After paying tribute to Audrey Hepburn last season, the American competitor with Italian roots emulated another timeless actor.
Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.
Alysa Liu’s comeback is golden. Less than two years after coming out of retirement, Liu captured America’s first medal in women’s figure skating in 20 years — and it is colored gold for the first time since 2002.
Retired Team USA figure skater Sasha Cohen has opened up about her experience competing in the Winter Olympics after watching Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn at the 2026 Olympics.
Team USA's Alysa Liu brought her best in Thursday's free skate at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and earned America's first gold medal in women's figure skating in 24 years.
The most mentally healthy athlete of possibly all time capped off her unbelievable two-year comeback with Olympic gold and made Scott Hamilton cry.