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| Full name | Beatrisa Liang | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1988 Tarzana, California |
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| Residence | Granada Hills, California | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Frank Carroll | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Ken Congemi Tiffany Chin Christy Ness |
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| Choreographer | Renée Roca Braden Overett |
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| Former choreographer | Lori Nichol | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | All Year FSC | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total | 159.91 2006 Four CC |
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| Short program | 61.04 2006 Four CC |
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| Free skate | 98.87 2006 Four CC |
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Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang (born March 31, 1988 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2007 U.S. pewter medalist.
Liang has announced she is retiring from competitive skating.[1]
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She trains at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.
Liang has been competitive as a senior-level skater since she was thirteen years old. She has consistently placed in the top ten at the United States Figure Skating Championships and has competed for three years on the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.
Liang was one of four up-and-coming figure skaters featured on the 2006 TLC series, Ice Diaries. She is also a pianist. Liang attends college online.
Liang was originally coached by Tiffany Chin, who trained her for ten years. Then she worked with Christy Ness for a year, before switching to Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi in May, 2005.[2]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2009-2010 | 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 |
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| 2008-2009 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas |
Memoirs of a Geisha Soundtrack by John Williams |
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| 2007-2008 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas |
Yellow River Piano Concerto by Yin Chengzong and Lang Lang |
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| 2006-2007 | Firedance by David Foster |
Caravan by Duke Ellington |
Lullaby for a Stormy Night by Vienna Teng |
| 2005-2006 | Firedance by David Foster |
Hope, Romance by Apocalyptica Oblivion by Astor Piazolla |
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| 2004-2005 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone soundtrack by John Williams |
Black Earth Tango by Astor Piazolla |
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| 2003-2004 | Carmen by Bizet |
Signs movie soundtrack The Mission by Ennio Morricone |
Until by Sting |
| 2002-2003 | Duel by Bond |
Violin Concerto in D Minor by Tchaikovsky |
Always by Sting |
| 2001-2002 | Scene d'Amour by Sarah Brightman |
Incantation by Cirque du Soleil |
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| 2000-2001 | Scene d'Amour by Sarah Brightman |
Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky |
Anytime Anywhere by Sarah Brightman |
| Event | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
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| World Championships | 10th | |||||||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | 3rd | 11th | |||||||||
| World Junior Championships | 4th | 6th | ||||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd N. | 6th J. | 6th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 14th | 7th |
| Cup of China | 5th | 6th | 10th | |||||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||
| Skate Canada International | 6th | |||||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 5th | 8th | ||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | |||||||||||
| Skate America | 4th | |||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st N. | |||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 4th | |||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 2nd N. | 3rd J. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Southwest Pacific Regionals | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st |