{
  "id": 3424514,
  "title": "Alysa Liu Skipping Upcoming Figure Skating Season, Plans to ‘Fine-Tune’ Her ‘Artistry’ and Skills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/alysa-liu-skipping-upcoming-figure-skating-season-plans-to-fine-tune",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alysa-liu-skipping-upcoming-figure-042323832.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alysa Liu, the 21-year-old Olympic gold medalist, has announced that she will be sitting out the upcoming 2026-27 figure skating season. In a post on her Instagram, the athlete explained that she will be using this time to \"recalibrate\" and \"fine-tune things,\" with the goal of improving her overall artistry in skating. Liu emphasized that her competition should reflect her personal growth and that this break will allow her to evolve as an athlete. She assured her fans that she will return for the 2027-28 season and will continue to cheer on her teammates during her absence. Liu's decision comes a month after she won the ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete, an achievement that followed her historic Olympic wins in 2026, including gold medals in both the Women's Singles and Mixed Team events.",
  "summary": "“I really want to improve my skating, and I wanted to take the time to do that for myself and just to evolve,” the Olympic gold medalist said of her decision",
  "key_points": [
    "Alysa Liu will skip 2026-27 figure skating season.",
    "She plans to fine-tune artistry and skills.",
    "Returning for 2027-28 season, supporting teammates."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Alysa Liu's decision to skip the upcoming figure skating season signals a strategic shift in her career, prioritizing personal growth and artistry over immediate competition.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Olympic champion Alysa Liu to sit out 2026-27 figure skating season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/olympic-champion-alysa-liu-to-sit-out-2026-27-figure-skating-season",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:33:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}