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My Take
What strikes me about Alysa Liu is the arc of her career, not just the medals. Stepping away from the sport young and then returning to claim World and Olympic titles tells me far more about her than any podium finish. I find that kind of self-directed comeback genuinely rare in figure skating, where careers are usually short and front-loaded. The fact that she is also studying at UCLA suggests a person who refuses to let one identity define her. I will be watching her not as a teen prodigy but as an athlete who learned how to leave and return on her own terms.
Overview
Alysa Liu ( ə-LISS-ə LEE-oo; born August 8, 2005) is an American figure skater. She is the 2026 Olympic champion in both the women's singles and team events, the 2025 World champion, the 2022 World bronze medalist, the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Grand Prix medalist, a four-time Challenger Series champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alysa Liu
- Name (Japanese)
- アリサ・リュウ
- Reading
- ありさ・りゅう
- Born
- August 8, 2005 (age 20)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Clovis, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 158 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- figure skater
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.