Yi Christy Leung

Yi Christy Leung, also known as Liang Yi, (Chinese: 梁懿; born December 12, 2002) is a Hong Kong figure skater. She has finished within the top twelve at three ISU Championships. She is the 2019 Chinese national champion.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Leung.
Yi Christy Leung
Personal information
Native name梁懿
Alternative namesLiang Yi
Country represented Hong Kong
Born (2002-12-12) December 12, 2002
Hong Kong
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachTammy Gambill
Former coachWang Yi, Ekaterina Riazanova, Genrikh Sretenski, Li Chengjiang, Wang Yu, Gao Hajun, Qi Jia
ChoreographerShae-Lynn Bourne, Tom Dickson
Former choreographerGenrikh Sretenski, Ekaterina Riazanova, Rohene Ward
Skating clubHong Kong Skating Union
Training locationsColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Former training locationsBeijing, China
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total177.22
2018 JGP Slovakia
2019 World Championships
Short program61.96
2018 JGP Slovakia
Free skate118.62
2019 World Championships

Career

Early years

Leung began learning to skate in 2009.[1] In the 2015–2016 season, she placed fourth in the senior ranks at the 2016 Chinese Championships but was ineligible for senior and junior internationals due to her age.

2016–2017 season

Making her junior international debut, Leung placed fifth at the Asian Open Trophy in August 2016 and tenth at an October Junior Grand Prix event in Dresden, Germany. In March, she ranked eighth in the short program, tenth in the free skate, and ninth overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. She became the first Hong Kong skater to finish in the top ten at an ISU Championship. Her result allowed Hong Kong to send two ladies' single skaters to the 2018 edition.

2017–2018 season

Leung finished eleventh at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

In her senior international debut, Leung finished fourth at the 2018 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2018.[2] She finished fourth at the 2019 JGP Slovakia in Bratislava, Slovakia in August 2018, where she achieved her personal best short program score of 61.96 and personal best total score of 177.22.[3] She next made her Challenger seriesdebut at the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, where Leung also ranked fourth. At the 2018 JGP Slovenia in October 2018, Leung ranked seventh.[4] She finished sixth at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy, her second Challenger event of the year.[5] In December 2018, Leung won the gold medal at the Chinese Figure Skating Championships.[6]

Leung ranked twelfth at the 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and twenty-first in the 2019 World Junior Championships.[7][8] At the 2019 World Championships in March 2019, she ranked fourteenth in the short program with a score of 58.60 and fourteenth in the free skate with a score of 118.62, to finish fourteenth overall with a repeat of her personal best total score of 177.22.[9]

2019–2020 season

Leung began the season at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, where she finished fourth. Leung was invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Skate America, replacing an injured Elizabet Tursynbaeva, and was also named as one of China's selections for the 2019 Cup of China. She placed ninth at Skate America and eighth at the Cup of China.[10][11]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[13]
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[14]
  • Romantic Revenge
    by Michał Jelonek

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[15]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds14th
Four Continents 12thWD
GP Cup of China8th
GP Skate America9th
CS Asian Open4th5th
CS Tallinn Trophy6th
CS U.S. Classic4th
Shanghai Trophy4th
International: Junior[15]
Junior Worlds9th11th21st
JGP Australia14th
JGP Germany10th
JGP Slovakia4th
JGP Slovenia7th
Asian Open5th6th
Cup of Nice2nd
National
Hong Kong1st J1st J
China6th4th5th1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 8
53.90		 9
103.57		 8
157.47
October 30-November 3, 2019 2019 CS Asian Open 4
58.34		 6
93.11		 5
151.45
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 10
54.25		 7
109.43		 9
163.68
October 3–5, 2019 2019 Shanghai Trophy 5
52.47		 4
100.73		 4
153.20

Junior
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships Senior 14
58.60		 14
118.62		 14
177.22
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 22
47.62		 20
88.23		 21
135.85
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships Senior 15
53.93		 11
110.86		 12
164.79
December 27–30, 2018 2019 Chinese Nationals Senior 2
65.93		 1
124.24		 1
190.17
November 26 – December 2, 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Senior 5
56.70		 6
115.25		 6
171.95
October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 7
50.16		 5
109.25		 7
159.41
September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS U.S. International Classic Senior 5
58.10		 3
115.73		 4
173.83
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia Junior 4
61.96		 5
115.26		 4
177.22
August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Senior 3
57.99		 4
103.02		 4
161.01
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championship Junior 11
56.97		 13
99.25		 11
156.22
August 23–26, 2017 2018 Junior Grand Prix, Australia Junior 12
38.81		 15
69.07		 14
107.88
August 2–5, 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy Junior 6
42.88		 6
89.25		 6
132.13

References
  1. "Yi Christy LEUNG: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. <"ISU CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2018". isuresults.com. August 15, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. "ISU JGP Bratislava 2018". isuresults.com. August 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  4. "ISU JGP Ljubljana Cup 2018". isuresults.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. "ISU CS Tallinn Trophy 2018". isuresults.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  6. Ho, Kelly (December 31, 2018). "HK figure skater Christy Leung wins historic gold at the 2018/2019 Chinese National Figure Skating Championships in Harbin". yp.scmp.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2019: Ladies Result". isuresults.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  8. "ISU World Junior Championships 2019". isuresults.com. March 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  9. "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2019: Ladies - Final Results". isuresults.com. March 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  10. Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "Shcherbakova of Russia captures gold at Skate America in Grand Prix debut". Golden Skate.
  11. Slater, Paula (November 9, 2019). "Shcherbakova wins second consecutive Grand Prix in Chongqing". Golden Skate.
  12. "Yi Christy LEUNG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
  13. "Yi Christy LEUNG: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  14. "Yi Christy LEUNG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  15. "Competition Results: Yi Christy LEUNG". International Skating Union.
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