Alysa Liu’s second act: Once burned out by skating, world champ from Richmond setting sights on Olympic glory

By Dave Skretta
The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — It took Richmond’s Alysa Liu walking away from figure skating at its highest level to find out who she was.

Ultimately, she found her way back again.

Once the up-and-coming darling of American figure skating, Liu had surprised the entire community when she abruptly retired after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where she finished sixth. She was only 16 years old, yet Liu had been driven to rinks for unending practices for as long as she could remember...