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Alysa Liu wins gold for U.S. in women's figure skating at 2026 Winter Olympics

  • On Thursday, Alysa Liu won the women's Olympic figure skating gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a career-best 226.79, ending a 24-year U.S. drought.
  • Having taken time for personal pursuits, Liu retired after the Beijing Games in 2022, relaunched her comeback in 2024, and won last year's World Championship in Boston.
  • In the free skate, Alysa Liu delivered a near-flawless performance in a gold-sequined dress to Donna Summer's 'MacArthur Park', earning her highest score as Amber Glenn, Team USA teammate, raised her hand.
  • Liu's gold added an individual Olympic gold to her earlier team gold, while Kaori Sakamoto took silver and Ami Nakai bronze as Japan's medal tally rose to 24 and its all-time Winter Olympics count reached 100.
  • Locally, the Bay Area reacted as Alysa Liu, an Oakland resident, became a fan favorite with tributes from the Official BART account and U.S. Olympic accounts, and she hopes 'it's OK to take time' for the skating community.
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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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