Alysa Liu's journey to Olympic gold
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Alya Liu has a spotlight after winning Olympic gold in figure skating. Here's her advice for anyone who might see her as a role model now.
A heartwarming older video of Team USA's Alysa Liu is going viral after resurfacing following her historic Olympic gold victory.
Alysa Liu's message about skating for joy, not medals, could change how the next generation approaches the sport.
Kristi Yamaguchi was reminded of her journey to Olympic gold in 1992 while watching Alysa Liu seize the moment. Both are East Bay born and raised, growing up in towns less than 40 miles apart.
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South Jersey’s Isabeau Levito finishes 12th, fellow American Alysa Liu claims gold medal at Olympics
MILAN, Italy — In her first Olympics, in her mother’s hometown and very close to where her grandmother still lives, South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito earned a score of 131.96 in the free skate,
The Americans entered the first phase of the women’s skating event with hopes of having three in contention for a medal. Liu remains very much in the mix.
With the Americans having pulled their goalie and in desperation mode, Hilary Knight came to the rescue. Knight redirected a Laila Edwards rocket from the point past Canadian goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, sending red-white-and-blue-clad fans in Santagiulia arena into a full-throated roar and giving the U.S. women’s hockey team new life.