Get to know Alysa Liu: 5 facts about the teenage star and ‘Simone Biles of figure skating’

The 16-year-old figure skating star is getting her first shot at the Olympics.

For the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, For The Win is helping you get to know some of the star Olympians competing on the world’s biggest stage. Leading up to the Opening Ceremony, we’re highlighting 15 Team USA athletes we think you should get to know. Up next is figure skating prodigy Alysa Liu.

Very rarely do you come across a talent like Alysa Liu in any sport. Sometimes people use the word prodigy a little too freely when it comes to certain athletes, but it absolutely applies to her.

It was very clear at an early age that she had a chance to be a pretty special competitor in the figure skating world. Now, the Richmond, California native have her first chance to do that on an Olympic stage in Beijing’s 2022 Winter Games.

Here are five things you should know about her.

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