May 21, 2021

Teen Figure Skating Sensation Alysa Liu Dominating Competition

Teen figure skating sensation Alysa Liu has been dominating women's figure skating since a young age. The fan-favorite — and U.S. Champion has faced intense competition over the years.

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, it was a battle of seasoned vets — with the rising star Alysa Liu — at the age of 13, who controlled the tempo and the podium with one of the most impressive performances ever seen at the Championships. Liu crushed the competition — from the graceful and incredible triple axel-double-toe loop combinations to polished triples —to capture the U.S. Championships title.

The Rising Star — Alysa Liu

Liu began skating at the age of five inside the Oakland Ice Center. With a magnificent coach and choreographer by her side, Liu is training every day to make her mark on figure skating history.

The most promising American ladies figure skater to come along in the last 15 years, Liu won her first title at the age of 13. The two-time U.S. national champion is the youngest-ever U.S. ladies' national champion.

Competitive History at a Glance:

2021 U.S. Championships – 4th
2020 World Junior Championships – 3rd
2020 U.S. Championships – 1st
2019 Junior Grand Prix Final – 2nd
2019 Junior Grand Prix (Poland) – 1st
2019 Junior Grand Prix (USA) – 1st
2019 U.S. Championships – 1st
2019 Pacific Coast Sectionals – 1st
2019 Central Pacific Regionals – 1st
2018 Asian Open, Advanced Novice – 1st
2018 Challenge Cup, Advanced Novice – 2nd
2018 U.S. Championships, Junior – 1st
2018 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Junior – 1st
2017 Asian Open, Advanced Novice – 2nd
2018 Central Pacific Regionals, Junior – 1st
2017 U.S. Championships, Novice – 4th
2017 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Novice – 2nd
2017 Central Pacific Regionals, Novice – 2nd
2016 U.S. Championships, Intermediate – 1st
2016 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Intermediate – 1st
2016 Central Pacific Regionals, Intermediate – 2nd
2015 Central Pacific Regionals, Juvenile – 7th

Her Story to Write — Figure Skating Champion

With a hip injury and the pandemic challenging her in 2021, Liu is still giving her all to write history. Bouncing from rink to rink because of pandemic restrictions in the San Francisco Bay Area, Liu is now working with a new team — headed by Italian Olympic ice dancer Massimo Scali.

While Liu certainly has different expectations than pre-pandemic, she is strongly favored to win.

In January, Liu competed at the 2021 U.S. Championships in Las Vegas, earning second place in the short program.

"The goal is to present a new Alysa," stated Massimo Scali, one of her new coaches. "A mature, beautiful, elegant, secure skater."

With the Winter Olympics in Beijing only a year away — Liu will be eligible to compete on the senior international circuit at just 16. So, what's next for the figure skating sensation? Coaches state the work she has put in and the challenges that have unfolded in the past seven months puts Liu in an ideal position to make the Olympic team. Go Fast Girl.