"Alysa Liu, the most mentally healthy athlete of possibly all time, soared through her free skate (aka the long program) on Thursday with a performance that brought tears to my eyes-topping off her unbelievable two-year comeback with Olympic gold. It's been 20 years since a U.S. woman medaled at the Olympics-Sasha Cohen's silver in Turin in 2006-and 24 years since Sarah Hughes won gold in Salt Lake City."
""For her to skate with so much passion, it just reminds you what makes skating so magical," former Olympian and NBC commentator Tara Lipinski said of her performance. "Very few skaters can bring that to the ice under pressure." The 20-year-old Californian's sparkling mental health has been one of the biggest headlines of these Winter Games, since she often talks about how she no longer feels pressure and is just excited to show off her art."
Team USA entered Milan with a powerful roster and won Olympic team gold before facing unexpected twists in individual events. Alysa Liu completed a dramatic two-year comeback by winning the women's Olympic free skate and securing gold, marking the first U.S. women's Olympic gold in 24 years and the first U.S. women's Olympic medal in 20 years. Liu's focus on mental health and apparent lack of pressure energized fans and commentators. She rose from third after the short program to first after the free skate in a closely contested competition against Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakami.
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