Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu is taking the season off from figure skating

Liu has left the sport once before. This time, show vowed that she'd be back.

Liu, who returned to skating two years ago, marched to gold in Italy to become the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold since 2002.

Aug 26 : Olympic gold medallist Alysa Liu said on Tuesday she will sit out the upcoming season to fine-tune her technique but reassured fans she would return to the sport.Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic gold in women's singles at this year's Milano Cortina Games, where she also helped

Alysa Liu will take figure skating break, won't compete in 2026-27 season  USA Today

US star plans to return for 2027-28 season Liu will continue training during year away Skater says break ‘makes the most sense’ Olympic champion Alysa Liu will sit out the 2026-27 figure skating season, taking another break from competition while continuing to train ahead of a planned return the following year. The

The pair won gold in dramatic fashion at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, coming back from fifth place after the short program to win the event.