Alysa Liu, born in Clovis, wins gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Alysa Liu, who was calved successful Clovis, has won her 2nd golden successful fig skating astatine the Winter Olympics successful Milan.

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She is the archetypal American pistillate to triumph an idiosyncratic medal for fig skating astatine the Olympics since 2006.

Liu headed into the contention Thursday successful 3rd spot aft scoring 76.59 successful the abbreviated program. She finished archetypal successful the escaped skate, earning a full of 226.79 crossed her 2 performances, propelling her past 2 Japanese skaters, Kaori Sakamoto, who earned metallic and Ami Nakai, who took the bronze.

Liu is coming location with afloat hands, already winning golden arsenic portion of the squad event, performing the Women's abbreviated programme for the USA.

Alysa has much than fractional a cardinal followers connected Instagram and is seen arsenic 1 of her generation's astir accomplished skaters.

She was calved successful Clovis successful 2005, but spent astir of her puerility successful Oakland, and continues to bid successful the East Bay.