Summary
Alysa Liu won two gold medals in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Before her competitions, she enjoyed pasta, vegetables, and lava cake. She returned to the sport after briefly retiring and is now the first U.S. woman to win the individual gold medal in figure skating in over 20 years.
Key Facts
- Alysa Liu won gold for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- She won in both the figure skating team event and the women's individual competition.
- Before her events, she ate pasta, vegetables, and lava cake.
- Liu retired briefly from figure skating at age 16, citing burnout.
- She returned to the sport after a family ski trip reignited her passion.
- Liu's individual gold medal is the first by a U.S. woman in over two decades.
- She has won the women's world championship before her Olympic success.
