Beatrisa Liang
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Beatrisa Liang

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A.K.A.
Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang
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31 March 1988(Tarzana, USA)
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Introduction

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

Career

Liang was coached by Tiffany Chin for ten years until 2004.

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 way. 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. 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.

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. 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
  • El Tango de Roxanne
  • Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major
  • Symphonic Dances Op. 46
2008–2009
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Memoirs of a Geisha
2007–2008
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Yellow River Piano Concerto
2006–2007
  • Firedance
  • Caravan
  • Lullaby for a Stormy Night
2005–2006
  • Firedance
  • Hope, Romance
  • Oblivion
2004–2005
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Black Earth
  • Tango
2003–2004
  • Carmen
  • Signs
  • The Mission
  • Until
2002–2003
  • Duel
  • Violin Concerto in D Minor
  • Always
2001–2002
  • Scene d'Amour
  • Incantation
2000–2001
  • Scene d'Amour
  • Symphony No. 6
  • Anytime Anywhere

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
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
Junior Worlds 4th 6th
JGP Final 4th
JGP China 2nd
JGP U.S. 2nd
International: Novice
Triglav Trophy 1st
National
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