Alysa Liu cheer/fan thread

[Sylvia]

Here's a clip of her arrival: https://www.tiktok.com/@emilyobes/video/7610321364372688142

How did the fans get to the gate? Wouldn't they have had to buy a plane ticket?

The TikTok caption reads: "Catching THIS DELTA red eye flight to Philly means welcoming home Alysa Liu from making US Olympic history"

 

[Sylvia]

Mural by Gustavo Zermeño Jr, a Venice, CA artist:

Gustavo Zermeño Jr on Instagram: "Had to give @alysaxliu her flowers 💐🥇✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨"

67K likes, 992 comments - gz.jr on February 24, 2026: "Had to give @alysaxliu her flowers 💐🥇✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨".

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[barbk]

Just another interview after you win your 2nd Olympic gold medal :

Adam Rippon on Instagram: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom"

96K likes, 510 comments - adaripp on February 21, 2026: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom".

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Adam is SUCH a good interviewer. I am impressed with him and with Alysa.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Of all the Liu articles recently this one is a really good one. I love the fact that she has someone set up her laptop at home so her cats could watch her free.

Opinion | How Alysa Liu’s beloved gold medal free skate defied Olympic conventions — MS NOW

The American skater brought a liberation ethic to an institution consumed with setting and meeting goals — rather than living in the moment.

apple.news

 

[Vagabond]

Alysa Liu Ate This Rich Chocolate Dessert Before Winning Olympic Gold

Alysa Liu is riding high after earning an Olympic gold medal, but if you've tried the same cake she has, you know she's been happy for longer.

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I hope that she was serious.

What does Eteri Tutberidze have to say?

And please tell me that someone left the cake out in the rain.

Adam Rippon on Instagram: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom"

96K likes, 510 comments - adaripp on February 21, 2026: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom".

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She ate the lava cake!

Just once, though. She slept through breakfast every other day.

Rumors about leaving the cake out in the rain remain unconfirmed.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Adam Rippon on Instagram: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom"

96K likes, 510 comments - adaripp on February 21, 2026: "Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist and Cat Mom".

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She ate the lava cake!

Just once, though. She slept through breakfast every other day.

Rumors about leaving the cake out in the rain remain unconfirmed.

Surely, as with her free skate, she ate and left no crumbs.

 

[Vagabond]

As I have said before, Alysa Liu just takes the cake.

 

[Sylvia]

Billboard in Oakland!

Scott Budman on Instagram: "#olympics #alysaliu #oakland #usa #gold Gold medal winner Alysa Liu gets a billboard in her hometown of Oakland."

1,528 likes, 25 comments - scottbudman on February 25, 2026: "#olympics #alysaliu #oakland #usa #gold Gold medal winner Alysa Liu gets a billboard in her hometown of Oakland.".

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With Kristi:

Kristi Yamaguchi on Instagram: "So happy for you Alysa! It was a magical night as she brought us all along in her fierce, fun and joyful performance. Congratulations to the newest Team USA Figure Skating Olympic Gold Medalist! You represented like a

182K likes, 1,216 comments - kristiyamaguchi on February 20, 2026: "So happy for you Alysa! It was a magical night as she brought us all along in her fierce, fun and joyful performance. Congratulations to the newest Team USA Figure Skating Olympic Gold Medalist! You represented like a champion...

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Layla, a storyboard artist in Vancouver:

Layla on Instagram: "obsessed with her giant smile 🥹🥹🥹 something about watching someone doing something with so much joy is so inspiring I think #alysaliu #olympics #olympics2026 #fanart #art #drawing #digitalart #sketch"

73K likes, 149 comments - _leiira on February 21, 2026: "obsessed with her giant smile 🥹🥹🥹 something about watching someone doing something with so much joy is so inspiring I think #alysaliu #olympics #olympics2026 #fanart #art #drawing #digitalart #sketch".

