MILAN:Newly crowned Olympic women’s figure skating champion Alysa Liu says she wants her story to “inspire others” after the golden return of a former child prodigy who suffered burnout.
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Liu stepped away from figure skating aged just 16 years, tired of the endless training and wanting to live the life of a normal teenager.
But she returned to the rink even stronger two years later, and on Thursday night the 20-year-old produced an electrifying performance that put the US women back on top of the Olympic women’s podium for the first time since 2002.
“Honestly, it was more than just work, it was experience,” Liu said after her second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games having helped the US defend their team title.
