MHAM: Alysa Liu is Finally Skating on her own Terms
For Mental Health Awareness Month, Team USA spoke with 2025 World Figure Skating Champion, Alysa Liu.
Athlete Bio#
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Age
23
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Personal
- Has three siblings, two of which also compete in sports
- Became interested in figure skating after her mother brought her to the ice rink when she was three
- Went viral on YouTube at nine years old after she skated to Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"
- Became the first Black woman in 35 years to secure a medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships (2023)
Career Highlights
- 2023 U.S. Championships, 4th (Singles - Women)
- World Junior Championships Tallinn 2020 (Singles - Women)
- World Junior Championships Taipei 2017, silver (Singles - Women)
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