Why did Alysa Liu come back? Figure skater's career, retirement

[ASFN Admin]

For the first time in a generation, Team USA has a gold-medal winner in individual women's figure skating.

Alysa Liu stood on the top of the podium at the Milano Ice Skating Arena after taking a victory lap with an American flag wrapped around her shoulders. She'd won behind an incredible free skate performance that pushed her from third to first place.

In doing so, she became the first U.S. figure skater to win a women's individual gold medal in figure skating since Sarah Hughes did it in 2002.

WE CAN FEEL ALYSA AND HER COACHES' JOY THROUGH OUR SCREEN. #WinterOlympicspic.twitter.com/tEewvT8Aym

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026

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