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Matthew Johnson, a fine art photographer based in New York (Alysa photo #1 & she shared #3 in her Insta story):

Matthew Johnson on Instagram: "After watching many Olympic events for my first ‘screen time’ recap, I became quite invested in some of the storylines. Particularly how Alysa Liu’s (Oakland represent!) beautiful short program performance set her up fo

144K likes, 506 comments - matthewjohnson on February 20, 2026: "After watching many Olympic events for my first ‘screen time’ recap, I became quite invested in some of the storylines. Particularly how Alysa Liu’s (Oakland represent!) beautiful short program performance set her up for a chance...

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After watching many Olympic events for my first ‘screen time’ recap, I became quite invested in some of the storylines. Particularly how Alysa Liu’s (Oakland represent!) beautiful short program performance set her up for a chance at the podium. Turns out she would secure gold, and it was a great couple of days for team USA:
1. Alysa Liu during my favorite moment of her free skate: a carefree slide after finishing the technical aspects of the performance. @alysaxliu [...]
3. Alysa Liu’s now-iconic smile.
Okay I guess I’ll pin a comment about this process because people are confused and/or… upset? This particular series, “screen time” is a practice where I set up a screen or projection and use camera to photograph a live event or broadcast. I’ve explained this in the past but don’t go in depth every time I post something like this. I’m not trying to trick anybody! Most of my imagery is film photography, but this is one way I’ve enjoyed my art practice. Thank you for everybody who enjoys the work. Oh and never Ai.

Nozomi Usasa, a fashion illustrator based in New Zealand:

Nozomi Yuasa | illustration on Instagram: "Huge congratulations on your golden medal!!!!🥇✨ Our golden girl @alysaxliu 🇺🇸You did it!!💐✨💛 #figureskating #alysaliu #フィギュアスケート #ballet #olympic"

joetonozomi on February 20, 2026: "Huge congratulations on your golden medal!!!!🥇✨ Our golden girl @alysaxliu 🇺🇸You did it!!💐✨💛 #figureskating #alysaliu #フィギュアスケート #ballet #olympic".

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Jennifer Vallez, artist/illustrator:

Jennifer Vallez on Instagram: "GOLD! ⛸️ 🇺🇸 🥇 @alysaxliu #alysaliu @olympics"

4,911 likes, 62 comments - sophieandlili on February 19, 2026: "GOLD! ⛸️ 🇺🇸 🥇 @alysaxliu #alysaliu @olympics".

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[Sylvia]

Simon, a mixed media artist/filmmaker, also was inspired by Alysa’s FS:

EverythingMakesNoise on Instagram: "This video is completely made out of paper I did not plan to create a paper animation for the Winter Olympics, but then I saw Alysa Liu's performance and it changed my mind. It just looks like she has so much fun

23K likes, 139 comments - evrytmakesnoise on February 23, 2026: "This video is completely made out of paper I did not plan to create a paper animation for the Winter Olympics, but then I saw Alysa Liu's performance and it changed my mind. It just looks like she has so much fun doing what she...

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This video is completely made out of paper

I did not plan to create a paper animation for the Winter Olympics, but then I saw Alysa Liu's performance and it changed my mind.
It just looks like she has so much fun doing what she does and it is extremely contagious.

Sadly I could not take as much time as I wanted, because I am gone for this week and it was a pretty spontaneous decision. I basically skipped last night just to finish it in time.

Figure skating is really a beautiful sport

The process:

EverythingMakesNoise on Instagram: "Definitely my favorite performance at the Winter Olympics. For this mixed media animation I printed out around 250 frames and edited each one by hand. Sadly, I couldn't take as much time for this one as I wanted,

35K likes, 229 comments - evrytmakesnoise on February 24, 2026: "Definitely my favorite performance at the Winter Olympics. For this mixed media animation I printed out around 250 frames and edited each one by hand. Sadly, I couldn't take as much time for this one as I wanted, because I had to...

