Alysa LIU

United States of America

Figure Skating

Date of Birth: 8 Aug 2005

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Place of birth: CLOVIS, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: RICHMOND, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Figure Skating	Women Single Skating	7
	Team Event USA United States of America	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women Single Skating - Short Program	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women Single Skating - Free Skating	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women Single Skating	2020	Tallinn, EST

Grand Prix
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women Single Skating	2021/22	Tokyo, JPN
5	Women Single Skating	2021/22	Vancouver, BC, CAN

Music:

Short Program: Gypsy Dance (Don Quixote: Act II) by Ludwig Minkus
Free Skating: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 by Petr I. Tchaikovski

Hobbies:

Dancing, playing computer games, movies, going to the beach. (isuresults.com; usfigureskatingfanzone.com)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated from high school at age 15. (olympics.nbcsports.com, 22 Sep 2021)

Family:

Father, Arthur (Attorney). Sisters, Selina and Julia. Brothers, Joshua and Justin.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

St. Moritz ISC

Coach:

Viktor Pfeifer (AUT/USA)
Drew Meekins (USA)
Christy Krall (USA)
Eddie Shipstad (USA)
Philip DiGuglielmo (USA)

Debut:

Cranberry International 2021 (Single skating - 1st)

Choreographer:

Massimo Scali (ITA)

National team:

2019

Start:

2010 in Oakland.

Reason:

Her father took her to the ice rink and her first coach Laura Lipetsky suggested she should have lessons. (nbcsports.com, 21 Dec 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the Olympic Winter Games.
To be consistent in competitions throughout the season.
To get a good education. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2021)

Training:

She trained earlier in the season in Egna (ITA) and Oakland, CA (USA) before moving to Colorado Springs, CO (USA).

Memorable:

Winning her first national title in 2018.

Hero:

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN).
Her father. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2021)

Influence:

Her father. (Athlete, 25 Sep 2021)

Philosophy:

"You live only once." (Athlete, 25 Sep 2021)

General Interest

COVID-19
Had to withdraw from the 2022 National Championships following the short programme as she tested positive on COVID-19. She ranked third in the short programme.

UPS AND DOWNS
Struggled in the 2020/21 season and lost her triple Axel and quad Lutz for a while. At the 2021 U.S. Championships, she finished in fourth place after having won three consecutive titles. "I was a little bit sad, I was like 'oh no why do I skate?' But skating isn't just the quad and the triple Axel and my other triples weren't that good. So I worked on those to get better." (Athlete, 25 Sep 2021)

COACHING CHANGE
Changed coaches following the 2019/20 season and then again in 2021.

UNIQUE FAMILY
Oldest of five children in her family. Her father Arthur left China and became an attorney in the United States of America. He is a single father and the children were born to surrogate mothers through anonymous egg donors. Siblings Julie, Justin, and Joshua are triplets. (teamusa.org; nbcsports.com, 21 Dec 2018)

Milestones

Seventh at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

First woman to land a triple Axel and quadruple jump (Lutz) in one program (2019).

Won Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 and secured a third Olympic quota place for the U.S. women.

Youngest woman to win the U.S. national senior title at age 13 in 2018. (usfigureskatingfanzone.com)

Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid 2019 (International junior debut - single skating - 1st).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/alysaxliu/
Athlete Website: https://alysaliu.figureskatersonline.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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