Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Clarifies Her Polticial Stance
Alysa Liu is making it clear where she stands politically.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone published on Saturday (March 7), the 20-year-old Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater clarified any confusion people may have on her political stance.
Keep reading to find out more…“Our family is pretty liberal, and I would say it’s thanks to my father,” Alysa said of herself and four siblings. “We’re proud of his story. We’re outspoken too. Just like he was outspoken, I would say. He was really outspoken. A whole ‘nother level.”
Alysa‘s father, Arthur Liu, is a former political refugee in China who was “smuggled” to the United States when he was in his 20s after he was very vocal in his protest against the Communist government following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
“Because he’s so into politics, my whole family is as well,” Alysa explained. “Just the ideology to fight for what’s right and speak up. Basic human rights, stuff like that.”
While she admitted she “was no student protest organizer or nothing,” Alysa shared how she has actively followed in her dad’s footsteps.
“Me and my friend, we go to protests,” she said. “Me and my best friend, their family is also really involved in politics. Sometimes we’ll call our policy makers. We would write letters. I remember when we were kids, we’d do [that] a lot.”
As for the issues she’s most passionate about, Alysa said, “A lot of climate stuff. But mostly election things, Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, ICE protests. A ton of that stuff.”
Along with some of her fellow Team USA athletes, including fellow figure skater Amber Glenn, Alysa was not afraid to speak openly and candidly during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“We are Americans and I think that all of us have such unique stories and backgrounds, that is kind of what it’s all about,” she said. “We can share our stories on the big stage. We had a super diverse team. I was proud that I could represent who I was on the big stage on behalf of the Americans that could relate to me.”
Alysa added, “It’s all about telling stories and having people feel for you. More empathy needs to happen for sure.”
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