Alysa Liu: SP change coming

[Violet Sky]

I think we may all need to be on standby for a new Alysa Liu short program announcement.

Human remains were discovered in Los Angeles inside of an impounded Tesla car registered to the guy (David Burke aka d4vd) who sings in her SP "This Is How It Feels".

She's apparently deleted her program announcement from her social media (I haven't checked, I'm just taking the gossip as gospel.)

Teen girl's body found in impounded car registered to the singer d4vd

A decomposed body found in a Tesla in Los Angeles has been identified as that of a teenage girl who went missing last year.

apnews.com

https://youtu.be/vNQGx0iMFNY?si=OttUDDVribqR_TX8 (Alysa Liu on Jimmy Fallon 12/15/2025 - she provided a training test of elements including a 3A)

 

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Last night Alysa Liu returned to the Jimmy Fallon TV show and gave him a test of ice skating elements of videos she did recently including a 3A

 

[Mathman]

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Last night Alysa Liu returned to the Jimmy Fallon TV show and gave him a test of ice skating elements of videos she did recently including a 3A

She is loving her life right now.

My favorite part: So, Jimmy Fallon, is it A pr B?

Fallon: B

Alysa: Oh you were so close.It was A -- just one letter off,

(Fallon got the Biellmann spin and the triple Axel, missed the tripleLutz-triple loop combo.)

 

[Blades of Passion]

"This Is How It Feels" is a boring song, thank goodness that's the one hit by controversy, instead of "Promise". How tragic if she would've only started skating to "Promise" this season and been forced to dropped it in order to capitulate to braindead PR.

 

[lariko]

I hope to see her 3A in the Olympics. It will be a coup for her.

 

[Mathman]

I hope to see her 3A in the Olympics.

I hope so, too. Alysa with a solid triple Axel would be a front runner (depending on what Adeliia Petrosyan brings). Without it there are a bunch at the top and it will probably come down to who makes the fewest mistakes.

 

[Violet Sky]

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/alysa-liu-surprises-figure-skating-fans-with-return-of-triple-axel/

On Olympics.com, the posting of video of Alysa Lou’s 3A from a spread eagle entrance….US Nationals is going to be exciting

 

[robinhood]

It doesn't look all the way around...maybe a q or <

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

It doesn't look all the way around...maybe a q or <

Per Alysa, she had only started practicing it again for two days since she got back. Out of a SPREAD EAGLE transition it's pretty darn close! And hopefully by Nationals it will be even better, and better yet at the Games!

 

[Dawn825]

Both the combo and axel look great and practice, but seeing how the combo hasn't been rotated in competition, and her axel never used to be either, I would expect this to change anything in reality. Still baller and super impressive.

 

[Skater Boy]

I don't think Liu is changing any of her programs now other than trying to add the 3A.

 

[Sjs5572]

I don't think Liu is changing any of her programs now other than trying to add the 3A.

11 Alysa LIU USA
SP: "Promise" by Laufey
FS: "Chromatica," "Paparazzi" and "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga; choreo by Massimo Scali
(bye-2nd 2025 U.S. Nationals)

 

[SmileHappy34]

Personally, I can't see her changing her jumps.
She world, team and individual and senior gofinal without 3a. There is no reason too except cleanbup jumps, combinations she is doing so it'll.

 

[Mathman]

Personally, I can't see her changing her jumps.
She world, team and individual and senior gofinal without 3a.

I think that she might be tempted to take a shot at the triple Axel anyway. Athletes always want to be in control of their own destiny. In the Grand Prix final, Kaori Sakamoto won the LP and Mone Chiba won the SP. Alysa won overall only because neither of her main rivals was able to put together two clean programs.

At last year's worlds, in the LP Alysa won because ALL of her competitors made mistakes (every skater except Alysa and Madeline Schizas got under-rptaitions and qs). If you are going for the gold medal, you would like to be in the position to say, "If I skate my best I will win no matter what the others (or the judges) do or don't do."

And then there is Adeliia Petrosyan and her quads lurking in the wings. Does Petrosyan have the potential to rack up so many base value jump points that Alysa with her presentation bonus can't catch up without a triple Axel?