U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu said she didn't care if she medaled. She won gold 67.7%
NPR - By Rachel Treisman - 2/19/2026, 10:34 PM
MILAN — Alysa Liu has won Olympic figure skating gold, the first U.S. woman to do so in over two decades. It's an ironic outcome for the 20-year-old, who said earlier this week that she wasn't motivated by a medal. She doubled down while talking to the press right after her win on Thursday. "I don't need this," she said about the hunk of... more