Alysa Liu has accomplished so much so quickly that even she’s struggling to catch up to it.
"I literally can't process this," the 20-year-old said, per USA Today, shortly after winning individual gold in women’s figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. With the victory, that makes Liu the first American woman to capture Olympic singles gold since Sarah Hughes in 2002—a feat that for her, is hard to believe.
After entering the free skate in third place, Liu delivered a high-energy performance that brought the Milano Ice Skating Arena to its feet and vaulted her into first. "The feelings I felt out there were calm, happy, and confident," she said.
ALYSA LIU YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE. ? #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/3btj1WEQCp
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026When she skated off the ice, still buzzing, she looked straight into the broadcast camera and declared, "That's what I'm (expletive) talking about!"
The individual title came just days after Liu had already helped Team USA secure gold in the team event—a medal that quite literally didn’t survive the celebration. “I was just jumping up and down, as one does to celebrate, and it just dropped,” she explained. “It just literally fell off of the ribbon. It got very scratched up… pretty dented.”
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Rather than panicking, Liu found humor in it. “I actually liked it when it was off the ribbon, but that’s not allowed,” she said, admitting she had grown attached to the slightly battered version. She even asked if officials could simply repair it instead of replacing it. The answer was no—Olympic protocol required her to surrender the damaged medal for a new one. “I’m attached. But it’s OK, I’m detached. Just like it was,” she joked.
Between retiring at age 16, returning at 18, becoming world champion at 19 and now capturing Olympic gold at 20, Liu’s whirlwind career has moved pretty fast. It’s no wonder she’s still trying to process it.
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