A little over an hour after Team USA knocked off Team Canada to win the gold medal in women's hockey, another U.S. athlete returned the nation to dominance on the ice. Reigning world figure skating champion Alysa Liu claimed victory in the women's singles event,

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Alysa Liu's dynamic performance in Thursday's free skate earned her a gold medal, the first for the United States in the women's individual event since Sarah Hughes in 2002. And she did it on her terms.

United States star figure skater Alysa Liu received praise from fans for what she did after winning a gold medal.

Alysa Liu's father Arthur Liu has five kids, and he used a surrogate and egg donor for all of them.

Alysa Liu, figure skating’s prodigal daughter, retired at 16 only to come back to win gold on her own terms in Milan.

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,

Figure skater Alysa Liu retired at the age of 16 from the sport but mounted a comeback in the 2026 Olympics. She won a gold medal. That has many fans wondering about her family life. Does she have a

Liu retired from the sport in 2022, which was bookmarked by a bronze-medal outing at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier. She eventually returned after a two-year break, winning Gold at the 2025 World Championships in Boston. Related: Slo-Mo Video of U.S. Figure Skater Alysa Liu’s Olympic Triple Flip Draws Attention