Liu was born in Clovis, California on August 8, 2005, but was raised in Richmond, not far from Oakland. She is the child of a Chinese-born single father named Arthur, and a white female egg donor (per Sports Illustrated). She does not know her biological mother but her father's ex-wife, Mary, is who she recognizes as a mother figure.

Even though she is only 16, the young figure skater has made quite the name for herself in her short career. She started skating on ice when she was just 5 years old, says U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. But little did anyone know the little kindergartner would make history in a few years. When Liu was 12, she became the youngest skater ever to perform the challenging figure skating trick called a triple axel, at an international figure skating competition in 2018. She also won a U.S. junior skating title (via China Daily).

Her performance stunned the skating world and just a year later, a 13-year-old Liu made even more history. She won the 2019 American figure skating championship and became the youngest woman to ever earn the national title (per NBC Sports).

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