Alysa Liu Shined in Her Olympic-Debut Short Program

[ASFN Admin]

You could tell how happy Alysa Liu was with her debut at the Beijing Olympics, executing a clean short program on Feb. 15 in the women's figure skating competition. It was a beautiful performance from the 16-year-old set to "Don Quixote: Act II: Gypsy Dance II" by Ludwig Minkus, and though she chose to forgo her triple axel, she nailed the jumps she did include. Liu, who had to petition for an Olympic team spot due to a positive COVID test that caused her to withdraw from the 2022 nationals, didn't show any nerves during her high-energy short program in Beijing.

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