Alysa Liu
Alysa Liu (born August 8, 2005) is a retired American competitive figure skater. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2020). At age 16, she competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, placing seventh.
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Born | Clovis, California | August 8, 2005|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Richmond, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | St. Moritz ISC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | April 9, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 劉美賢 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘美贤 | ||||||
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On the junior level, Liu is the 2020 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix champion, and the 2018 U.S. junior national champion. An accomplished jumper, she was the first junior American women's singles skater to successfully complete a triple Axel in international competition, the first American woman to land a quadruple jump, and the first woman to complete both a quad and triple Axel in the same program.
Liu is the youngest-ever U.S. women's national champion, having won her first title at age 13. She is also the youngest to win two senior national titles at age 14. Liu is the first to win two consecutive titles since Ashley Wagner in 2012 and 2013. She is also the first woman to win the junior and senior titles back-to-back since Mirai Nagasu in 2008.