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And in the words of Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, the plaza is full, the energy is real, and the love for Oakland is loud. For KQED News in Oakland, I’m Juan Carlos Lara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D Sharp \u003c/strong>[00:02:49] I want y’all to get loud for my big brother, Sway Calloway!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:02:55] Make some noise! Come on, come on, Come on! Come on Bay Area! Bay Area, Bay Area Bay Area When I say Oakland, you say pride, Oakland! Oakland! When I said Oakland, You say pride Oakland! Oakland! When I say town, you say business, town! Town, town, man give it up for Oakland, California, the best city on the planet. Come on man, roll up D-Sharp man. Now just to be clear, I’ma take my time up here today. I know it’s hot, but we got a lot of, we got lot of important people here today to celebrate Alysa Liu. She told me how to say her name correctly, Alysa Liu. Okay, so I wanted to make sure I said it correctly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lateefah Simon \u003c/strong>[00:04:00] Welcome to the stage, Barbara Lee, the mayor of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee \u003c/strong>[00:04:05] Oakland, California. Let me ask you something. Are we proud today or what? Just look around you. The plaza is full, the energy is real, and the love for Oakland is loud, because when Oakland celebrates one of our own, we show up. So now, it’s my honor to celebrate and to bring forward Alysa in a special way, and I’m presenting her today with a key to the city of Oakland. Key to the City of Oakland, all right? Champions come from Oakland welcome our gold medal champion our Olympic gold medal Champion Alysa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:04:55] Oh, what’s up, Oakland! Hello! Oh my god, thank you. This is for y’all, all right? Yeah, I don’t have a speech prepared, but I don t need one. I want to thank you all so much for showing up and showing out. This is crazy! Um, I see so many people, hi! I love Oakland. I’ve been here all my life. I literally walk through here every day to get to the city center for lunch from the rink over there. And I could not be more proud to represent Oakland out on the big stage at Olympics. And I wanna thank y’all for the support and the love. I feel it. So thank you guys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:06:10] That’s the key. The key to Oakland!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:06:13] Hold that key up. She owns the key to the city now. We’re about to party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:06:20] Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jennifer Lee \u003c/strong>[00:06:31] Jennifer Lee, J-E-N-N I-F-E R. There’s my daughters, my mom, my cousin, my husband, my friends, his friends, his daughter, so it’s a whole big group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:06:42] Whose idea was it to get a big group of y’all together out here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jennifer Lee \u003c/strong>[00:06:45] Well, for my family, once we saw it posted, you know, I mean, the kids should probably technically be in school, but I thought it was just really, it’s a really powerful story for them of just not giving up and also pursuing what you love for the sake of what you love. So.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:07:02] And you said your mom was here. Do you mind if I ask mom a question? Mom, can I ask you a question. Can I ask you a question?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cynthia Lee \u003c/strong>[00:07:07] I’m so glad to be here. Yeah, because Alysa not just inspire her age, the young persons. She also inspire the parents age like me. Yeah, I hope I can be like her, have her overflow smiling, her confidence, her joy. Yeah, I really love them I was so inspired by her, yeah, so happy to be here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:07:45] One of these women that are coming to the stage today. I’ve known her for years, but I’ve know her record for decades. She represents California’s 12th congressional district, including Oakland, California. Please give it up for Congresswoman Lateefah Simon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lateefah Simon \u003c/strong>[00:08:06] Look at Oakland, California! It was an honor for me just one week ago to stand on the floor of the United States Congress to give love to Alysa Liu. And what I said there, I’ll say again, she is the hope of all that is good in a time. Where governments are dropping bombs on babies, in a time where young people are not being listened to, in a times where immigrants are being taken from their homes, we have a young sister who has showed us what it means to live life with excellence and beauty on her own terms. To all of us here in Oakland, we know that she is our hero, but what I will tell you, brothers and sisters and siblings, she is an American hero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:21] My name is Simon O’Brien.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gus Johansen \u003c/strong>[00:09:23] My name is Gus Johansen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oliver Hajduk \u003c/strong>[00:09:25] My name is Oliver Hayduk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:26] Well, we’re here for the Alysa Liu thing. She went to OSA, she was an OSA alumni, and all three of us go to OASA currently. And so it’s really exciting because, you know, one of our alumni, I mean, literally is the world champion in figure skating. So that’s really cool. That’s what brings us out today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:09:44] Are you not supposed to be in school right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:46] Oh the whole school came. The whole school? Everybody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oliver Hajduk \u003c/strong>[00:09:49] Yeah, so it was kind of a special day for OSA, you know, cause she, she, like, she had educational, like she got education from OSA. The ice Center, which is right next door, which you go to for PE sometimes, it’s just kind of like a special moment for OSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gus Johansen \u003c/strong>[00:10:02] She really inspires all, we have a lot of skaters at our school, almost everybody ice skates. We ice skate every Tuesday and Thursday and it’s just really awesome that we get to be here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oliver Hajduk \u003c/strong>[00:10:14] You know, it’s just cool to see all of Oakland come out with everything that’s been happening, filming, and then just all getting together, just like everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:10:24] Now, there were some people who couldn’t make it, but there were people who changed their schedule to be here today. She’s the first Asian-American to win the Winter Olympic gold, two-time world champion, 1992 Olympic gold medalist. I remember watching her and being so extremely proud. Give it up for Kristi Yamaguchi!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kristi Yamaguchi \u003c/strong>[00:10:48] So we want to celebrate and welcome our gold medal sister, someone who’s made us and the entire country so so so proud, Alysa Liu. She started skating right here in Oakland, just a block away, Oakland Ice, that way, that way. I know that rink well. And that was the foundation that carried her all the way to the Olympic stage. And as a fellow East Bay girl, all I can say is yes, represent!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:11:25] Thank you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Randy Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:11:36] My name is Randy Kwan\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alexis Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:11:38] Alexis A-L-E-X-I-S\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:11:43] What brings you out here today what made you want to come out to this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alexis Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:11:46] I mean, it’s Alysa Liu. How could we not? She’s so cool. She’s a Bay Area baddie. My dad’s from Oakland. I grew up in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Randy Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:11:51] I grew up in Oakland. I’ve been here for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alexis Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:11:54] Yeah, but I mean between her, Zendaya, Kehlani, we got to support the Bay. It’s so cool to see everybody from the Bay on like a larger stage. And also her doing it at such a high level and having such a great mindset is absolutely amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:12:08] You know, I guess like, is there any lesson in that for you? Like, is that something you’ve thought about with yourself in terms of like, you know, how hard to push in a specific thing, how hard it’s too hard, and when to take a break and things like that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alexis Kuan \u003c/strong>[00:12:21] Yeah, of course. I mean, I think that her story, as you said, is really inspiring and then just to like have that mindset of not overworking yourself and knowing when to take a break is just I feel like really groundbreaking, especially in sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:12:38] All right, all right. Alysa, you want to say anything in closing? One final word.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:12:45] It’s Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:12:48] TOWN BUSINESS!\u003c/p>\n\n\n",
