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Alysa Liu Exits Figure Skating World Championships 2 Weeks Before Competition
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (344+ words) The Olympic gold medalist announced her decision on social media on Sunday, March 8 Alysa Liu is wrapping up her season a little early after winning gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old Team USA figure skater picked up two gold…...
All About Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu's Dad Arthur Liu, Who Welcomed 5 Children Via Surrogate
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1080+ words) Alysa Liu is the oldest of five children, who were all born to single dad Arthur Liu via surrogacy Matthew Stockman/Getty ; Ray Chavez/Media News Group/The Mercury News via Getty Alysa Liu had a very "abnormal childhood." By…...
Amber Glenn Cries After She Struggles in Women's Short Program at 2026 Winter Olympics
2+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Glenn, 26, missed her triple toe loop partway through her program, invalidating the element WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Amber Glenn didn't have the night she wanted. The figure skater, 26, struggled through her short program during the women's figure skating final…...
Woman Returns to Figure Skating in Her 40s After 20-Year Hiatus, Says There Is ‘No Age Limit to Love or Start a Sport’ (Exclusive)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (849+ words) It felt like coming home again," Sandra Gabriel tells PEOPLE Sandra Gabriel laced up her first pair of ice skates at just 4 years old, beginning a relationship with figure skating that would shape her entire childhood. Over the next 17 years,…...
Maxim Naumov Falters but Ends with a Smile as He Honors His Late Parents in Final Olympics Skate: 'I Didn't Give Up"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (403+ words) Naumov said he's proud of his determination throughout the 2026 Winter Olympics WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Prior to every skate, each Olympic figure skater has the chance to share a message with the arena crowd via the Jumbotron. Before he…...
French Ice Dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron Win Gold amid Ongoing Controversy
3+ week, 5+ day ago (462+ words) The pair beat U.S. favorites Madison Chock and Evan Bates for gold Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty French ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron scored 2026 Winter Olympics gold, but their ongoing controversies hover over their win. The duo, who…...
Figure Skater Forced to Rework Program Just Days Before Olympics After His 'Minions' Music is Disallowed
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) Tom's-Lloren" Guarino Sabat" promised fans he will still "step on the ice with everything I have" in Milan A Spanish figure skater is scrambling to rework his Olympic routine days before the Games begin after his Minions music was not…...
Track Will Always ‘Have a Special Place’ in Mystique Ro’s Heart, but Skeleton Led the U.S. Star to Her ‘Olympic Dream’ (Exclusive)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) The former college track and field athlete will make her Winter Olympic debut next month with the U.S. Skeleton team Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a focus on sports and entertainment news....
Figure Skater Amber Glenn on Her Relationship with Childhood Hero Sarah Hughes: 'I Fangirl a Little Bit Every Time' (Exclusive)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) Glenn, a member of Team USA's women's figure skating squad, tells PEOPLE how Hughes' 2002 Olympic performance inspired her to take up ice skating Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a focus on…...
Alysa Liu Quit Figure Skating to Focus on 'Living' Life. Now She's ‘More Excited’ Than Ever About the 2026 Olympics (Exclusive)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (604+ words) The U.S. figure skater tells PEOPLE how her time away from the sport revitalized her love for it Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a focus on sports and entertainment news. Alysa Liu…...