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Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu performs during the Skating Club of Boston's annual benefit ice show "Ice Chips 2026: A World Journey" at the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center on February 28, 2026.

Figure Skating

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Hudson Williams, Alyssa Liu, Megan Skiendiel and Lola Tung sit side-by-side in the sun looking at the camera in Laufey's music video for "Madwoman"

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Alysa Liu of Team United States competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating.

Olympics

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Alysa Liu of Team United States competes during the women's short program.

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Alysa Liu of United States competes in the Women´s Free Skating during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the TD Garden on March 28, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is dressed in gold and pointing toward the sky with a smile on her face.

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 06: Alysa Liu skates in the Ladies Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena on January 06, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)