Liu Qi (Chinese: 刘奇, born 27 February 1996) is a Chinese ski jumper.
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Biography
Liu Qi was born on 27 February 1996 in Jilin. Her father was a truck driver in 2012. Liu began training in ski jumping when she was 11 years old. She became a member of the Chinese national ski jumping team in 2012, competing in the 2012–13 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup where she placed seventh. Her ranking in the competition was the highest among Chinese athletes. Liu injured her ankle in 2017 and the surgery was unsuccessful so she retired from the sport.
Liu came out of retirement in 2019. The Jilin Provincial Snow Sports Management Center (Chinese: 省雪上运动管理中心) found doctors to do surgery on her ankle and help her with recovery. She competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023, scoring 205.3.3 points and placing 24th in a women's individual event. Liu set the all-time best performance by a Chinese athlete in the event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Liu received three gold medals in 2024 in the 14th National Winter Games of China which was every medal in the adult women's category.