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That’s a secret every athlete wants to solve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:00:52] Her iconic blonde and brown haloed hair, that smiley piercing she did herself, and the Bay Area confidence and charm that she brings to interviews and the Olympic rink, all this has made Alysa Liu a hometown hero for the old and young, like eight-year-old Joyce Ilangovan, who skates at the Oakland Ice Center where Alysa trains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joyce Ilangovan \u003c/strong>[00:01:20] Skaters aren’t as like positive as her on the ice and she’s always so fun and happy and she is never hiding herself and it feels really fun to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:33] On Thursday, thousands gathered outside Oakland City Hall to celebrate Alysa Liu’s homecoming. So today, we’re gonna take you to that homecoming party in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:01:55] I’m here outside of Oakland City Hall where thousands of people have gathered to welcome Olympic gold medalist figure skater Alysa Liu back to her hometown. Liu gave a press conference inside earlier this morning where she talked about how proud she is to be representing Oakland and the broader Bay Area and how grateful she is for the outpouring of support that she’s received. This event is really lively. According to city officials they put out about 5,000 tickets and they sold out. The sun is shining, it’s warm, the energy is and it’s really become a showcasing of Oakland talent and culture. Sway Calloway, a radio personality who’s from Oakland, is emceeing the event. There have also been performances from the Fremont High School drum line and from the Oakland School for the Arts, where Liu attended. And in the words of Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, the plaza is full, the energy is real, and the love for Oakland is loud. For KQED News in Oakland, I’m Juan Carlos Lara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>D Sharp \u003c/strong>[00:02:49] I want y’all to get loud for my big brother, Sway Calloway!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:02:55] Make some noise! Come on, come on, Come on! Come on Bay Area! Bay Area, Bay Area Bay Area When I say Oakland, you say pride, Oakland! Oakland! When I said Oakland, You say pride Oakland! Oakland! When I say town, you say business, town! Town, town, man give it up for Oakland, California, the best city on the planet. Come on man, roll up D-Sharp man. Now just to be clear, I’ma take my time up here today. I know it’s hot, but we got a lot of, we got lot of important people here today to celebrate Alysa Liu. She told me how to say her name correctly, Alysa Liu. Okay, so I wanted to make sure I said it correctly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lateefah Simon \u003c/strong>[00:04:00] Welcome to the stage, Barbara Lee, the mayor of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barbara Lee \u003c/strong>[00:04:05] Oakland, California. Let me ask you something. Are we proud today or what? Just look around you. The plaza is full, the energy is real, and the love for Oakland is loud, because when Oakland celebrates one of our own, we show up. So now, it’s my honor to celebrate and to bring forward Alysa in a special way, and I’m presenting her today with a key to the city of Oakland. Key to the City of Oakland, all right? Champions come from Oakland welcome our gold medal champion our Olympic gold medal Champion Alysa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:04:55] Oh, what’s up, Oakland! Hello! Oh my god, thank you. This is for y’all, all right? Yeah, I don’t have a speech prepared, but I don t need one. I want to thank you all so much for showing up and showing out. This is crazy! Um, I see so many people, hi! I love Oakland. I’ve been here all my life. I literally walk through here every day to get to the city center for lunch from the rink over there. And I could not be more proud to represent Oakland out on the big stage at Olympics. And I wanna thank y’all for the support and the love. I feel it. So thank you guys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:06:10] That’s the key. The key to Oakland!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:06:13] Hold that key up. She owns the key to the city now. We’re about to party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu \u003c/strong>[00:06:20] Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jennifer Lee \u003c/strong>[00:06:31] Jennifer Lee, J-E-N-N I-F-E R. There’s my daughters, my mom, my cousin, my husband, my friends, his friends, his daughter, so it’s a whole big group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:06:42] Whose idea was it to get a big group of y’all together out here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jennifer Lee \u003c/strong>[00:06:45] Well, for my family, once we saw it posted, you know, I mean, the kids should probably technically be in school, but I thought it was just really, it’s a really powerful story for them of just not giving up and also pursuing what you love for the sake of what you love. So.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:07:02] And you said your mom was here. Do you mind if I ask mom a question? Mom, can I ask you a question. Can I ask you a question?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cynthia Lee \u003c/strong>[00:07:07] I’m so glad to be here. Yeah, because Alysa not just inspire her age, the young persons. She also inspire the parents age like me. Yeah, I hope I can be like her, have her overflow smiling, her confidence, her joy. Yeah, I really love them I was so inspired by her, yeah, so happy to be here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sway Calloway \u003c/strong>[00:07:45] One of these women that are coming to the stage today. I’ve known her for years, but I’ve know her record for decades. She represents California’s 12th congressional district, including Oakland, California. Please give it up for Congresswoman Lateefah Simon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lateefah Simon \u003c/strong>[00:08:06] Look at Oakland, California! It was an honor for me just one week ago to stand on the floor of the United States Congress to give love to Alysa Liu. And what I said there, I’ll say again, she is the hope of all that is good in a time. Where governments are dropping bombs on babies, in a time where young people are not being listened to, in a times where immigrants are being taken from their homes, we have a young sister who has showed us what it means to live life with excellence and beauty on her own terms. To all of us here in Oakland, we know that she is our hero, but what I will tell you, brothers and sisters and siblings, she is an American hero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:21] My name is Simon O’Brien.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gus Johansen \u003c/strong>[00:09:23] My name is Gus Johansen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oliver Hajduk \u003c/strong>[00:09:25] My name is Oliver Hayduk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:26] Well, we’re here for the Alysa Liu thing. She went to OSA, she was an OSA alumni, and all three of us go to OASA currently. And so it’s really exciting because, you know, one of our alumni, I mean, literally is the world champion in figure skating. So that’s really cool. That’s what brings us out today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Juan Carlos Lara \u003c/strong>[00:09:44] Are you not supposed to be in school right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Simon O’Brien \u003c/strong>[00:09:46] Oh the whole school came. The whole school? Everybody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Oliver Hajduk \u003c/strong>[00:09:49] Yeah, so it was kind of a special day for OSA, you know, cause she, she, like, she had educational, like she got education from OSA. The ice Center, which is right next door, which you go to for PE sometimes, it’s just kind of like a special moment for OSA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gus Johansen \u003c/strong>[00:10:02] She really inspires all, we have a lot of skaters at our school, almost everybody ice skates. 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"content": "\u003cp>Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987402/alysa-liu-party-homecoming-oakland\">highly-anticipated homecoming\u003c/a> is finally here, and the Town is ready to party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thousands flooded sunny downtown Oakland for a sold-out rally Thursday. The event was emceed by local radio personality Sway Calloway, and featured performances from the Fremont High School drumline, speeches from local athletes like Steph Curry and a rendition of Liu’s free skate song, \u003cem>MacArthur Park,\u003c/em> by a student from Liu’s alma mater, Oakland School of the Arts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans erupted in cheers when Liu took the stage just after noon, and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee presented the figure skater with an oversized key to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I could not be more proud to represent Oakland,” Liu told the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is for y’all,” she said, holding up her gold medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12075740/at-her-home-rink-gold-medalist-alysa-liu-inspires-oakland-fans-to-pick-up-skates\">revered by Bay Area skaters for years\u003c/a>, but shot to global fame during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where she scored two gold medals, and won the U.S. its first in individual women’s figure skating since 2002.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076357\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-37-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kehlani, Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu, mayor Barbara Lee, Sway Calloway stand on stage during a celebration in Liu’s honor at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to her clean triple jumps, Liu captivated fans with her bubbly, relaxed demeanor, both on and off the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope I can be like her, have her overflow smiling, her confidence, her joy,” said Cynthia Lee, who was at the sold-out rally with her daughter, granddaughters and extended family on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu, who was born in Richmond and grew up training at the Oakland Ice Center, competed on the national stage at just seven years old. She became the youngest woman to land a triple Axel in international competition, and the first ever to combine it with another of the sport’s most elite moves — a quadruple jump.[aside postID=news_12075740 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_006-KQED.jpg']The skater made her Olympic debut at 16, and after placing seventh in the individual competition in Beijing in 2022, and third in the world championship later that year, announced her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That hiatus was short-lived, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I took a whole new life path. I gained a lot of clarity and sense of self,” Liu said of the two-year period during a press conference inside Oakland City Hall Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She re-emerged in 2024, and skated to a world championship win in 2025 with a new approach, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076055/alysa-lius-figure-skating-coach-from-san-francisco-says-her-next-lesson-is-fame\">focused on\u003c/a> sharing her artistry, rather than on the rigidity and rules often associated with the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa showed the world what it means to compete with heart,” Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, who trained at the same rink as Liu, said at the celebration. “She stepped out onto the ice with such confidence, joy and, most importantly, with her true self.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn Martin, the general manager at Oakland Ice Center, said Liu’s approach brought out a different side of other skaters, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You wouldn’t normally see them smiling and relaxing … Alysa just brings that out of everyone,” he told KQED earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu also gave a shoutout to Oakland, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Bay Area celebrated her success\u003c/a>. Oakland ice cream shop Fentons Creamery started scooping “Alysa’s Gold.” BART gave the “rider and local legend” a shoutout on social media and Lee praised her as a “hometown hero.