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The 2026 Winter Olympics Milano Cortina officially commenced on February 6, 2026, and Team USA’s Alysa Liu started off the competition on a high note. Since the age of 16, Alysa has taken the skating world by storm, winning numerous events and making history with her ambitious jumps along the way. Find out more about the prodigy right here!
Alysa Began Skating at the Age of 5
Born August 8, 2005, in Clovis, California, Alysa began figure skating with the help of her father at the tender age of five. Soon afterwards, her father found a coach for Alysa in former competitive figure skater, Laura Lipensky.
She Has A Ton Of Medals Already
Alysa’s career has already been blessed with a U.S. National Championship in 2019 and 2020, making her the youngest woman to ever win one at the age of 13.
Alysa Was the First American Woman to Land a Quad Jump in Competition
In her first junior international competition in August2019 , Alysa became the first junior American woman to land a quadruple jump in competition and was the first woman in history to successfully complete a triple axel and a quadruple jump in the same program.This was all before the young star had even turned 14!
She Had to Withdraw From the U.S. Championships Over Covid.
Even though she was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Figure Skating Championship because if a positive Covid test,Alysa’s previous performances, including a hard-fought third place after the short program, clinched her one of the three spots on the U.S. Winter Olympic team.
Alysa Has Been Called The “Simone Biles Of Figure Skating”
Alysa has already been receiving some amazing comparisons to other legendary athletes, including The GOAT gymnast Simone Biles!
