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Alysa Liu of the USA performs a spin in a gold costume during the women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Alysa Liu performs on the ice in a jeweled peach costume, arms extended, during the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Alysa Liu smiles and holds up her gold medal on a blue ribbon while celebrating on the podium at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics women's figure skating event. Alysa Liu Alysa Liu
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Alysa Liu of the USA performs a spin in a gold costume during the women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Alysa Liu skating at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Alysa Liu performs a Biellmann spin at the conclusion of her gold medal–winning free skate at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Alysa Liu

American figure skater
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Figure skating is sometimes seen as a delicate, ethereal sport, noted for its beautiful costumes, balletic elements, and elegant programs set to classical music. Don’t tell American figure skater Alysa Liu that. Following her meteoric rise as the youngest U.S. figure skating national champion at age 13, Liu made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Over the course of the next four years, Liu would announce her retirement at age 16,...

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