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, that joy is still palpable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We watched [Alysa’s performance] probably three times in a row,” Cynthia’s daughter, Jennifer, said from Thursday’s rally. She told KQED she and her five- and eight-year-old daughters teared up during the program. “My family, my girls, all of us have been really, really inspired and encouraged by what Alysa has done and her story. And so we just want to come out and support her and celebrate her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s lineup, which featured local high school student speakers, Oakland-born \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13932887/turf-dancing-oakland-street-dance\">turf dancing\u003c/a> and dragon dancers from U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu, based\u003ca href=\"https://www.usshaolinkungfu.com/\"> in the city’s Chinatown\u003c/a>, didn’t disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu Traditional dragon dancers from Oakland Chinatown during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu holds a key to the City of Oakland during a celebration in her honor at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland School of the Arts eighth grader Oliver Hajduck told KQED “the whole school came,” to the celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a lot of skaters at our school, almost everybody ice skates,” said fellow student Gus Johansen. “We ice skate every Tuesday and Thursday, and it’s just really awesome that we get to be here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephen and Karen Ng came out to the event from the East Bay community of Alamo. They said as immigrants from Hong Kong, who came to the U.S. more than 20 years ago, they connected with Liu’s story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that her father is an immigrant here, we are also immigrants here,” Karen said. Liu’s father Arthur immigrated to the U.S. from China’s Sichuan Province at 25. And, she added, her “son also [went] through sports and I was the mother traveling with him, going to different cultures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s important for young people to learn from her example, just be yourself, know what you’re all about and try to pursue your dream,” Stephen added. “I think this is America, this is an American dream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also among the crowd was Sam McCollister, who brought his two daughters to the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really important for young girls to be able to see a positive role model,” he told KQED. McCollister said he hopes his daughters’ takeaway will be that you “can be a positive influencer in your community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland is a city of artists, a city of creators,” he continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The skater made her Olympic debut at 16, and after placing seventh in the individual competition in Beijing in 2022, and third in the world championship later that year, announced her retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That hiatus was short-lived, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I took a whole new life path. I gained a lot of clarity and sense of self,” Liu said of the two-year period during a press conference inside Oakland City Hall Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She re-emerged in 2024, and skated to a world championship win in 2025 with a new approach, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076055/alysa-lius-figure-skating-coach-from-san-francisco-says-her-next-lesson-is-fame\">focused on\u003c/a> sharing her artistry, rather than on the rigidity and rules often associated with the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa showed the world what it means to compete with heart,” Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, who trained at the same rink as Liu, said at the celebration. “She stepped out onto the ice with such confidence, joy and, most importantly, with her true self.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glenn Martin, the general manager at Oakland Ice Center, said Liu’s approach brought out a different side of other skaters, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You wouldn’t normally see them smiling and relaxing … Alysa just brings that out of everyone,” he told KQED earlier this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076351\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu also gave a shoutout to Oakland, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Bay Area celebrated her success\u003c/a>. Oakland ice cream shop Fentons Creamery started scooping “Alysa’s Gold.” BART gave the “rider and local legend” a shoutout on social media and Lee praised her as a “hometown hero.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, that joy is still palpable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We watched [Alysa’s performance] probably three times in a row,” Cynthia’s daughter, Jennifer, said from Thursday’s rally. She told KQED she and her five- and eight-year-old daughters teared up during the program. “My family, my girls, all of us have been really, really inspired and encouraged by what Alysa has done and her story. And so we just want to come out and support her and celebrate her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday’s lineup, which featured local high school student speakers, Oakland-born \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13932887/turf-dancing-oakland-street-dance\">turf dancing\u003c/a> and dragon dancers from U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu, based\u003ca href=\"https://www.usshaolinkungfu.com/\"> in the city’s Chinatown\u003c/a>, didn’t disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076354\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Shaolin Kung Fu Traditional dragon dancers from Oakland Chinatown during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076358\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076358\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-40-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu holds a key to the City of Oakland during a celebration in her honor at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland School of the Arts eighth grader Oliver Hajduck told KQED “the whole school came,” to the celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a lot of skaters at our school, almost everybody ice skates,” said fellow student Gus Johansen. “We ice skate every Tuesday and Thursday, and it’s just really awesome that we get to be here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephen and Karen Ng came out to the event from the East Bay community of Alamo. They said as immigrants from Hong Kong, who came to the U.S. more than 20 years ago, they connected with Liu’s story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know that her father is an immigrant here, we are also immigrants here,” Karen said. Liu’s father Arthur immigrated to the U.S. from China’s Sichuan Province at 25. And, she added, her “son also [went] through sports and I was the mother traveling with him, going to different cultures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076352\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076352\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260312-ALYSALIURALLY-17-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans cheer during a celebration for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on March 12, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s important for young people to learn from her example, just be yourself, know what you’re all about and try to pursue your dream,” Stephen added. “I think this is America, this is an American dream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also among the crowd was Sam McCollister, who brought his two daughters to the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really important for young girls to be able to see a positive role model,” he told KQED. 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"content": "\u003cp>Longtime \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> figure skating coach Phillip DiGuglielmo recalled the day when his former athlete, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Alysa Liu\u003c/a>, asked to FaceTime. He said she asked him about getting back on the ice, two years after she had announced her retirement from the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DiGuglielmo said he tried to talk her out of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My heart sank a little bit because I knew what it means for an athlete who is at that level to come back,” he told KQED. “I was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to succeed and do something even better than that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu, the youngest woman to land a triple axel in international competition and the first woman to combine a quadruple jump with a triple axel, came out of retirement in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In collaboration with coach DiGuglielmo and choreographer Massimo Scali, the team charted a star-making course at the 2026 Milan Winter Games that helped the 20-year-old, who grew up in Richmond and trained in Oakland, become the first U.S. woman to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073916/oaklands-alysa-liu-gives-the-us-its-first-womens-figure-skating-olympic-gold-in-24-years\">win an Olympic gold in her sport\u003c/a> in the last 24 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa has that rare confluence of hard work, excellent jump technique, excellent performance ability and an ability to not see competition as this make-or-break moment for her, [rather] that competition is an opportunity to share her art with the audience,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>DiGuglielmo talked about the rise of Liu’s stardom with KQED morning host \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/bwatt\">Brian Watt\u003c/a>, as the city of Oakland gears up for a Thursday \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12075928/alysa-liu-celebration-oakland-city-hall-free-tickets-sold-out-parking-bag-policy-no-parade\">pep rally\u003c/a> to celebrate Liu. Their conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Watt:\u003c/strong> In what way did you notice a difference in Alysa Liu between pre- and post-retirement?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phillip DiGuglielmo:\u003c/strong> Before she retired, she was your little model athlete. She did exactly what every coach ever asked her to. She tried as hard as she could. She succeeded at almost everything she tried. But I don’t think that we ever got to see who Alysa Liu was.[aside postID=arts_13987431 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/alysia-liu.png']Now, when she’s come back, the magic about her is that you get to see who she is as the athlete. There were around 13,000 people in the [Milano Ice Skating Arena].\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are the people she was performing for, but she was also performing for her family and for the millions of people watching on TV or Instagram or wherever they consume their media. She feels like she just wants to show her art, and it comes across in a different way than the other athletes that we have in our sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it about her style? She’s called the queen of the triple axels, but what else is she doing?