14 year old Liu won US Championships in 2019 and 2020. Covid closed the rinks and she discovered she was happy - hoped they stayed closed. She had a tiger dad (who escaped China after promoting Tiananmen Square protests) who was taking the joy away. China tried to recruit Liu for 2022 Olympics - Allyssa and her father said "no" and CCP sent spies. Alysa decided to retire and be a regular kid (she loved it).
Liu put skates on after 2 years of inaction and discovered she liked skating again. She didn't expect to win anything but by 2025 she was World Champion. At the 2026 Olympic she was just enjoying skating again and not fixated to an outcome. She says she mostly enjoys the skating for herself and others and doesn't worry about the placements. Sounds like the ordinary BS that athletes say but no this kid means it. She whirls around the ice like a happy puppy and is constantly smiling (off ice too - she's a smile machine). The audiences love her and her competition loves her. Standing ovations from audiences -competitors crying on her shoulder. Never saw anything like her.
With all the NIL grasping , betting scandals, doping scandals, parents driving kids and coaches crazy , Alysa Liu shows-up like a bolt from another dimension. Her skate is fun to watch and her story has a lot of enlightenment. Can't think of another Olympian like her.
Check her out with Japanese skaters she beat at 4:00
Liu put skates on after 2 years of inaction and discovered she liked skating again. She didn't expect to win anything but by 2025 she was World Champion. At the 2026 Olympic she was just enjoying skating again and not fixated to an outcome. She says she mostly enjoys the skating for herself and others and doesn't worry about the placements. Sounds like the ordinary BS that athletes say but no this kid means it. She whirls around the ice like a happy puppy and is constantly smiling (off ice too - she's a smile machine). The audiences love her and her competition loves her. Standing ovations from audiences -competitors crying on her shoulder. Never saw anything like her.
With all the NIL grasping , betting scandals, doping scandals, parents driving kids and coaches crazy , Alysa Liu shows-up like a bolt from another dimension. Her skate is fun to watch and her story has a lot of enlightenment. Can't think of another Olympian like her.
Check her out with Japanese skaters she beat at 4:00
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