Liam Firus

Liam Firus was born July 2, 1992, in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the son of Lois Sullivan, a real estate agent, and Trevor Firus, an accountant. He has a younger brother, Shane, who competes in ice dancing.

Firus attended Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver. After part-time business administration studies at Capilano University, Firus became a student at Athabasca University, pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in finance. In 2013, he passed the Canadian Securities Course.

Firus began dating Canadian pairs figure skater Kirsten Moore-Towers in 2015. On August 22, 2023, they became engaged.

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Firus started skating as a hockey player in 1999 and eventually switched to figure skating. Lorna Bauer began teaching him when he was eight years old. A member of the North Shore's Vancouver Skating Club, he trained in the fall and winter at the Pacific National Exhibition Agrodome and the rest of the year at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena.

During the 2009–2010 season, Firus won the Canadian junior title but was not assigned to the World Junior Championships.

Firus finished 6th in his senior national debut at the 2011 Canadian Championships and was assigned to the World Junior Championships where he finished 20th.

Firus began the 2011–2012 season by winning the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix event in Brisbane, Australia.

Firus experienced severe pelvic pain while training for the Canadian Championships. He placed fifth at the event in January 2013. His condition developed into osteitis pubis and he decided to undergo prolotherapy. He resumed training after five months.

In autumn 2013, Firus began training under Christy Krall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He won bronze at the 2014 Canadian Championships and was named to the Canadian team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 28th in Sochi.

Firus placed 11th at the 2014 Skate Canada International in Kelowna, British Columbia and won the bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships in Kingston, Ontario. He finished 15th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships.

Firus won silver at the 2016 Canadian Nationals and finished 13th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. He withdrew from the 2016 World Championships in Boston, stating "Making this decision was extremely difficult. However, I feel that withdrawing from the World Championships is vital for our team."

Ahead of the season, Firus changed coaches, joining Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Quebec.

Firus won the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup in Poland. A few days later, he was invited to a Grand Prix event, 2017 Skate America, receiving the call on the Wednesday morning before the event. He officially announced his retirement on May 14, 2018.

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

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