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because she’s taken ownership of her sport, of her performances, of her training, it just comes from inside of her. It’s not about the coaches and not the training facility. It’s only about Alysa trying to do the best that she can, and all of our whole team supporting her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take us back to the Winter Olympics in Milan. What moment stands out to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alyssa in this crazy gold sequined dress that looks like she just walked out of Studio 54 in 1978. Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park” is playing, and the whole crowd gets into that vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like she is skating around, floating on the ice, doing these difficult triple combinations. The spins, the step sequences and the split jumps are all perfectly on the music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg0h9iZ1ZAg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The audience feels like they are part of it. At the end, she grabs her foot and pulls it above her head, and it turns into like a disco ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She ends in this pose with her right arm up with her finger pointing straight up to the sky, No.1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Now that that has all happened, what are you hearing from her? She’s become a star known around the world. And I imagine that there’s more joy that comes with that, but also a lot of pressure.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is worried for these next few months. Being recognized on the street, everywhere she goes. She’ll be able to handle it with time, but it’s going to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s very busy, and she’s bringing a lot of attention to figure skating. Alysa has some new lessons to learn — how to balance this kind of attention. I don’t want to say “fame,” but maybe it is fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Clarification: Alysa Liu has \u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVWjM5VEl1_/?img_index=2&igsh=ZjNiYTJpdjc3M28y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said on social media\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci> that her family moved around a lot to various places, including Richmond. Liu has said she spent most of her life in Oakland.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Now, when she’s come back, the magic about her is that you get to see who she is as the athlete. There were around 13,000 people in the [Milano Ice Skating Arena].\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are the people she was performing for, but she was also performing for her family and for the millions of people watching on TV or Instagram or wherever they consume their media. She feels like she just wants to show her art, and it comes across in a different way than the other athletes that we have in our sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it about her style? She’s called the queen of the triple axels, but what else is she doing?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because she’s taken ownership of her sport, of her performances, of her training, it just comes from inside of her. It’s not about the coaches and not the training facility. It’s only about Alysa trying to do the best that she can, and all of our whole team supporting her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take us back to the Winter Olympics in Milan. What moment stands out to you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alyssa in this crazy gold sequined dress that looks like she just walked out of Studio 54 in 1978. Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park” is playing, and the whole crowd gets into that vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like she is skating around, floating on the ice, doing these difficult triple combinations. The spins, the step sequences and the split jumps are all perfectly on the music.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Dg0h9iZ1ZAg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Dg0h9iZ1ZAg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The audience feels like they are part of it. At the end, she grabs her foot and pulls it above her head, and it turns into like a disco ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She ends in this pose with her right arm up with her finger pointing straight up to the sky, No.1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Now that that has all happened, what are you hearing from her? She’s become a star known around the world. And I imagine that there’s more joy that comes with that, but also a lot of pressure.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is worried for these next few months. Being recognized on the street, everywhere she goes. She’ll be able to handle it with time, but it’s going to be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s very busy, and she’s bringing a lot of attention to figure skating. Alysa has some new lessons to learn — how to balance this kind of attention. I don’t want to say “fame,” but maybe it is fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Clarification: Alysa Liu has \u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVWjM5VEl1_/?img_index=2&igsh=ZjNiYTJpdjc3M28y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said on social media\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci> that her family moved around a lot to various places, including Richmond. Liu has said she spent most of her life in Oakland.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Tuesday afternoon, Mia Pace laced up her skates at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> Ice Center. The 11-year-old figure skater was antsy to get on the ice and run her program to the Barbie version of \u003cem>Perfect Day\u003c/em> by Hoku.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she’s working on perfecting her salchow, a jump from the back of one foot to the other, as she prepares for her first competition this summer. She’s been taking lessons multiple times a week at the East Bay rink for about a year and a half, ever since she was introduced to videos of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s\u003c/a> figure skating performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Somebody told me about Alysa Liu and how she skates, and I was just amazed by it,” she said. “I started watching all of her performances, and I was like, ‘I need to do this.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. Martin oversees the rink where Olympic champion Alysa Liu trained as a child and continues to practice today. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pace said more people have been coming to skate at Oakland Ice Center, and the rink’s general manager, Glenn Martin, told KQED that there have been lots of fresh faces around, hoping to learn to skate or just catch a glimpse of Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just been fully excitement,” he said from his office, where the windowsill is lined with more blown-up printouts of Liu’s face, along with framed photos of her as a young skater and other memorabilia from her career.[aside postID=news_12074589 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty3.jpg']The enthusiasm isn’t unusual, he said. Every Olympic cycle, the center sees a boost of a couple of hundred people enrolling in its programs, from hockey and curling to ice skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We did watch parties while she was there, and we had a room full of people watching it live on TV. It was a great time and that energy has just carried right on through,” he said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just after 5 p.m., the center geared up for its first Learn to Skate classes of the evening. The rink transformed from a quiet bustle of regulars taking private lessons and free skating to a lively flood of young athletes crowded around the lobby’s benches and floors, lacing up bright white skates and pulling on ear muffs and gloves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids hobbled around on thin blades, greeting friends and impatiently clutching the walls of the rink, watching the Zamboni machine smooth over the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure skating definitely grows after the Olympics, because I feel that there’s people that get inspired after watching,” said Laura Lipetsky, who has been coaching group and private lessons at Oakland Ice Center since 1995. She taught Liu’s first group lessons in 2010 and worked with her in private lessons for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banners celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hang above the rink on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu, she said, “has been inspiring a lot of kids [to think] ‘Wow, it’s possible, and it’s someone that came from the Bay Area, the Oakland Ice Center.’” She said she’s had young students come to her and say, “I want to be a champion, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joyce Elangovan, 8, began skating two years ago in the same group lessons. Her mom had been a skater growing up in Minnesota, but said she had tried to keep that under wraps until Joyce started watching the sport on TV, and begged to take classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just figured I’d let her give it a shot and see if she liked it. And she has,” Kristen \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odegaard\u003c/span> told KQED. “She’s really driven it herself. Like, despite my love for it, she really loves it herself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076102\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On Tuesday afternoon, Mia Pace laced up her skates at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a> Ice Center. The 11-year-old figure skater was antsy to get on the ice and run her program to the Barbie version of \u003cem>Perfect Day\u003c/em> by Hoku.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she’s working on perfecting her salchow, a jump from the back of one foot to the other, as she prepares for her first competition this summer. She’s been taking lessons multiple times a week at the East Bay rink for about a year and a half, ever since she was introduced to videos of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s\u003c/a> figure skating performances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Somebody told me about Alysa Liu and how she skates, and I was just amazed by it,” she said. “I started watching all of her performances, and I was like, ‘I need to do this.