Alysa Liu's social media following surges after Winter Olympics gold medal, surpassing Eileen Gu

Move over Eileen Gu, there's a new California-born Chinese-American Winter Olympic gold medalist queen of Instagram. And this one represents the red, white and blue. 

Team USA's Alysa Liu reached 5.3 million followers on Instagram on Tuesday, just one week after winning the country's first individual Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating in 24 years. 

Liu instantly became a global sensation and fan favorite among loyal Team USA fans of all backgrounds and beliefs. 

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