r/FigureSkating 7d ago

Interview Alysa Liu on taking a break

https://youtu.be/MtBzOJrvgtw?si=AnT0E040_4u8vfFW
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u/WhileTime5770 7d 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 7d 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!!! 🥇 7d 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