Alysa Liu's father shares conflicting emotions after Olympic gold | Exclusive
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Alysa Liu's father, Arthur Liu, shares conflicting emotions after his daughter won the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating.
MILAN — Alysa Liu’s father sifted through conflicting thoughts and emotions.
It was less than 24 hours after his daughter won the gold medal for the women’s individual figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Arthur Liu wore a smile and the look of happiness during an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports. He also grew subdued while sharing regrets. He said they stemmed from decisions he made years before his daughter wowed spectators inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena and millions of people watching on TV.
He reflected on a coaching change not long before Alysa walked away from ice skating at 16.
“In retrospect, I feel I made a mistake,’’ Arthur Liu said, adding that Alysa “started to hate skating and stuff until she quit.’’
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