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pierremcguire · 6 days

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I cannot believe alysa liu is already doing triple combos again after being off the ice for so long. insanity. we are SO back.

#alysa liu #figure skating

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youremysputnik · 2 months

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WE ARE SO BACK

#figure skating #alysa liu

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swan-lutz · 2 months

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THE WORLD IS HEALINGGG

#omfg #love love love #alysa liu #figure skating

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figureskatingcostumes · 4 months

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Alysa Liu skating to Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto at the 2022 World Championships and 2021 NHK Trophy.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3 and 4)

#Alysa Liu #Figure skating #United States #2022 Worlds #2021 NHK Trophy #2021–2022 #Women #Tchaikovsky #Violin Concerto

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blessyouhawkeye · 2 months

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alysa liu returning to competitive figure skating is the best thing that's ever happened to me, especially since from her post it looks like she regained all her triples (INCLUDING THE AXEL!!) in her first WEEK back on the ice. imagine if we'd lost that talent forever.

#WELCOME BACK ALYSA!!!! OMG!!#i didnt want to get my hopes up for her announcement but SHE'S COMING BACK NEXT SEASON!!!!#figure skating tag #alysa liu

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wintrydapples · 9 months

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Feeling the (navy) blues.

#figure skating #skating #manas costume is so underrated and so is she #mana kawabe #Alysa Liu #gabriella papadakis #Papadakis Cizeron #rika kihira #shoma uno #brian boitano

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thanktrusova · 1 year

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american media: its effects on the teenage prodigy

For those who don't know, one of my favorite skaters is Alysa Liu.

Alysa is a 2x US national champion, junior and senior world bronze medalist, and 2022 Olympian.

But, one thing about her is when you look her up, one of the subheadings on her wikipedia is "2021–22 season: International senior debut, Beijing Olympics, World Championships, and retirement".

What happened to her? What was so troubling about the 2021/22 season that caused this all to happen at once, and at the age of 16?

From my limited research but somewhat extensive knowledge, the one thing I can connect this early retirement to is the American media.

Before I start, I just want to preface that I am very glad they retired on their own terms, and not due to injury or something worse. Though I do miss them.

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Alysa was 13 when she won her first senior national title in January 2019, the youngest female to win US nationals as of today. She defended her title the next year, winning back-to-back nationals at only 14 years old.

Also in the 2019/2020 season, they had their international junior debut. During this, they became the first woman to complete a triple axel and quadruple jump in competition, as well as achieving the status of the first non-Russian girl to win a Grand Prix event for around 20 competitions. They went on to win bronze at the World Junior Championships in March 2020.

This bout of success caused eyes of every American media outlet to be focused on young Alysa. They started deeming her as an American prodigy, the only hope to have an Olympic medal in Ladies' Single Skating at Beijing 2022. This was still two years away from the Winter Olympics, and she was only 14.

The next year, 2021, Alysa underwent a growth spurt, which, obviously, is normal for a 15 year old girl. Because of this, she lost her triple axel and quadruple lutz jumps, causing American media to forget her, or worse, doubt and even berate her. If she can't beat the Russians at the next Olympics, who can? The media gave up hope on her and did not care about the effects of doing so.

Cut to the 2021/2022 season, Alysa's international senior debut. She officially secured the third spot for US ladies at the Olympics, and performed average at her Grand Prix assignments, placing fourth at both. She had to withdraw from US Nationals due to COVID, but still managed to petition for a spot on the 2022 Olympic team thanks to her performance history. Once again, she was America's "only hope" for a spot on that podium.

Overall, she placed 7th, the highest out of the three American female skaters. She claimed she was pleased with her performances, and that she was just happy to be in Beijing. A little over a month later, she won bronze at the 2022 World Championships, being the first American woman to medal since 2016.

Months later, they announced their retirement, and have not (publicly) skated competitively or professionally since.

They also archived all social media.

While other reasons can be argued for this happening, the main one is the pressure put on Alysa at such a young age to be the saving grace of American figure skating.

I know you're wondering, has the media learned and changed?

And as an answer, I will point you in the direction of 18 year old Ilia Malinin, who media has dubbed "heaven-sent for US figure skating", or even tell you to keep an eye on 15 year old Isabeau Levito, "America's new hope".

#figure skating #american media #olympics #alysa liu #ilia malinin #isabeau levito #yuzuru hanyu

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caterpillarinacave · 5 days

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So was anyone gonna tell me Alysa Liu is back????

#That was not on my 2024 bingo card #But damn girl get those triples #Alysa Liu #she might be my fav USA women’s singles skater #Figure skating

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rinkasisopods · 28 days

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now we wait for alysa's comeback 🤞🤞🤞

#alysa liu #🍒 !

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