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I’m not going to stop holding my breath until they’re skating the LP as they could test positive at any point until then.
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Alysa Liu reacts to being called the 'Simone Biles of figure skating'
The 16-year-old figure skater is carrying U.S. Olympic hopes, but says she doesn't worry about living up to expectations.
www.today.com
New interview with Alysa from Today's Morning Show!
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i like Alysa and all, but that is a very generous statement. if any ladies skater should ever be compared to someone as trailblazing as Simone, it should be Trusova.Alysa Liu reacts to being called the 'Simone Biles of figure skating'
The 16-year-old figure skater is carrying U.S. Olympic hopes, but says she doesn't worry about living up to expectations.
New interview with Alysa from Today's Morning Show!
apparently nobody learned anything either from what happened to skaters like Gracie Gold by putting unnecessary expectations and pressure on them. All for hype, views and money.
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She's just being praised by the media (and deservedly so), it's pretty evident Alysa has realistic expectations for herself.
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Oh, see, but what happened to Gracie was her fault for not being perfect and winning gold medals all the time. /heavy sarcasm
Seriously, the amount of people I've seen say with no irony whatsoever that it's fine for USFS to have been heaping all this expectation on Alysa since she was thirteen because "Alysa has a good head on her shoulders" is stunning. Especially when you consider what happened to Simon Biles herself in Tokyo. Even Simone Biles didn't want to be the Simone Biles of gymnastics, that weight was crushing.
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For me, I don't think it's good to pile on even more pressure on this girl. The article mentions she already has a mental coach and a therapist. It's not realistic, but I wish the media would just leave her alone until after the Olympics.
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I agree, Alysa is still quite young and could certainly try again in 2026. Hopefully, she's feeling better after having to withdraw from Nationals. Personally, I'm much more worried about her health.
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Why would anyone do that? That’s so much pressure on, let’s face it, a young girl. I really hate the media.Alysa Liu reacts to being called the 'Simone Biles of figure skating'
The 16-year-old figure skater is carrying U.S. Olympic hopes, but says she doesn't worry about living up to expectations.
New interview with Alysa from Today's Morning Show!
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Adam Rippon is the one who said (in Feb 2020) that Alysa has the potential to be the "Simone Biles of figure skating," according to this article:
www.businessinsider.com
The writer for Today.com cited Adam, but was not 100% accurate in representing how Adam framed the comparison.
I wish that Adam had not made the comparison in the first place.
BTW, video of Alysa's interview on the Today show this morning -- for the unveiling of Team USA opening ceremony uniforms:
www.youtube.com
14-year-old Alysa Liu could be the next 'Simone Biles of figure skating.' Here's what legends Adam Rippon and Tara Lipinski had to say about the rising star.
Both Rippon and Lipinski said Alysa Liu has a real chance of being a gold medal contender at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The writer for Today.com cited Adam, but was not 100% accurate in representing how Adam framed the comparison.
I wish that Adam had not made the comparison in the first place.
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And I wish that the Today article had not revisited the comparison.
BTW, video of Alysa's interview on the Today show this morning -- for the unveiling of Team USA opening ceremony uniforms:
Team USA Athletes Debut Opening Ceremony Outfits
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing begin in two weeks, and TODAY has an exclusive first look of Team USA’s Opening Ceremony outfits made by Ralph Laure...
www.youtube.com
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Ugh. Adam should know better, truly.Adam Rippon is the one who said (in Feb 2020) that Alysa has the potential to be the "Simone Biles of figure skating," according to this article:
14-year-old Alysa Liu could be the next 'Simone Biles of figure skating.' Here's what legends Adam Rippon and Tara Lipinski had to say about the rising star.
Both Rippon and Lipinski said Alysa Liu has a real chance of being a gold medal contender at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The writer for Today.com cited Adam, but was not 100% accurate in representing how Adam framed the comparison.
I wish that Adam had not made the comparison in the first place.
ETA:
And I wish that the Today article had not revisited the comparison.
BTW, video of Alysa's interview on the Today show this morning -- for the unveiling of Team USA opening ceremony uniforms:
Team USA Athletes Debut Opening Ceremony Outfits
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing begin in two weeks, and TODAY has an exclusive first look of Team USA’s Opening Ceremony outfits made by Ralph Laure...
Ladies figure skating is usually a big draw for the Olympics, this is hype time for the Games - what exactly was the US media writer supposed to say "tune in to watch our ladies duke it out for 5th place (we hope) oh BTW she's recovering from Covid so she's potentially under-trained going into the Games" 
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I know but, after seeing what happened to Gymnast Kim Zmeskal, who fell off the balance beam and she was never the same afterward. She had another event after she fell but, you could see it in her face that she was still shell shocked over her fall. I worry about Alysa feeling the pressure of the entire country on her shoulders. Simone Biles talked a lot about her struggles with mental health as well.
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And let’s not forget the pressure even got to one Nathan Chen, who is one of the more unflappable athletes I’ve seen in my life.
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Competitive cheer also captures a lot of interest among short athletic girls in the USA. There are school teams and specialty cheer gyms all over the place and while no youth sport travel squad is going to be cheap for a family, the bills are going to be lower than for skating. There are a lot of cheerleaders who have the right mix of power and flexibility to do well in skating if they start young.
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Definitely Nathan........When Johnny said "Nathan Chen Is The Michael Jordon of the Skating World" I thought to myself, I hope Nathan doesn't hear that. The press likes to "Put The Cart Before The Horse" because it builds hype. Unfortunately, it also adds so much stress and pressure, not just to compete and do your best, but to Win or you're a failure.
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There are also examples of young athletes with no pressure performing well above expectations.
Seems off-topic, but hear me out:
In the Tokyo Games, plenty of hype was directed towards American breaststroker Lilly King, a phenomenal athlete. World record holder, defending World and Olympic champion, brash and fearless... the whole nine yards.
Her teammate was 16 year old girl, Lydia Jacoby, who was low-key hyped as a "feel good" story, small town high school athlete, first swimmer from Alaska to make the team, just glad to be here, etc. No expectations at all.
Guess who left Tokyo wearing a gold medal...
Edit: The point is maybe it's best to not burden these athletes beyond the pressure they put on themselves... which is plenty.
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It really is a shame that the media concentrates on medal counts and winning and losing. (and some observers too)
When they could do a really bang-up job of showing what odds the US women (or any skaters) have overcome just to make the US team, they could be realistic, but also without treating realism as some sort of failure.
Fifth in the World, if that is what any of the US women achieve, is incredibly impressive. Doing what Alysa (or Mariah or Karen) has done is incredibly impressive. Celebrate it!
The athletes themselves do.
When they could do a really bang-up job of showing what odds the US women (or any skaters) have overcome just to make the US team, they could be realistic, but also without treating realism as some sort of failure.
Fifth in the World, if that is what any of the US women achieve, is incredibly impressive. Doing what Alysa (or Mariah or Karen) has done is incredibly impressive. Celebrate it!
The athletes themselves do.
Wishing her the same in her free skate..
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I think Sarah Hughes is a perfect example of this situation. When you have zero expectations, I think it can be freeing. She was in 4th after the SP and I think even Sarah was shocked that she came away with the OGM. You just never know at the Olympics.
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