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Definitely my favorite performance at the Winter Olympics.

For this mixed media animation I printed out around 250 frames and edited each one by hand. Sadly, I couldn't take as much time for this one as I wanted, because I had to leave for a video shoot... I still think it turned out quite alright.

Thank you Alysa Liu, for this amazing performance. You seem to like what you are doing and that's just lovely to see. You got me very excited for figure skating. So, so inspiring!

ETA - in the comments of the 2nd video:

Can you tell me the frame rate please? We’re learning about temporal resolution and I’d love to share this with my physics students!
For sure! This one is 10fps like most animations I make. Say hi to your students from me!
ahh I was wondering that too! So its animated "on 3's", for the 30fps end result! So cool!

 

[KCC]

It is just hitting me how much I needed a feel-good moment in this Olympics. Honestly, I'd be happy for any of the top US or Japanese ladies. Given the current state of the world, I needed to see joy and good sportsmanship from young athletes - it gives me hope for our future.

 

[Karen-W]

Alysa has hit 6m followers on IG.

The mind boggles.

 

[skatfan]

Lisa McKinnon with a reel about making Alysa’s new MacArthur Park dress:

Lisa McKinnon on Instagram: "BTS from the making of @alysaxliu ’s Olympic Gold Medal Dress! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ ~ 🎶@mobygratis 🎥 @fischtic ~ ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ #lisamckinnon #alysaliu #olympics #golddress #gold"

113 likes, 6 comments - lisamckinnon90210 on February 26, 2026: "BTS from the making of @alysaxliu ’s Olympic Gold Medal Dress! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ ~ 🎶@mobygratis 🎥 @fischtic ~ ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ #lisamckinnon #alysaliu #olympics #golddress #gold".

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[skatfan]

Alysa has hit 6m followers on IG.

The mind boggles.

And she probably has no idea and will post something about six months from now and be surprised.

 

[tangerine dream]

Alysa has hit 6m followers on IG.

The mind boggles.

Does USFS finally have a star that can cross over to the non-figure skating world? And how epically will they completely mis-manage the opportunity to grow the sport in the US?!

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting this local news story here from the U.S. Women's news thread:

Local Bay area news story (includes video):

Olympic champ Alysa Liu is back in the Bay! Here's where she visited, what Oakland has planned

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is back home after medaling in Italy. The gold medalist has been spotted at multiple spots around the Bay Area in the past 24 hours.

abc7news.com

Alysa's friend met her at the airport and somehow got all of her luggage into a mini Cooper :

TOGETHXR on Instagram: "Our Oakland baddie touched down in the Bay to a whole crowd of fans🥇 🥹 (via bristsh, tbaabyy28)"

togethxr on February 25, 2026: "Our Oakland baddie touched down in the Bay to a whole crowd of fans🥇 🥹 (via bristsh, tbaabyy28)".

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ETA from GSD:

Alysa should sit for a brain scan in the interests of science. Like a lot of you, I’ve been watching skating seriously for more than 30 years and I’ve never seen as nerveless a performer. Med in her heyday was good, so was Yuna, but eventually nerves got to them too. Hope Alysa stays the unicorn she is.

 

[Wyliefan]

Does USFS finally have a star that can cross over to the non-figure skating world? And how epically will they completely mis-manage the opportunity to grow the sport in the US?!

They'll probably tell her that her next short program has to be to a '90s song.

 

[Spikefan]

It would be smart to announce Skate America and Nationals ticket sales now, before she decides to retire again.

 

[Aussie Willy]

They'll probably tell her that her next short program has to be to a '90s song.

And any bet she will pick the best music and do a program to it.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Does USFS finally have a star that can cross over to the non-figure skating world? And how epically will they completely mis-manage the opportunity to grow the sport in the US?!

That is already happening. I am seeing so many videos on social media from people who don't know anything about skating but they love Alysa.

