Scene d'Amour by Sarah Brightman	Incantation by Cirque du Soleil
2000–2001	Scene d'Amour by Sarah Brightman	Symphony No. 6 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	Anytime Anywhere by Sarah Brightman

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[14]
Event	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
Worlds										10th
Four Continents							7th	3rd		11th
GP Cup of China									5th	6th		10th
GP Cup of Russia						5th				8th
GP France						4th					5th
GP NHK Trophy									4th
GP Skate America								4th
GP Skate Canada											6th
Nebelhorn Trophy								3rd	1st
International: Junior^[14]
Junior Worlds				4th	6th
JGP Final					4th
JGP China					2nd
JGP U.S.					2nd
International: Novice
Triglav Trophy		1st
National^[5]
U.S. Champ.	3rd N	6th J	6th	9th	7th	7th	5th	5th	4th	5th	14th	7th
Pacific Coast	2nd N	3rd J	2nd	1st	1st		1st					1st
Southwest Pacific		1st J	1st	1st			1st
Team events
Japan Open												2nd T 6th P
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

References

1. DeWall, Lindsay (May 25, 2005). . United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008.
2. "Beatrisa Liang retires from competitive skating". Figure Skaters Online. May 7, 2010. from the original on March 3, 2012.
3. Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (June 8, 2012). "The Inside Edge: Young Artists Showcase". Icenetwork.
4. "Beatrisa LIANG: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. from the original on May 14, 2010.
5. "Bebe Liang". IceNetwork.; Earlier versions: . Archived from the original on March 15, 2010.; . Archived from the original on April 5, 2004.
6. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009.
7. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
8. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
9. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006.
10. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
11. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
12. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.
13. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2002.
14. "Competition Results: Beatrisa LIANG". International Skating Union. from the original on October 12, 2012.

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