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,

Alysa Liu wins gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, marking a triumphant return to figure skating after early retirement.

After retiring from figure skating at the age of 16, UCLA student Alysa Liu returned for the love of the sport — and the sport showed her love back.

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu is central to the story of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but her father's story is a gripping one too.

Day 13 at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics featured dramatic finishes in women's hockey and figure skating -- and gold medals for the United States.

Liu has a frenulum piercing in the tissue that connects her upper lip to her gums, a piece of jewelry that hangs down over her two front teeth and can be spotted whenever she smiles widely. She referred to the piercing as her "smiley" in a video interview with Milwaukee-based NBC affiliate TMJ4 News that was published in January 2026.