There is one freaking guy on Tiktok who I think is a martial arts expert who is trying triple axels off the ice and is actually doing them (I don't say that lightly but he has got the technique down pat). However I think he would get a shock if he put skates on.

I would say that Alysa is the equivalent of T&D in the ability of a skater/s to generate interest in a sport so quickly.

 

[Sylvia]

Mural by Gustavo Zermeño Jr, a Venice, CA artist:

Gustavo Zermeño Jr on Instagram: "Had to give @alysaxliu her flowers 💐🥇✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨"

67K likes, 992 comments - gz.jr on February 24, 2026: "Had to give @alysaxliu her flowers 💐🥇✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨".

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LA Times article (Feb. 26) about the mural:

Alysa Liu inspires mural that's 'a little rough around the edges, but beautiful at the same time'

Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. created a mural in Gardena honoring U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, inspired not only by her Olympic gold medals but her personal journey of self-discovery.

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"She's first-generation American, just like myself," Zermeño said. "So I feel like that tie, her going to UCLA, her stopping skating for awhile and then jumping back in and more being herself — you know, growing up in Venice, I feel like that's what kind of made me an artist. Venice allowed me to be myself, be wacky on the boardwalk, artists, performers, stuff like that.
"So I feel like there were a lot of connections beyond her just winning the gold medal. But ultimately, I think she just deserves her flowers, man. She accomplished something, and I feel like her personality is what's really garnering all this support from people."

Zermeño was driving to get dinner near his home earlier this week and noticed a wall he thought would be perfect for his Liu-inspired project outside the Coe's Glass & Mirror building at 15532 Crenshaw Blvd. It turned out that Zermeño casually knew the business owner, although Alex Lopez said he never realized his former next-door neighbor was a mural artist.
Still, Lopez approved the project immediately upon seeing samples of Zermeño's work and a digitally created version of his idea for the Liu painting.
"I mean, I probably should have gone up the chain of command and asked the landlord's permission, but I knew it was going to come out amazing," Lopez said. "I just said, 'Let's go for it.' The landlord came by this morning and loved the piece. He was really glad that we did it."

 

[Sylvia]

Oakland institution Fenton’s Creamery (featured at the end of Pixar’s Up if you don’t blink) has offered Alysa free ice cream for life. I hope she takes them up on it! https://www.facebook.com/1000646219...AVdJsAmn4FSjHxFbLl/?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e

As someone who lives very close to Oakland (I always pass through on my commute) I hope they have a parade for her!!!

"Oakland pride never tasted so sweet. " (Fenton's Creamery's Feb. 25th post):

Fentons Creamery on Instagram: "Oakland pride never tasted so sweet. 🥇🍨✨ On Saturday, we created a brand new flavor in honor of @alysaxliu… Alysa’s Gold. This golden creation features crushed Golden Oreos folded into a rich caramel ice cream base w

1,029 likes, 18 comments - fentons_creamery on February 25, 2026: "Oakland pride never tasted so sweet. 🥇🍨✨ On Saturday, we created a brand new flavor in honor of @alysaxliu… Alysa’s Gold. This golden creation features crushed Golden Oreos folded into a rich caramel ice cream base with a...

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On Saturday, we created a brand new flavor in honor of @alysaxliu… Alysa’s Gold.

This golden creation features crushed Golden Oreos folded into a rich caramel ice cream base with a caramel swirl. And yes, it’s absolutely delicious.

We released it on Sunday, and our customers were thrilled to be the first to try it. The first scoops were enjoyed by Fentons regulars Jenne Scott and Rebe Williams, seated with our Master Blender Miguel Castillo. Also pictured are Scott Whidden and Tony Bellot, both retired Master Blenders, celebrating this special moment together.

We would love to host a homecoming celebration for Alysa and officially welcome her back in the sweetest way possible. The invitation stands, and we hope she’ll come enjoy her new flavor with the community that is so proud of her.

Ice cream for life. Seriously.