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace said she wanted to take lessons at Oakland Ice Center because of Liu. It has been the Olympic star’s home rink and main training ground since she first enrolled in its “Learn to Skate” group lessons more than 15 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pace also started taking group lessons through the same program and was quickly hooked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I get on the ice, I feel like all my problems are gone for the day and I just am out there in my own world,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076107\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_018-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorabilia celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hangs inside the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just inside the rink’s front doors in downtown Oakland, columns leading to the front desk and skate rental booths are plastered with Liu’s photo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larger-than-life printouts of her face pop out from porthole windows around the lobby, and a series of banners highlighting milestones of her career are draped from the ceiling above the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is preparing to celebrate Liu’s homecoming from the Olympics, where she rose to global fame after earning the first gold in individual women’s skating for the U.S. since 2002, with a citywide rally expecting a turnout of 7,000 people. For the young skaters at Oakland Ice Center, though, she’s been a hometown hero for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Alysa really inspires me,” said Haya Hayes, who has been taking lessons since she was four-and-a-half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076106\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_011-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Phillip DiGuglielmo watches Haya Marie Hayes practice on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hayes trains with Liu’s coaches, Phillip DiGuglielmo and Massimo Scali, through St. Moritz Ice Skating Club, which has been in the East Bay for almost a century, and has been based at Oakland Ice Center since 2006. Olympic and world champion Kristi Yamaguchi also rose through the club’s ranks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said she wanted to start skating after her mom showed her videos of Liu, including her favorite: “Her program when she was eight years old,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last spring, when she was also eight, Hayes said she got first place in her own competition, performing to \u003cem>Fix You \u003c/em>by Coldplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Liu skyrocketed to stardom in Milan earlier this year, making headlines with her bubbly demeanor, unique style and fun music choices, her influence has had ripples in the Bay Area’s ice skating community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_002-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Martin, general manager of the Oakland Ice Center, sits in his office on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. Martin oversees the rink where Olympic champion Alysa Liu trained as a child and continues to practice today. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pace said more people have been coming to skate at Oakland Ice Center, and the rink’s general manager, Glenn Martin, told KQED that there have been lots of fresh faces around, hoping to learn to skate or just catch a glimpse of Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just been fully excitement,” he said from his office, where the windowsill is lined with more blown-up printouts of Liu’s face, along with framed photos of her as a young skater and other memorabilia from her career.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The enthusiasm isn’t unusual, he said. Every Olympic cycle, the center sees a boost of a couple of hundred people enrolling in its programs, from hockey and curling to ice skating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We did watch parties while she was there, and we had a room full of people watching it live on TV. It was a great time and that energy has just carried right on through,” he said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just after 5 p.m., the center geared up for its first Learn to Skate classes of the evening. The rink transformed from a quiet bustle of regulars taking private lessons and free skating to a lively flood of young athletes crowded around the lobby’s benches and floors, lacing up bright white skates and pulling on ear muffs and gloves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids hobbled around on thin blades, greeting friends and impatiently clutching the walls of the rink, watching the Zamboni machine smooth over the ice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure skating definitely grows after the Olympics, because I feel that there’s people that get inspired after watching,” said Laura Lipetsky, who has been coaching group and private lessons at Oakland Ice Center since 1995. She taught Liu’s first group lessons in 2010 and worked with her in private lessons for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_010-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banners celebrating Olympic champion Alysa Liu hang above the rink on March 10, 2026, at the Oakland Ice Center in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liu, she said, “has been inspiring a lot of kids [to think] ‘Wow, it’s possible, and it’s someone that came from the Bay Area, the Oakland Ice Center.’” She said she’s had young students come to her and say, “I want to be a champion, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joyce Elangovan, 8, began skating two years ago in the same group lessons. Her mom had been a skater growing up in Minnesota, but said she had tried to keep that under wraps until Joyce started watching the sport on TV, and begged to take classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just figured I’d let her give it a shot and see if she liked it. And she has,” Kristen \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odegaard\u003c/span> told KQED. “She’s really driven it herself. Like, despite my love for it, she really loves it herself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076102\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/031026_ALYSA-LIU-OAKLAND-ICE-_GH_001-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the Oakland Ice Center on March 10, 2026, in Oakland. The rink is where Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu trained for years as a young skater. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also takes private lessons with Liu’s coach, DiGuglielmo, and has caught the competitive bug. Joyce grinned, remembering her last competition, when she ended her routine with a two-foot spin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It felt really good,” she said, to see her coaches and family excited for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elangovan\u003c/span> also loves getting to watch other skaters practicing at the rink — especially Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most skaters aren’t as positive as her on the ice,” she said. “She’s always so fun and happy, and she is never hiding herself. It feels really fun to watch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Thursday, Oakland is throwing a celebration in honor of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073916/oaklands-alysa-liu-gives-the-us-its-first-womens-figure-skating-olympic-gold-in-24-years\">hometown hero Alysa Liu\u003c/a>: the first American to win gold in women’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics in 24 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after just a few days, the event’s free tickets are \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">already sold out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The love for Alysa is real,” commented \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">the official Instagram accoun\u003c/a>t for the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu — who gained global attention for her bright, carefree skating performance, distinct style and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIOHZF-888\">love for the Bay\u003c/a> — will be present at what Oakland is calling the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally, where she’s expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">speak to the crowd at the event\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-27 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026, in Paris, France. \u003ccite>(Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This homecoming party is expected to be packed. So if you were lucky enough to reserve a spot at the much-anticipated event on Thursday, here’s what to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">Is there nearby parking for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">What’s the event’s bag policy?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to get a ticket for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, yes. Anyone without a registration will not be able to attend the event as it is “at capacity and no more admission is available,” according to a spokesperson from the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When and where is the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is on Thursday, at 12 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland’s City Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075992\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, on a cloudy day. \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/#registration\">City of Oakland’s website\u003c/a> recommends people arrive early in order to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event starts at 12 p.m. and will end around 1:30 p.m., according to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of venue is Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frank Ogawa Plaza is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8051952,-122.2718616,3a,75y,353.95h,81.08t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICEpo3MVQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAFfmt2ZDEjojPMq212H8pCK46AdRBoW3XNJ408HuVTI3Tv9MfU141M1tXngu6vm8TCR_J1elp9ZNeacEvER1iaJJ_cUyG8XZvAAa3htWd2RurJ8yGpXshzWIGUDhN0FGRKCgEENLtz_4%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi8.917626792195747-ya353.9535816203126-ro0-fo100!7i7776!8i3888!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!2s1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612!3b1!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx!3m5!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an open-air venue\u003c/a>, similar to an amphitheater, which is right \u003ca href=\"http://outdoors.it\">outside\u003c/a> City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland weather forecast predicts \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=37.7518&textField2=-122.232\">a sunny, bright day on Thursday afternoon\u003c/a>, so be sure to bring water to drink and wear sunscreen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are children welcome at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes: the city is characterizing the rally as a“family-friendly community celebration welcoming fans of all ages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children under 5 years old don’t need their own ticket to attend the event, but must be accompanied by an adult with a registered ticket.