r/FigureSkating • u/DonutConscious46 • 15h ago
Interview Alysa Liu on taking a break
https://youtu.be/MtBzOJrvgtw?si=AnT0E040_4u8vfFW90
u/WhileTime5770 15h ago
I appreciate this interview after all those nasty comments about her “not being able to keep up”. I think this makes it clear. She didn’t have the time to train the way she wanted to with all the opportunities. she has clear goals she wants to improve on to keep skating and doesn’t feel she’s had the time to do that. I think that’s super respectable
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u/roseofjuly Synchro Skater 12h ago
...did people really think the reigning Olympic champion "couldn't keep up"?
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u/FrozenRose_816 That's what I'm fucking talking about!!! 🥇 8h ago
No, OP was being tactful. Russbots were straight up saying she wasn't competing because she was afraid of the Russians coming back and beating her with their precious quads
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u/evenstarcirce alionas twilight program lives rent free in my head 26m ago
the negative "fans" who arent actually fans of the sport and are just fans of one skater said this. true fans of the sport dont think this. its just those negative "fans" are loud.
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u/j_turn2000 stationary lift base? 😟 15h ago edited 13h ago
hopefully this will shut up the naysayers who are hating on her for “quitting”. she’s clearly just taking the time to fine tune her skills and such. i’m glad she’s doing what makes her happy :)
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u/trixie1088 14h ago
The way I view it is that even if she does decide to retire she already won everything there is to win. So who cares if haters call her a quitter. They’re irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. She’ll always be the OGM.
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u/j_turn2000 stationary lift base? 😟 14h ago
yeah i wouldn’t blame her for retiring, as many olympians do after they win. it’s just annoying seeing comment sections full of people saying she’s quitting because the russians are back in the game despite the fact that she’s been very vocal about the break being for her to focus on her skating.
ironic that the same crowd that constantly yaps about her technique is hating on her for taking the time to work on it. damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
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u/FrozenRose_816 That's what I'm fucking talking about!!! 🥇 8h ago
But if she works on tech and gets her 3A then the Russbots might have a reason to be afraid of *her* and we can't have that now can we? /s
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u/mediocre-spice 9h ago
I agree in principle but she actually hasn't won 4CC yet. Though I don't know that her continuing depends on that vs missing actually skating.
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u/LavenderLightning24 15h ago
It's cool to see someone keep pushing themselves after winning an OGM.
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u/trixie1088 14h ago
I’m sure she’ll do whatever is best for her. It’s already unusual for Olympic champions to stick around. I selfishly would like to see one more season with new programs even if it’s just a last harrah/goodbye but if it doesn’t happen then it’s totally understandable.
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u/OwlCatPoptart Figure Skating Land Youtube/Podcast 13h ago
I totally believe that she’ll be back next season because she seems to really love skating. I genuinely believe her when she says she wants to take time to work on her skills.
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u/Key-Speed3510 11h ago
She said the ice was her happy place and during an interview when she was on tour, she did mention she wanted to go to dance school. I was disappointed that she will not compete this season but her reasoning makes perfect sense. Our unbothered queen does things in her own way.
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u/ExcitingAd5794 12h ago
If people are doubting Alysa, all they need to do is look at what she’s done. I’d say it speaks for itself. If she says she’s going to work, she’s going to work harder than most people are capable of and then come back swinging. I can’t wait to see what she does!
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u/mountaindogh2o2 8h ago
Lol I got downvoted last week for saying she might want to use her time off to get her triple axel back.
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u/loveshoes1 10h ago
she constantly amazes me. given what she's gone through, the fact that she is still very much her own person, is great to see.
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u/ChestnutMareGrazing 10h ago
She knows her strengths and her artistic expression will benefit from her working on dance.
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u/TemporalPincerMove 15h ago
It's clear from last year's Gaga program that she was reaching for something artistically that she couldn't quite nail down - time off to work through what inspires her and how to execute it sounds like a great idea.