"Video description: University of California President James B. Milliken speaks to camera, with clips of Alysa Liu skating at the Olympics" (Feb. 27):

University of California on Instagram: "The entire University of California community congratulates @ucla student @alysaxliu on her inspiring Gold medal performance at the @olympics 🏅💙💛⛸️🇺🇸 Video description: University of California President James

1,389 likes, 12 comments - uofcalifornia on February 27, 2026: "The entire University of California community congratulates @ucla student @alysaxliu on her inspiring Gold medal performance at the @olympics 🏅💙💛⛸️🇺🇸 Video description: University of California President James B. Milliken speaks to...

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The entire University of California community congratulates @ucla student @alysaxliu on her inspiring Gold medal performance at the @olympics

 

[Sylvia]

Lisa McKinnon with a reel about making Alysa’s new MacArthur Park dress:

Lisa McKinnon on Instagram: "BTS from the making of @alysaxliu ’s Olympic Gold Medal Dress! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ ~ 🎶@mobygratis 🎥 @fischtic ~ ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ #lisamckinnon #alysaliu #olympics #golddress #gold"

113 likes, 6 comments - lisamckinnon90210 on February 26, 2026: "BTS from the making of @alysaxliu ’s Olympic Gold Medal Dress! ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ ~ 🎶@mobygratis 🎥 @fischtic ~ ⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨ #lisamckinnon #alysaliu #olympics #golddress #gold".

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LA news story + video on Lisa McKinnon and her studio (Feb. 27):

'Dripping in gold': Meet the designer behind Alysa Liu's dress now part of Olympic history

After more than 100 hours of designing, sewing and hand-placed beading, a piece of gold fabric transformed into an iconic gold-medal look for Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu.

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Alysa is performing at the SC of Boston’s Ice Chips show today & tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027794024455631210

Kat Cornetta has more in her posts & Instastories today:

Kat Cornetta on Instagram: "Alysa Liu has inspired so much art over the last week - from drawings to t-shirts to homemade signs. Here is a sample from the Ice Chips meet-and-greet. #alysaliu #figureskating #olympics"

16 likes, 1 comments - katcornetta on February 28, 2026: "Alysa Liu has inspired so much art over the last week - from drawings to t-shirts to homemade signs. Here is a sample from the Ice Chips meet-and-greet. #alysaliu #figureskating #olympics".

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Alysa's father will be an Honorable Guest at Oakland Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade today:

Chinatown Oakland on Instagram: "🎉 Special Parade Announcement: Alysa Liu's father at Oakland Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade 🎉 We are excited to share that Arthur Liu, father of @olympics figure skater @alysaxliu , will be joining our Lunar New Y

1,611 likes, 12 comments - chinatownoakland on February 24, 2026: "🎉 Special Parade Announcement: Alysa Liu's father at Oakland Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade 🎉 We are excited to share that Arthur Liu, father of @olympics figure skater @alysaxliu , will be joining our Lunar New Year Parade...

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ETA link to another viral video:

Anny & Rambo on Instagram: "My 70 years old Chinese mom is influenced to get the Alysa Liu’s lipstick 🤣 She is really her biggest stan. This is so cute 🤭 @rarebeauty @alysaxliu @sephora Thank you @kristinarodulfo for posting the color! #alysaliu

15K likes, 200 comments - meetthechows on February 24, 2026: "My 70 years old Chinese mom is influenced to get the Alysa Liu’s lipstick 🤣 She is really her biggest stan. This is so cute 🤭 @rarebeauty @alysaxliu @sephora Thank you @kristinarodulfo for posting the color! #alysaliu #rarebeauty...