[aside postID=arts_13987431 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/alysia-liu.png']Strollers are allowed at the event but will be subjected to a security search (see below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">\u003c/a>Is there a bag policy at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">security screening\u003c/a> for all entrants to Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items you cannot bring to the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Weapons like firearms, batons and pepper spray\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bladed items like pocket knives and scissors\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Explosives like fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drones or professional camera and recording gear (excluding cell phones)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Laser pointers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs and banners larger than 11″ x 17″ or attached to a pole/stick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noisemakers like airhorns, whistles or megaphones\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes, scooters or skateboards (ADA-approved mobility devices \u003cem>are\u003c/em> allowed.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol or cannabis(and alcoholic beverages will not be sold during the event).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city recommends that attendees bring clear bags, as they would to a concert venue, to speed up security screenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any bag you bring \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> be bigger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Hard-sided containers like coolers, liquids, unsealed beverages and glass bottles (excluding medical needs and infant needs) are also not allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I get to Frank Ogawa Plaza using public transportation?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests are \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">encouraged by the city\u003c/a> to use public transportation to reachthe homecoming celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a BART Yellow, Orange, or Red line train and exit at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station. After that, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1245+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8044928,-122.2741517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b14f89b71b:0x541031277707a792!2m2!1d-122.2718896!2d37.8036801!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a quick 2-3 minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11986231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11986231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train above two streets intersecting\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train runs along the tracks at 59th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way in Oakland on May 14, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re coming from a Blue or Green line train, you would need to transfer at the Lake Merritt Station and jump on an Orange Line train. You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to customize your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following lines will take you right to downtown Oakland: Tempo 1T, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, and 96.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://tp.actransit.org/\">AC Transit’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to map out your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">\u003c/a>Is there parking available near Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you would rather drive to the plaza, you can check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1ElmaDUHqu3FLC8KMotBbQUD9x_U&%3Bll=37.806342649331874%2C-122.25653192906495&%3Bz=14&ll=37.789794246857674%2C-122.22610495&z=13\">this Google Map of parking structures in downtown Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City-run parking garages include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Dalziel Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Dalziel+Garage,+250+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8058819,-122.2745508,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b195180967:0xa07553e6ad4ae813!2m2!1d-122.2724138!2d37.8061888!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">2-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin Plaza Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">6-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Center West Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/City+Center+West+Garage,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8049461,-122.2762241,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b063f85ac9:0x72b5aadec3787c93!2m2!1d-122.2756908!2d37.804547!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 7-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin 88 Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an 8-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1200 Harrison Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Harrison+Garage,+278+12th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8034184,-122.2724868,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b506d7a26b:0x589d8ab3d003ec9b!2m2!1d-122.2680143!2d37.8015196!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Renaissance Plaza Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Pacific+Renaissance+Plaza+Parking+Garage,+388+9th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8029408,-122.2736874,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f815c2eeb2e09:0xa2db5cfb4b878c89!2m2!1d-122.2705972!2d37.8008528!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Expect these garages to fill up quickly ahead of the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will also be street parking, but it will likely be difficult during the celebration due to the number of people attending the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Will there be food at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there will be food trucks and nonalcoholic beverages sold at the event. Remember: bringing your own alcohol into the venue is not permitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/events/annual-events/restaurant-week/\">Oakland Restaurant Week\u003c/a>, if you’d rather get something to eat after the event and take advantage of the special deals in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The love for Alysa is real,” commented \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/visitoakland/p/DVrwPeJD4ft/\">the official Instagram accoun\u003c/a>t for the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu — who gained global attention for her bright, carefree skating performance, distinct style and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIOHZF-888\">love for the Bay\u003c/a> — will be present at what Oakland is calling the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally, where she’s expected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">speak to the crowd at the event\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075985\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2265776474-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-27 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026, in Paris, France. \u003ccite>(Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This homecoming party is expected to be packed. So if you were lucky enough to reserve a spot at the much-anticipated event on Thursday, here’s what to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">Is there nearby parking for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">What’s the event’s bag policy?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to get a ticket for the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, yes. Anyone without a registration will not be able to attend the event as it is “at capacity and no more admission is available,” according to a spokesperson from the city of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When and where is the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event is on Thursday, at 12 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland’s City Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075992\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-1091535112-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, on a cloudy day. \u003ccite>(Sundry Photography via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/#registration\">City of Oakland’s website\u003c/a> recommends people arrive early in order to secure a good viewing spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event starts at 12 p.m. and will end around 1:30 p.m., according to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of venue is Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frank Ogawa Plaza is \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8051952,-122.2718616,3a,75y,353.95h,81.08t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICEpo3MVQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAFfmt2ZDEjojPMq212H8pCK46AdRBoW3XNJ408HuVTI3Tv9MfU141M1tXngu6vm8TCR_J1elp9ZNeacEvER1iaJJ_cUyG8XZvAAa3htWd2RurJ8yGpXshzWIGUDhN0FGRKCgEENLtz_4%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi8.917626792195747-ya353.9535816203126-ro0-fo100!7i7776!8i3888!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!2s1+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612!3b1!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx!3m5!1s0x808f80b1a03e0eb1:0x894fdebeffb22522!8m2!3d37.8050974!4d-122.2718614!16s%2Fg%2F1q2whdnpx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an open-air venue\u003c/a>, similar to an amphitheater, which is right \u003ca href=\"http://outdoors.it\">outside\u003c/a> City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland weather forecast predicts \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=37.7518&textField2=-122.232\">a sunny, bright day on Thursday afternoon\u003c/a>, so be sure to bring water to drink and wear sunscreen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are children welcome at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes: the city is characterizing the rally as a“family-friendly community celebration welcoming fans of all ages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Children under 5 years old don’t need their own ticket to attend the event, but must be accompanied by an adult with a registered ticket.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Strollers are allowed at the event but will be subjected to a security search (see below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whatstheeventsbagpolicy\">\u003c/a>Is there a bag policy at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">security screening\u003c/a> for all entrants to Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Items you cannot bring to the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Weapons like firearms, batons and pepper spray\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bladed items like pocket knives and scissors\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Explosives like fireworks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drones or professional camera and recording gear (excluding cell phones)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Laser pointers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs and banners larger than 11″ x 17″ or attached to a pole/stick.