Alysa Liu brought down the house with her free skating, her electric performance rocketing her to winning gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Team USA figure skater Alysa Liu delivered a superb routine to win gold in dramatic fashion, highlighting an action-packed Day 13 at the Milan Cortina Games. Liu secured the first gold medal since 2002,
According to NBC Sports, Liu is the first American woman to win a world title since Sarah Hughes in 2002. The last American woman to medal at the Olympics was Sasha Cohen, who won silver in 2006. It capped off a remarkable stretch for the 20-year-old Liu, who was born in Clovis and now trains out of Oakland.
Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.
Team USA's Alysa Liu brought her best in Thursday's free skate at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and earned America's first gold medal in women's figure skating in 24 years.
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