”One Of The Saving Graces Of The Circus”: Fans React to US Figure Skating Star Alysa Liu’s Unexpected Retirement At 16

Fans are disheartened after Alysa Liu announced the shocking news of her retirement. The figure skating sensation is just 16 years old. However, she had decided to retire from the sport and move on to other things in her life. The athlete believes that she has achieved much more than she anticipated and is happy and satisfied at this point.

Liu began skating when she was just 5 years old. At 16 now, she is a two-time World Champion. She even won a bronze medal at the recently held FIS World Cup.

This news was highly unexpected as Liu has not given any hint of her possible retirement before. Therefore, fans are shocked to know that they will not get to see the young skater on the ice rink again. However, Liu has contributed much to the sport in her 11 years of career. Fans flooded Twitter on Sunday to pay a tribute to her phenomenal career.

Fans recall Alysa Liu’s beautiful career

Liu revealed the reason for her retirement as satisfaction, mainly. She wants now to move on and spend time with her friends and family before she takes up some other adventures in her life.

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Fans are heartbroken to let go of this young and talented figure skater. Fans have penned down messages for her over social media, admiring the growth of the young figure skater.

“She was one of the saving graces of the circus that was this year’s Olympics,” wrote a fan.

They also recalled the highlights of her career. As a figure skater, Alysa has proved more than once that she is good at what she does. Notably, she is the first woman to land a quad and triple axel in a program.

Fans wish Alysa happiness in the future

Even though her fans are sad about the news, they wish the athlete all the love and luck for her future. Fans across the world poured in their best wishes for the young athlete, who has so much yet to achieve in her life.

“Thank you, Alysa Liu, you have brought so much joy to this sport,” wrote a fan. 

As a figure skater, Alysa Liu was immensely loved in the community. At a very young age, she earned more accolades than many other figure skaters. She is truly a gem for the figure skating sport, and it will be sad to see the athlete move away.

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