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[Karen-W]

Dang!!!! Alysa hit 6.6m IG followers earlier and is now the most followed Winter Olympian ever.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027807623148400721

 

[Sylvia]

Adam Reisinger's fan cam video of Alysa's performance at Ice Chips today to "Stateside" by PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson (choreo. by Massimo Scali according to her Wikipedia page):

Adam Reisinger on Instagram: "Fresh off her Olympic gold medal performance in Milan, Alysa Liu performed at Skating Club of Boston’s Ice Chips show, breaking out her new “Stateside” gala program. The PinkPantheress song brings out Liu’s magnetic pers

19K likes, 94 comments - adam.s.reisinger on February 28, 2026: "Fresh off her Olympic gold medal performance in Milan, Alysa Liu performed at Skating Club of Boston’s Ice Chips show, breaking out her new “Stateside” gala program. The PinkPantheress song brings out Liu’s magnetic personality and...

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ETA - "Don't meet your heroes kids - unless her name is @alysaxliu #DreamBig":

lincoln.k on Instagram: "Don't meet your heroes kids - unless her name is @alysaxliu #DreamBig"

102 likes, 18 comments - lincolnkarle on February 28, 2026: "Don't meet your heroes kids - unless her name is @alysaxliu #DreamBig".

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ETA2 - Alysa also performed her old EX to "Slow Dancing in the Dark" by Joji:

Jen on Instagram: "Pretty stoked to see some amazing skating today. Also quite stoked to get a photo of THE Alysa Liu from the audience with a venue-policy-friendly ✨non professional✨ camera ☺️ Thank you for performing immediately after the Olympics

19 likes, 3 comments - jenmanellstudio on February 28, 2026: "Pretty stoked to see some amazing skating today. Also quite stoked to get a photo of THE Alysa Liu from the audience with a venue-policy-friendly ✨non professional✨ camera ☺️ Thank you for performing immediately after the Olympics...

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[Sylvia]

@UMBS Go Blue has shared clips from both of Alysa's "Ice Chips" programs yesterday:

UMBS Go Blue on Instagram: "Heartiest congratulations to @alysaxliu on a remarkable comeback journey culminating in @olympics gold. Thank you for repping @teamusa so well. Americans of all stripes - especially Asian-Americans - have every reason to b

10 likes, 1 comments - umbsgoblue on March 1, 2026: "Heartiest congratulations to @alysaxliu on a remarkable comeback journey culminating in @olympics gold. Thank you for repping @teamusa so well. Americans of all stripes - especially Asian-Americans - have every reason to be proud of you. And...

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I've posted more "Ice Chips" links in this GSD thread (includes a NBC Boston interview with her at SCoB): https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...r-2025-into-2026-edition.113423/#post-6907110

Alysa is getting a wall mural in Oakland too:

Scott Budman on Instagram: "#alysaliu #oakland #olympics #usa #gold A new mural in Oakland for gold medal winner Alysa Liu."

334 likes, 7 comments - scottbudman on February 28, 2026: "#alysaliu #oakland #olympics #usa #gold A new mural in Oakland for gold medal winner Alysa Liu.".

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Jaden Schaul on Instagram: "Muralists are installing a mural in Oakland’s Temescal District in tribute to Alysa Liu’s Olympic Gold Medal performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics. @ktvu2 @illuminaries #alysaliu #oakland #olympics #figureskating"

4,599 likes, 103 comments - jadenschaul on February 28, 2026: "Muralists are installing a mural in Oakland’s Temescal District in tribute to Alysa Liu’s Olympic Gold Medal performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics. @ktvu2 @illuminaries #alysaliu #oakland #olympics #figureskating".

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[Sylvia]

Another fan cam of Alysa's "Stateside" by PinkPantheress yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZZ92liZ6vs

Adam McArthur and Lena Lemon:

Adam McArthur - Ninja〽️ac on Instagram: "Congrats @alysaxliu!! East Bay represent!! And thanks Lena for kicking my butt!!"

41K likes, 185 comments - ninjamac on February 28, 2026: "Congrats @alysaxliu!! East Bay represent!! And thanks Lena for kicking my butt!!".

