Next Move — A Shared Plan and a Personal Redemption After the Olympic Closing Ceremony lights dimmed, Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin quietly revealed they’re looking toward the same next chapter — a future built not just on medals, but on evolution. For Liu, fresh off triumph, it’s about protecting the joy that carried her to gold. For Malinin, still processing the sting of missed expectations, it’s about redemption — returning stronger, sharper, and unfinished. Different emotional endings in Milan, yet a shared resolve moving forward. The Games may be over, but for both stars, the real next act is only beginning.
As the curtain fell on the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, two of Team USA’s biggest figure skating stars made it clear: they are not going anywhere. For Alysa Liu, the Olympic Closing Ceremony marked not an ending, but a renewed beginning. Just four years ago in Beijing, Liu left the Games feeling burned out … Read more