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noisemakers like airhorns, whistles or megaphones\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bikes, scooters or skateboards (ADA-approved mobility devices \u003cem>are\u003c/em> allowed.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alcohol or cannabis(and alcoholic beverages will not be sold during the event).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The city recommends that attendees bring clear bags, as they would to a concert venue, to speed up security screenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any bag you bring \u003cem>cannot\u003c/em> be bigger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Hard-sided containers like coolers, liquids, unsealed beverages and glass bottles (excluding medical needs and infant needs) are also not allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I get to Frank Ogawa Plaza using public transportation?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guests are \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/alysa-liu/\">encouraged by the city\u003c/a> to use public transportation to reachthe homecoming celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a BART Yellow, Orange, or Red line train and exit at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station. After that, it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/1245+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8044928,-122.2741517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b14f89b71b:0x541031277707a792!2m2!1d-122.2718896!2d37.8036801!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a quick 2-3 minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11986231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11986231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A BART train above two streets intersecting\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/240514-EMINENTDOMAIN-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BART train runs along the tracks at 59th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way in Oakland on May 14, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re coming from a Blue or Green line train, you would need to transfer at the Lake Merritt Station and jump on an Orange Line train. You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">BART’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to customize your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AC Transit \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following lines will take you right to downtown Oakland: Tempo 1T, 6, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 30, 40, 51A, 72, 72L, 72M, 88, and 96.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://tp.actransit.org/\">AC Transit’s Trip Planner\u003c/a> to map out your route.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IstherenearbyparkingfortheAlysaLiuCelebrationRally\">\u003c/a>Is there parking available near Frank Ogawa Plaza?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you would rather drive to the plaza, you can check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1ElmaDUHqu3FLC8KMotBbQUD9x_U&%3Bll=37.806342649331874%2C-122.25653192906495&%3Bz=14&ll=37.789794246857674%2C-122.22610495&z=13\">this Google Map of parking structures in downtown Oakland\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City-run parking garages include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Dalziel Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Dalziel+Garage,+250+Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8058819,-122.2745508,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b195180967:0xa07553e6ad4ae813!2m2!1d-122.2724138!2d37.8061888!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">2-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin Plaza Garage, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">6-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Center West Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/City+Center+West+Garage,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8049461,-122.2762241,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b063f85ac9:0x72b5aadec3787c93!2m2!1d-122.2756908!2d37.804547!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 7-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Franklin 88 Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Franklin+Plaza+Parking,+19th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612/@37.8064408,-122.2712547,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b258a4016b:0x5c7fc904f48e3a0c!2m2!1d-122.2683746!2d37.8074235!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">an 8-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1200 Harrison Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Harrison+Garage,+278+12th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8034184,-122.2724868,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b506d7a26b:0x589d8ab3d003ec9b!2m2!1d-122.2680143!2d37.8015196!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pacific Renaissance Plaza Garage, about \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Frank+H.+Ogawa+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612/Pacific+Renaissance+Plaza+Parking+Garage,+388+9th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94607/@37.8029408,-122.2736874,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f80b678e8f087:0x514764d491c0e31c!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f80b177970b73:0x6c6eff125046238c!2m2!1d-122.2715946!2d37.8053433!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f815c2eeb2e09:0xa2db5cfb4b878c89!2m2!1d-122.2705972!2d37.8008528!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">a 10-minute walk to the plaza.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Expect these garages to fill up quickly ahead of the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will also be street parking, but it will likely be difficult during the celebration due to the number of people attending the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Will there be food at the Alysa Liu Celebration Rally? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there will be food trucks and nonalcoholic beverages sold at the event. Remember: bringing your own alcohol into the venue is not permitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitoakland.com/events/annual-events/restaurant-week/\">Oakland Restaurant Week\u003c/a>, if you’d rather get something to eat after the event and take advantage of the special deals in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>After his first practice with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose-sharks\">San José Sharks\u003c/a> since the Winter Olympics ended, 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini seemed taken aback by the number of cameras there to watch him play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the most media we have ever had. Ever,” he said Wednesday afternoon with a slight smile and a cut on his cheek from the international games still apparent. “It’s starting to feel like a Canadian market.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teenage hockey player has become a breakout star for his impressive run in Milan, and his performance has made the Bay Area hyped for his return to the Sharks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the team’s chief marketing officer, Doug Bentz, individual game ticket sales for the Sharks are up 56% over last year, and Celebrini’s Team Canada jerseys sold out in less than an hour. Four of the six home games after the Olympics are almost or already sold out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would tell people, ‘If you want to come see Macklin live, get tickets as soon as possible,’” Bentz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/real_max_miller/status/2027218208667914508?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with being one of the youngest players in men’s ice hockey on the global stage, Celebrini led \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-back-with-san-jose-sharks-learned-a-lot-at-olympics-in-milan\">the Olympic tournament with five goals in six games\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Jackie_Redmond/status/2024951958952370547\">a surprisingly large amount of playing time\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrini even had American fans rooting for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was amazing. He was playing like crazy out there,” said J’lah Johnson of Modesto, a fan of both men’s and women’s ice hockey. “I’m Canadian at heart for Celebrini!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/leavetowns/status/2027222292061999414?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Sharks lost their first game after the Olympics on Thursday night, the excitement around Celebrini has fans starting to rank him among the Bay’s notable stars like the Warriors’ Stephen Curry and fellow Olympians \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12074589/olympic-star-alysa-liu-is-back-in-the-bay-and-oakland-is-ready-to-celebrate\">Alysa Liu\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7355691/eileen-gu-interview-2026-olympics/\">Eileen Gu\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope that energy [from Milan] still translates for us back home,” Johnson said. “Prior to the Olympics, none of my friends could name a player. But a few of them have asked me — since they know I’m really into it — ‘Oh, do you know Celebrini?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, here we go.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New attention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to Bentz, Celebrini has “exploded both locally and outside of the market.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you look over basically one year, the average daily mentions for Macklin versus his average during the Olympics” saw about a 420% increase in articles and social media posts, Bentz said. The Sharks’ own social media engagement went up as well, despite not posting as much during the Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-2-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brady Tkachuk #7 of Team United States blocks a shot by Macklin Celebrini #17 of Team Canada during the Men’s Gold Medal match on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. The United States defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Devoted Sharks fans seemed shocked by the newfound attention and by the fact that Sharks in-jokes have \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/dewties/status/2026104664668639461?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">“breached containment.”