Men
USA
Justin LIU
USA- Date of birth02 Nov 2005
- ProfessionStudent
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport at age four and joined the Garden State Speedskating club in New Jersey, United States of America, at age five. / Garden State Speedskating: United States
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"It's never impossible to achieve your goals in the sport as long as you stay committed and focused. Only having talent doesn't hold up at all." (patch.com, 06 Dec 2021)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (newjerseyhills.com, 13 Oct 2022)
MOTIVATION
He narrowly missed out on a place at the 2021 US Olympic Trials, but he says the disappointment became a source of motivation. "After just barely missing the Olympic Trials, I really felt a blow to my childhood dreams. It was a major setback, for sure, but because of how agonisingly close I was, I learned to take it as a reason to trust in myself. From there, I just kept my head down and worked. I made it absolutely clear to myself that I was working harder than those around me every day, so I would never have to repeat such a near miss loss again. The mindset was different; there were no doubts left in my mind that this was finally my time to achieve." (newjerseyhills.com, 13 Oct 2022)
He narrowly missed out on a place at the 2021 US Olympic Trials, but he says the disappointment became a source of motivation. "After just barely missing the Olympic Trials, I really felt a blow to my childhood dreams. It was a major setback, for sure, but because of how agonisingly close I was, I learned to take it as a reason to trust in myself. From there, I just kept my head down and worked. I made it absolutely clear to myself that I was working harder than those around me every day, so I would never have to repeat such a near miss loss again. The mindset was different; there were no doubts left in my mind that this was finally my time to achieve." (newjerseyhills.com, 13 Oct 2022)
He liked skating from a young age, so his parents enrolled him in a club.
