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Alysa Liu wins gold for U.S. in women's figure skating at 2026 Winter Olympics
- On Thursday, Alysa Liu won the women's Olympic figure skating gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a career-best 226.79, ending a 24-year U.S. drought.
- Having taken time for personal pursuits, Liu retired after the Beijing Games in 2022, relaunched her comeback in 2024, and won last year's World Championship in Boston.
- In the free skate, Alysa Liu delivered a near-flawless performance in a gold-sequined dress to Donna Summer's 'MacArthur Park', earning her highest score as Amber Glenn, Team USA teammate, raised her hand.
- Liu's gold added an individual Olympic gold to her earlier team gold, while Kaori Sakamoto took silver and Ami Nakai bronze as Japan's medal tally rose to 24 and its all-time Winter Olympics count reached 100.
- Locally, the Bay Area reacted as Alysa Liu, an Oakland resident, became a fan favorite with tributes from the Official BART account and U.S. Olympic accounts, and she hopes 'it's OK to take time' for the skating community.
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‘MacArthur Park’ songwriter ‘proud’ to play role in figure skater Alysa Liu’s gold medal win
Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team United States poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Single Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) American figure skater Alysa Liu won the gold medal Thursday skating her long program to Donna Summer’s classic tune “MacArthur Park,” and the song’s writer, Jim…
MS NOW: Ironic For MAGA To Celebrate Alysa Liu's Gold Medal
MS Now’s fun haters at Morning Joe had an interesting recap on Friday of the previous day’s Olympic events, where the U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Canada in a dramatic overtime comeback to win the gold medal, and American figure skater Alysa Liu also took home gold. Forcing politics into sports, ESPN talking head Pablo Torre, the hockey women proved one can cheer on America without embracing a certain nameless president, while host Joe Scar…
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