If your feed has been flooded with clips of Alysa Liu beaming on the podium in Milan Cortina, you may have noticed something besides the gold medal: a tiny flash of metal in her smile. That little glint?

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Alysa Liu made waves during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday. She was one of the standout Team USA athletes at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics closing ceremony, capturing attention not only for her medals but also for her visible exhaustion.

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Liu has a close, public friendship with fellow Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn, an openly queer woman and LGBTQ+ advocate.

The figure skater won two golds at the Milano Cortina Games, but appeared ready for it to be over.

The women's gold medalist is joined by Ilia "Quad God" Malinin, as well as Olympic silver medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates.