"Instead of continuing to walk through the black curtain and out of the watchful eyes of fans and reporters, Liu posted up directly in front of the media row next to the ice. For the next few minutes, Liu stood, clapped and cheered loudly as Amber Glenn thrilled the crowd. By the end of the program, Liu had recruited Isabeau Levito, who was currently in second place, to join her and the two roared in ovation as Glenn skated off the ice."
"During the next few moments, as Glenn did an interview for those in the arena and while her score was announced to the crowd, Liu couldn't stop smiling. Glenn had won the competition in dominant fashion to claim her third consecutive national title, and Liu, and Levito, rushed to join her in an embrace. "You deserve this," Liu said to Glenn before the three hugged again and excitedly and collectively decided they all deserved it."
""I mean, I would say that I was watching my competitors," three-time national champion and 2014 Olympian Ashley Wagner told ESPN. "But I was watching backstage so people wouldn't see my reaction. Alysa is watching ice-side because she doesn't care about her reaction. She is truly just supporting Amber and what she's going after. That's the difference.""
Alysa Liu briefly took first place at the U.S. national championships before remaining at ice-side to cheer on Amber Glenn. Liu showed off multicolored, tree ring-inspired hair and a shiny frenulum piercing while smiling to the fans. Liu stood directly in front of the media row, clapping and cheering for four minutes as Glenn skated, then recruited Isabeau Levito to join her applause. After Glenn won her third consecutive national title, Liu and Levito rushed to embrace her, with Liu telling Glenn, "You deserve this." Liu finished second and remains the reigning world champion.
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