Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal? Thrilling. Her Father’s Backstory? Astonishing.

Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal? Thrilling. Her Father’s Backstory? Astonishing.

Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal? Thrilling. Her Father’s Backstory? Astonishing. acabral-sanche… Fri, 03/20/2026 - 10:19 SVG Commentary Mar 20, 2026 The Washington Post Alysa Liu’s Gold Medal? Thrilling. Her Father’s Backstory? Astonishing. Behind the Olympic glory lies a deeper drama — one that China does not want told. David Feith Senior Fellow David Feith Commentary Caption Arthur Liu at a rally celebrating his daughter Alysa Liu's Olympic gold…

Alysia Liu’s Olympic performance was stellar; her dad's was equally astonishing - The Iola Register

Her father’s history as a Tiananmen Square protester who fled China and made a new life in the United States should be required reading The basic storyline of Alysa Liu’s recent Olympic triumph was plenty inspiring: Young Chinese American figure-skating phenom quits the sport at age 16, citing burnout, returns at 18, and with carefree charm at 20 secures gold for America for the first time in a generation. But that doesn’t begin to capture the a…