Alysa Liu and the Olympic Lesson We Almost Missed

February 24, 2026 World News

Wang Zhao
Gold medalist Alysa Liu (center) celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto of Japan (left) and bronze medalist Ami Nakai of Japan after the women’s singles free skate at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan Feb. 19, 2026.

COMMENTARY: Figure skater Alysa Liu’s story is not about risking everything to invent herself. It is about refusing to let achievement define her.

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