Alysa Liu

Fresh off her world title, USA’s Alysa Liu is stepping into the new season with equal parts excitement and challenges. In this candid interview, the U.S. Champion opens up about the unusual struggles she’s faced with her skates, how it feels to compete when her jumps “just don’t feel normal,” and why pushing through fear often brings out her best.

Away from the rink, Liu reflects on a whirlwind off-season filled with media events, travel, and chance encounters with celebrities ranging from Megan Thee Stallion to Summer Olympians and even the Real Housewives cast in France. She also talks about discovering new favorite artists like Lévi—whose music she now dreams of skating to on Olympic ice—and her lifelong admiration for Lady Gaga’s bold creativity.

Alysa reveals details about her evolving costumes, ambitious technical upgrades (including a triple Lutz–triple loop), and her excitement about returning to China for the Grand Prix, a place that feels like home thanks to her family roots and love of Sichuan cuisine.

Funny, fearless, and refreshingly open, Alysa shows exactly why she’s one of skating’s most compelling voices—not just on the ice, but off it too.

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Judith Dombrowski

Judith has been a freelance journalist for figure skating since 2018. She has been fascinated by the sport since 1996 when she was six years old. She also works as a primary school teacher and is a tennis coach. When not working her biggest passions are playing tennis and traveling the world.