Alysa Liu wins figure skating gold
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America's top figure skaters compete for at the U.S. figure skating championships in the last event before the 2026 Winter Olympic team is revealed.
The term ‘figure’ in the sport’s name is not unique to English, as several languages, from Irish to Polish and Russian, also translate the name literally as ‘figure skating.’ In contrast, Japanese and Korean adopt ‘figure’ as a phonetic loan word, preserving the English sound.
Team USA is expected to produce a good-sized medal haul at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Americans already have an edge in the team event and are favored to bring home golds in the men's event and the ice dance. A medal performance or two is also expected from the women's event, where the top Americans will do battle with Japan's Kaori Sakamoto.
New Heights Grill hosted a women's Olympic hockey watch party, put on by the Heights Athletic Boosters, which ended in witnessing a USA gold win.