medal for the third time. Liu played in the 2011 World Championship, where Team China defeated Team Denmark for the bronze medal. After World's she took some time away from curling, missing the Pacific Championships in 2011 and the World Championships in 2012. Liu returned to international competition in 2012 at the Pacific Championships, where her team won the gold medal for a fifth time. At the 2013 World Championship Liu and Team China struggled, finishing 9th with a record of 4–7. In the fall, Team China settled for silver at the 2013 Pacific Championships. Playing Korea in the finals, China was up 8-6 only to give up 3 points in the 10th end. China failed to automatically qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics and so had to compete in the qualification event to try to earn one of the last two spots. Liu's team won the event, defeating Japan in the final 7–6. At the Olympic games in Sochi Liu failed to make the playoffs, finishing with a record of 4–5. Personal life Liu married in 2011. Her husband is an ice hockey coach. Teammates 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Olympic Games Wang Bingyu, Skip Liu Yin, Third Yue Qingshuang, Second Zhou Yan, Lead References External links 1981 births Living people Chinese female curlers Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic curlers of China Sportspeople from Harbin World curling champions Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in curling Curlers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Curlers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Universiade medalists in curling Pacific-Asian curling champions Universiade gold medalists for China Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century Chinese women