#alysa-liu

#alysa-liu

Eileen Gu is a two-time Olympian and six-time medalist in freestyle skiing, officially recognized as the best in history in her sport, earning $23 million last year in endorsements.

However, as reported by Out Sports, although Liu did remove "they pronouns" from her Instagram and pro-LGBTQ+ posts, the quote that is circulating online is fake and originated from @centristpeater on X - an account with a history of making up fake quotes.

President Trump kicked off his Board of Peace proceedings by of course threatening to start a war, saying that he might go to war with Iran within 10-15 days, or maybe as soon as this weekend. [CNN] The monarch formerly known as Prince Andrew, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was released from police custody after being held for 11 hours, though he was arrested for sharing confidential national security information with Jeffrey Epstein rather than alleged sex crimes. [NY Times]

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Only the women's event remains, and the U.S. squad, also known as the Blade Angels, is the strongest in decades. Going in, I thought they might snap Team USA's 20-year medal drought in women's figure skating by leaving the 2026 Games with two of the three medals. After the short program, however, two angels have fallen, and only one American, reigning World Champion Alysa Liu, remains in the hunt for gold.

The moment Nakai's score was read after the final program of the night, teammate Amber Glenn jumped onto the kiss-and-cry stand and raised Liu's hand in triumph. Liu sheepishly turned and applauded the 17-year-old Nakai, who raced over and hugged her. It's the first gold medal for an American woman since 2002, when Sarah Hughes stood atop the podium in Salt Lake City.

Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina Games. The 20-year-old raised in Richmond, who had walked away from the sport after the Beijing Games four years ago only to launch a remarkable comeback, finished with a career-best 226.79 points.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics may be winding down, but the memories will linger for years to come. The competition began on Wednesday, February 4, with the official opening ceremony on Friday, February 6. A little more than two weeks later, the Games will conclude with an epic closing ceremony on Sunday, February 22. So much action was packed into the event that it was a full-time job keeping up.