The United States had such an incredible run on the ice in this year’s Winter Olympics, with figure skating and men’s hockey taking gold to name a few successes. While they make it look so easy and smooth,

Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea are in seventh and Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe are in ninth after the pairs' figure skating short program.

If you were inspired by the figure skating artistry at the 2026 Winter Olympics, you may want to keep your eye out for two local skaters.

Figure skating is one of the most popular sports at the Winter Olympics, with skaters like Alysa Liu becoming global stars following their success at the Games. However, the sport hasn't been a part of this year's Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina.

The women's figure skating event kicked off with the short program on Tuesday, with Japan's Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the lead and U.S. reigning world champion Alysa Liu in 3rd. Next up is the free skate,

Alysa Liu, a UCLA Bruin and Olympic gold medalist, will be traveling across the United States as part of the Stars on Ice tour

Madison Chock and Evan Bates will miss the World Figure Skating Championships for the first time since 2012.

Alysa Liu’s childhood was anything but typical. She started figure skating at the age of 5. By the time she turned 7, she was already competing at the national level. To a certain extent, her figure skating career robbed Liu of a normal childhood.