Like all Olympic figure skaters, Alysa Liu has worked incredibly hard to get to where she is today — but she did it on her own terms. The Oakland, California, resident jumped, slid and spun her way to a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, and she’s made it clear how grateful she was to just have the chance to compete, let alone win a medal. With such maturity and grace, many are wondering how old Alysa is and how many years of experience she has on the ice.
Here, learn more about Alysa, including how old she was when she retired and her age today.
Alysa was 5 years old when she first hit the ice. Her father, Arthur Liu, brought her to the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland, California, and she quickly began taking individual skating lessons after moving past group lessons.
By age 10, Alysa became the youngest female figure skater to win a gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
Alysa is just 20 years old as of February 2026. She was born on August 8, 2005.
Alysa has competed in two Olympic Games: the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. At the 2022 event, she was 16 years old and did not medal. However, the Bay Area skater said she was simply happy to perform on Olympic ice for the first time.
