2026 US Nationals Women's FS "Liu Monsters go Gaga"

[Wyliefan]

Oh, Alysa.

 

[peibeck]

Alysa let her hair down and she resembles Cousin It.

 

[my little pony]

Saint Tenley of Albright!

 

[Karen-W]

Have we ever had a podium with 4 National Champs on it?! That's so remarkable!

Tenley Albright!!!!!!!

 

[slicekw]

Tenley on the ice!!!!!

DOCTOR Tenley Albright. Role model in many ways!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

OK I’m all in…. I’m loving Alysa’s hair. I love how she sells it, now she can just sell me gaga.

 

[Ross H]

Queen Tenley! I’m glad they brought her down to do this - the more former champions, the better!

 

[tangerine dream]

Alysa let her hair down and she resembles Cousin It.

It looks like the sun is shining on it through blinds.

 

[Jammers]

This might be the strongest Ladies team the US has ever sent to the Olympics.

 

[my little pony]

this hair looks like something you would get in prison

 

[barbk]

This might be the strongest Ladies team the US has ever sent to the Olympics.

Lipinski, Kwan & Bobek might disagree.

 

[tangerine dream]

What?? Jackie Joyner-Kersee??? I was not expecting that!! An absolute icon.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Jackie Joyner-Kersee?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

So what happened? Alysa realized she had Amber’s ring or pin or something and then they switched boxes?

God, I love these women.

 

[my little pony]

is that a SCOB patch on Tenley's arm or something from her own Olympics?

 

[skipaway]

The old man giving out the boxes gave the wrong ones to Alysa and Amber, they did a quick, quiet switch over

 

[slicekw]

Boy that is a lot of exchanging of air and touching for a team we want to stay healthy.

 

[Jammers]

Lipinski, Kwan & Bobek might disagree.

Bobek wasn't the skater these 3 are in 1998 and wasn't any kind of medal threat in Nagano.

 

[Karen-W]

This might be the strongest Ladies team the US has ever sent to the Olympics.

I dunno... 1992 with Yamaguchi, Harding & Kerrigan coming in after sweeping Worlds the year before and finishing 1st, 4th & 3rd is pretty hard to top. And 2002 with Kwan, Hughes & Cohen was also super-strong. This team definitely rivals both of those teams, though.

 

[personwhoishere]

Amber doing her damndest to hold onto all three items while also giving hugs

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I wonder if Alysa is just waiting to bust out some tattoos.

 

[Matryeshka]

I must confess. I am grudgingly willing to admit when I'm wrong, and I was so spectacularly wrong about this quad. Three years ago, I'm pretty sure I was literally laughing at people saying thisistheyearAmbergetsittogether. I'd just cackle like a maniac. And now here we are and not only is Amber the undisputed Queen of Nationals. And not only did she win, she won against some fierce competition. Any other year, any of the top five would have been worthy winners. And NOT ONLY was I wrong, I am now unwittingly an actual fan. I didn't want to be a fan, but now I am, damnit. I'm the same way to a lesser extent about Isabeau. I was neutral about Isabeau until this year. I've always liked Alysa and Bradie.

I will say this--if I ever become a major fan of Sarah, start me on Prevagen. Or signs of alien invasion.

Imagine if we'd have had the Boston crowd for this event. You wouldn't be able to hear the announcers.

 

[slicekw]

Isabeau said last night she was up past her bedtime and there she is sneaking yawns.

 

[once_upon]

Does Tenley seem very confused and unaware of what is happening?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

So now going into the Olympics, Alysa’s world champion and Amber is three time US champion. Will be very interesting.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

And NOT ONLY was I wrong, I am now unwittingly an actual fan. I didn't want to be a fan, but now I am, damnit.

Welcome to the fandom. Now buckle in.

 

[tangerine dream]

I wonder if Alysa is just waiting to bust out some tattoos.

I don't think Alysa holds off on things she wants to do. At some point she'll decide she wants a tattoo and she'll have it done an hour later.

 

[personwhoishere]

So now going into the Olympics, Alysa’s world champion and Amber is three time US champion. Will be very interesting.

I want Amber on that podium almost as much as I want my parents to stop being homophobes, but only one of those has a good chance of happening.

 

[Karen-W]

I must confess. I am grudgingly willing to admit when I'm wrong, and I was so spectacularly wrong about this quad. Three years ago, I'm pretty sure I was literally laughing at people saying thisistheyearAmbergetsittogether. I'd just cackle like a maniac. And now here we are and not only is Amber the undisputed Queen of Nationals. And not only did she win, she won against some fierce competition. Any other year, any of the top five would have been worthy winners. And NOT ONLY was I wrong, I am now unwittingly an actual fan. I didn't want to be a fan, but now I am, damnit. I'm the same way to a lesser extent about Isabeau. I was neutral about Isabeau until this year. I've always liked Alysa and Bradie.

I will say this--if I ever become a major fan of Sarah, start me on Prevagen. Or signs of alien invasion.

Imagine if we'd have had the Boston crowd for this event. You wouldn't be able to hear the announcers.

I'm very much where you are in the first paragraph - but I'm also living for it because it feels so great to have such a STRONG field of women after the past two decades filled with more promise unfulfilled than ever fulfilled.

And we'll check back in with you about your feelings on Sarah in 2030!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Bobek wasn't the skater these 3 are in 1998 and wasn't any kind of medal threat in Nagano.

I don’t want to admit it, but it’s true, when the wild child was on, she was brilliant, but when she was off, girl…