Slate

So Long, Ice Princesses. It’s the Blade Angels’ Time.

So said U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, directly into a television camera, upon finishing her gold medal–winning routine in Milan on Thursday. The 20-year-old from Oakland, making a triumphant return ...
Newsweek

Alysa Liu’s Top Olympic Goal Wasn’t Gold Medal. Here’s What She Said

Alysa Liu set the sports world ablaze with her remarkable gold medal victory in women’s figure skating on Thursday. Following an early retirement, Liu decided to return to the ice and completed her ...
Orange County Register

Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold

MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the ...
Orange County Register

Team USA’s Alysa Liu wins Olympic figure skating gold

MILAN — At the end of American figure skating’s biggest night in nearly a quarter century, Dorothy Hamill, Kristi Yamaguchi and Brian Boitano, Olympic champions all, leaned over the wall separating ...
The Big Lead

All the American women who won gold at figure skating in the Olympics

Alysa Liu of the United States competes in the women's free skate during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena. Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images For more than seven ...
The New York Times

Alysa Liu’s defining Olympic night and a shine that bucks her sport’s expectations

"If I fell on every jump, I would still be wearing this dress, so it's all good," Alysa Liu said. Ulrik Pedersen / NurPhoto via Getty Images MILAN — The gold Alysa Liu seemed to care most about was ...