Alysa Liu's Joyous Free Skate to the Win

[Silver Gaia]

She was amazing! ❤️ 🥰 ❤️

https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/alysa-liu-wins-olympic-gold-2026-milan-cortina-games

[Irish_Dem]

1. We were watching history being made as she was skating.

What a skate.

[Silver Gaia]

2. Yes, we were.

I had tears streaming down my face and leapt to the floor clapping when she finished. My whole family was cheering!

[Irish_Dem]

4. I have been watching figure skating for decades.

This performance is one for the books.

A tip off is when the announcers stop talking and are silent.
They know what they are looking at.
Gold medal and history in the making.

The thing is, Liu's recent performances, costumes etc were not that great.
Good but not stellar.

She knocked it out of the park yesterday.

[Silver Gaia]

5. Yup. We are huge fans of figure skating, too, and my mom and dad were before me.

"A tip off is when the announcers stop talking and are silent." When Tara and Johnny are speechless, you know it's because they are both breathless! LOL

[Irish_Dem]

7. LOL yes when Tara and Johnny STFU you know you are watching gold.

Don't get me wrong, I love Tara and Johnny.

[Silver Gaia]

10. Oh, I get it totally! They are my faves. Love them!

[Callalily]

3. I missed the live performance,

but I just watched it via your link. I too had tears in my eyes. She really was enjoying herself on the ice. A well deserved medal.

[Silver Gaia]

6. Oh good!

I'm glad you were able to see it, too!

[Coloradan4Truth]

8. Thank you for posting it!

I missed it on the telly.

[Silver Gaia]

12. You are most welcome!

We all need to see this!

[mitch96]

9. From what I saw she was out there for the pure delight of skating...Not worried about getting a medal...

You could just see the joy coming out of her...That smile was infectious..
I also loved the closing with the US woman's hockey team winning gold in overtime... The vid of the singing of the Star Spangled banner had tears coming down my face....uff

[Silver Gaia]

11. Thank you. I hadn't seen that. Ive been hyper-focued on figure skating.

I love the combination of physical skill mastery and artistic expression. And Alysa added an element of pure joy! Youre right. It was infectious!

After a daily diet of Trump's oppressive and evil antics for exactly the past year, her joy and passion was a welcome relief. I needed that! We all did. Hence my post.

[drmeow]

13. That was spectacular nt

[Silver Gaia]

14. Yes! It was!

In the zone with joy and power. This is what is possible. Wow.