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Amber’s comment: “Brb sending this to her rn”
Alysa’s comment: “I know that’s righttttt. Lfg Maki”

 

[Sylvia]

Adam Reisinger filmed Alysa's "Dancing in the Dark" EX at "Ice Chips" earlier today (Sunday afternoon show):

Adam Reisinger on Instagram: "Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu skated two programs at this year’s Ice Chips show at Skating Club of Boston. The first was her “Slow Dancing in the Dark” gala program, which is a strong showcase for her musicality. The w

16K likes, 76 comments - adam.s.reisinger on March 1, 2026: "Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu skated two programs at this year’s Ice Chips show at Skating Club of Boston. The first was her “Slow Dancing in the Dark” gala program, which is a strong showcase for her musicality. The way she flows on...

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With Jimmy Ma backstage :

Jimmy Ma on Instagram: "Did I do this right? @alysaxliu"

717K likes, 1,466 comments - jimmy_mf_ma on March 1, 2026: "Did I do this right? @alysaxliu".

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She's up to 6.8M Instagram followers as of March 1st at 10:45 pm ET.

ETA:

The Boston Globe on Instagram: "Just a week since her Olympic gold medal win in Milan, figure skater Alysa Liu has become more than an household name. For many, she has become a symbol of joy, originality, and Gen Z culture. “I think our generation r

5,908 likes, 26 comments - bostonglobe on March 1, 2026: "Just a week since her Olympic gold medal win in Milan, figure skater Alysa Liu has become more than an household name. For many, she has become a symbol of joy, originality, and Gen Z culture. “I think our generation really likes to break...

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[Icetalavista]

The Alysa story is so fascinating to compare with Kwan's story. First-gen Chinese-American skaters with such different personalities and different family dynamics. I also wonder if being of different generations has impact. Alysa did bust out of the constrained world of figure skating and came back to it with clear ideas of what she wanted from the sport. Kwan had a much more measured approach to life outside of skating.

I am glad that skaters have a model, in Alysa and her family and coaches, of how to work with natural talent in a sustainable way!

 

[Sylvia]

Forgot to cross-post here from the Today Show thread in TV Alerts... Alysa is scheduled to appear tomorrow (March 2) between 7:00-9:00 am ET in my online listings. I am assuming she will be in the Today Show's NYC studio on Monday morning (having traveled from Boston).

ETA - the LA mural is finished!

Gustavo Zermeño Jr on Instagram: "After seeing @alysaxliu win gold and hearing her amazing story I felt inspired to paint this piece. Since she’s from the Bay I wanted to create something that was a little hood but also had a softness to it similar

5,995 likes, 184 comments - gz.jr on March 1, 2026: "After seeing @alysaxliu win gold and hearing her amazing story I felt inspired to paint this piece. Since she’s from the Bay I wanted to create something that was a little hood but also had a softness to it similar to her personality. It’s so...

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Alysa’s father spoke to NBC Bay Area’s Gia Vang yesterday at the Chinatown Oakland parade yesterday and Vang reported at the end that mayor Barbara Lee mentioned that March 14 (Saturday) has been set as the date for Alysa’s celebration in Oakland:

Gia Vang on Instagram: "“Oh my God, so many thanks to everyone in Oakland for supporting her, for loving her, and she grew up here she trains here and Oakland is home,” Arthur Liu, Olympian Alysa Liu’s dad said as he exited a float in the Oakland Chi

426 likes, 7 comments - giavang on March 1, 2026: "“Oh my God, so many thanks to everyone in Oakland for supporting her, for loving her, and she grew up here she trains here and Oakland is home,” Arthur Liu, Olympian Alysa Liu’s dad said as he exited a float in the Oakland Chinatown Lunar New...

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There were 2 separate Alysa references on SNL: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/heated-rivalry.113622/page-3#post-6907304

ETA:

Alysa will be on the 9 o'clock hour of TODAY soon.