Alysa Liu

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.

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Name (English)

Alysa Liu

Name (Japanese)

アリサ・リュウ

Reading

ありさ・りゅう

Born

August 8, 2005 (age 21)

Origin

Clovis, California, United States

Height

158 cm

Occupation

figure skater

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

University

University of California, Los Angeles

• Official sitehttps://alysaliu.figureskatersonline.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alysaxliu/
• Xhttps://x.com/alysaxliu
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alysa%20Liu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55356854

Tags

• California
• figure skater

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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