Alysa Liu Shines to Win Women’s Figure Skating Gold at Winter Olympics
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Reigning world champion Alysa Liu clinched Olympic gold, becoming the first woman since 2006 to win a medal for the United States in women’s singles figure skating
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USA's Amber Glenn competes in the figure skating women's single free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 19, 2026. Credits: Getty images
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Julia Sauter of Team Romania competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Finland's Iida Karhunen competes in the figure skating women's single free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 19, 2026. Credits: Getty images
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Olga Mikutina of Team Austria competes competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Zhang Ruiyang of Team China competes competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Lara Naki Gutmann of Team Italy competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Isabeau Levito (USA) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Haein Lee (Republic of Korea) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Loena Hendrickx (Belgium) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Niina Petrokina (Estonia) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium) competes during the Women Single Skating Figure Skating, Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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Sofia Samodelkina of Team Kazakhstan reacts after competing in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Credits: Getty images
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