American skater Alysa Liu announces retirement at 16
2 years, 8 months ago

American skater Alysa Liu announces retirement at 16

The Hindu  

World bronze medallist figure skater Alysa Liu announced her retirement at the age of 16 on Saturday, saying she will be moving on with her life after having achieved all her goals in the sport. A two-time United States national champion, Liu made her Olympic debut in Beijing in February and finished third at the world championships two weeks ago. Liu won her first U.S. title in 2019 aged 13, breaking Tara Lipinski's record to become the youngest national champion, and repeated the feat in 2020. She finished as the top American at the Olympics in seventh place, three ahead of Mariah Bell, and followed that up with a podium finish at the world championships, becoming the first American woman to win a world medal since 2016.

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Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father were targeted in Chinese spy case
2 years, 9 months ago

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father were targeted in Chinese spy case

LA Times  

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu reacts after competing in the women’s free skate program at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17. U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father, Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder …

US figure skaters struggle at women’s Olympic short program
2 years, 10 months ago

US figure skaters struggle at women’s Olympic short program

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Three U.S. women advanced to the free skate but struggled to break into medal contention in an event that has been overshadowed by the latest Russian doping scandal. And if not, then I guess we’re in the same boat,” said Karen Chen, who came in 13th. “We’ve just got a focus on delivering a more solid long program.” …

Liu joins Bell, Chen on US figure skating team for Olympics
3 years ago

Liu joins Bell, Chen on US figure skating team for Olympics

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alysa Liu certainly didn’t look as if she was suffering from COVID-19 on Saturday, when her smiling face was beamed into Bridgestone Arena by Zoom following the announcement of the American team headed for the Beijing Olympics. “I’m actually feeling fine,” said the 16-year-old Liu, a two-time national champion who was in third place after short program. …

Alysa Liu eyes 3rd US figure skating title, 1st Olympic spot
3 years ago

Alysa Liu eyes 3rd US figure skating title, 1st Olympic spot

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alysa Liu already has won a pair of U.S. figure skating championships, breaking Tara Lipinski’s record for the youngest winner at age 13 and then defending her title with an incredible free skate the following year in North Carolina. Liu wasn’t old enough to qualify for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, so this week represents her first chance …

Longevity, excellence, perseverance in the face of crushing defeats — why we love Michelle Kwan
4 years, 10 months ago

Longevity, excellence, perseverance in the face of crushing defeats — why we love Michelle Kwan

LA Times  

Michelle Kwan once stood where Alysa Liu is now, on the brink of a potentially brilliant figure skating career. I feel very honored that they thought of me as somebody to look up to.” Kwan had won attention as the 1993 world junior champion but wasn’t well known when she competed at the 1994 U.S. championships in Detroit, which would …

Genetics of success fueling Liu's Olympic ambitions
5 years, 1 month ago

Genetics of success fueling Liu's Olympic ambitions

China Daily  

Teenage prodigy dreams of gold after mom had to settle for silver Golf can be a lucrative career for those that manage to reach the sport's top echelons, but it's Olympic glory not the LPGA's riches that tops teenage prodigy Liu Wenbo's list of ambitions. Liu's mother, Cui Yongmei, was a star player on the great Chinese volleyball teams that …

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