\u003c/a> A major example: A team-sponsored fundraiser where fellow player Will Smith \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJ_Xj7EhJ9/\">seemingly volunteered Celebrini\u003c/a> for an \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Frost_Cupcake/status/2026354390924407265?s=20\">“elevated cupcake experience”\u003c/a> at a San José bakery right after Canada’s loss to the U.S. in the gold medal game has become a meme-worthy moment, with posts about it attracting over \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@butterflybridgers/video/7609885938067574029\">259,000 likes on TikTok\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New fans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hockey has seen an uptick of interest among the American mainstream audience, especially after the success of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5637480\">the television series \u003cem>Heated Rivalry\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Olympics and gold from both U.S. men’s and women’s teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the American men’s ice hockey team is also facing some backlash after players celebrated their win \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5724942/fbi-directors-leadership-questioned-after-partying-with-the-us-mens-hockey-team\">with FBI Director Kash Patel \u003c/a>and laughed at a comment made by President Donald Trump that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/sport/hilary-knight-president-trump-distasteful-joke\">slighted the women’s team\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left to right) Silver medalists Bo Horvat #14, Macklin Celebrini #17 and Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada react during the medal ceremony following the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When thinking about new fans who are just getting into hockey, Johnson said that “this is still one of the most conservative sports and has not always been super open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recommended that fans “find your community within the community,” and noted that there is a growing number of LGBTQ+ fans and fans of color, “so our voices are a little bit more heard, whether it’s on social media or in person.”[aside postID=news_12074589 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty3.jpg']Old and new fans alike are waiting to see if the Sharks, with their talented young roster, have what it takes to make it to the playoffs this year — something \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosehockeynow.com/san-jose-sharks-celebrini-askarov-nedeljkovic-playoffs/\">they haven’t done since 2019.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The anticipation has also added pressure on the teen player, which made some fans worried for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For his part, Celebrini said on Wednesday he is “excited to start playing again” with the Sharks and bring the mindset he’s learned from some of the best players at the Olympics to San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’ll be hoping for a turnaround after Canada’s silver-medal finish, a feeling that he said will stick with him forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of those guys I looked up to my whole childhood, and it was an honor to play with them and be around them every single day,” the Vancouver-born athlete said. “But it sucks. 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The United States defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Devoted Sharks fans seemed shocked by the newfound attention and by the fact that Sharks in-jokes have \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/dewties/status/2026104664668639461?s=46&t=7BBzFwo6eYLzJIVfAlumEQ\">“breached containment.”\u003c/a> A major example: A team-sponsored fundraiser where fellow player Will Smith \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJ_Xj7EhJ9/\">seemingly volunteered Celebrini\u003c/a> for an \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Frost_Cupcake/status/2026354390924407265?s=20\">“elevated cupcake experience”\u003c/a> at a San José bakery right after Canada’s loss to the U.S. in the gold medal game has become a meme-worthy moment, with posts about it attracting over \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@butterflybridgers/video/7609885938067574029\">259,000 likes on TikTok\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New fans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hockey has seen an uptick of interest among the American mainstream audience, especially after the success of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5637480\">the television series \u003cem>Heated Rivalry\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Olympics and gold from both U.S. men’s and women’s teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the American men’s ice hockey team is also facing some backlash after players celebrated their win \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5724942/fbi-directors-leadership-questioned-after-partying-with-the-us-mens-hockey-team\">with FBI Director Kash Patel \u003c/a>and laughed at a comment made by President Donald Trump that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/sport/hilary-knight-president-trump-distasteful-joke\">slighted the women’s team\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/Macklin-Celebrini-Getty-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left to right) Silver medalists Bo Horvat #14, Macklin Celebrini #17 and Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada react during the medal ceremony following the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When thinking about new fans who are just getting into hockey, Johnson said that “this is still one of the most conservative sports and has not always been super open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recommended that fans “find your community within the community,” and noted that there is a growing number of LGBTQ+ fans and fans of color, “so our voices are a little bit more heard, whether it’s on social media or in person.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And once again, she is an example of Oakland and our town and what we do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040970\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12040970 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250520-BARBARA-LEE-SWORN-IN-MD-03-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbara Lee speaks to supporters after being sworn in as Mayor of Oakland at Oakland City Hall on May 20, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While details on the upcoming celebration are sparse, praise for the young star — whose\u003ca href=\"https://www.instyle.com/alysa-liu-figure-skating-gen-z-olympics-style-hair-11911041\"> Gen Z style\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://pitchfork.com/news/alysa-liu-skates-to-pinkpantheress-at-olympic-gala/\">untraditional music choices\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU9Jl_1kmCn/\">unfiltered post-skate celebration\u003c/a> have captured attention across the country — is not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland-based Fentons Creamery said Liu will enjoy ice cream for life following her free skate performance to Donna Summer’s disco cover of “MacArthur Park Suite” last week, and offered to host a homecoming party when she returned to the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The sundaes are on standby,” the shop, which has operated in Oakland for more than 130 years, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU91b36jhzF/\">wrote on Instagram\u003c/a>. “Oakland shows up for its own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Liu was 5 when she was first introduced to skating at the Oakland Ice Center, and continued to train at the club throughout much of her professional career, until announcing her retirement in 2022.[aside postID=news_12072038 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty1.jpg']After she placed sixth at the Beijing Olympic Games that year, she said in a now-deleted social media post that she was “finally done with her goals” in the sport after more than a decade full of “a lot of good and a lot of bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/02/alysa-liu-oakland-ice-center-figure-skating/#:~:text=Liu%2C%20who%20was%20raised%20in%20the%20East,2025%2C%20and%20the%20skater%20is%20fresh%20off\">told the \u003cem>Oaklandside\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that she was burned out and no longer found joy in skating when she quit. But in 2024, she told the publication, she was reminded of her love for the sport after a skiing trip and decided to return to the ice — and the Oakland Ice Center, where she’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7058855/2026/02/19/alysa-liu-olympics-oakland-watch-party-figure-skating/\">again trained\u003c/a> over the last two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she was in Milan, the rink hosted \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU9DgWIEnrF/?hl=en&img_index=1\">viewing parties\u003c/a> for her events and praised her winnings on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are so proud to share the ice with you,” a social media post said last week from the Oakland Ice Center and Oakland Skates Ice Hockey, a semi-pro team that uses the rink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART also gave her a shoutout after that performance, congratulating the “BART rider and Oakland legend.” The post clips a news article about Liu, which said she often took the public transit system to get from the East Bay to San Francisco for training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/bart.gov/post/3mfamwo5ljk2l\">Commenters on Bluesky\u003c/a> were quick to point out her connection, too, to San Francisco’s public transit system: When Muni’s L-Taraval train relaunched after five years of renovations in September 2024, Liu recorded a bilingual message in Mandarin and English for returning riders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074616 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/AlysaLiuGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu performs her routine, which won the gold medal, during the Women’s Singles Skating competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Tim Clayton/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From welcoming riders on the L-Taraval to standing atop the Olympic podium … Huge congratulations to the Bay Area’s own Alysa Liu,” the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU_eb0cASf8/\">wrote\u003c/a>, joining the bandwagon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland-raised football star Marshawn Lynch also sent encouragement to Liu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Go out there and win some gold, bring that sh-t back to the Town man,” Lynch, who played multiple seasons with the Oakland Raiders, said in a video posted to social media. “Town business, show them what you’re talking about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last Thursday, after her free skate performance launched her to the top of the singles competition leaderboard, Liu returned the love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oakland shoutout,” she said as she skated toward the cameras, beaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>For most student-athletes, the balancing act between exams and training is part of the job. But for Brandon Kim, a rising senior at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/stanford-university\">Stanford University\u003c/a> studying computer science, he calls himself a full-time student first, who still makes time to go for gold at this year’s Milan Cortina \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/winter-olympics\">Winter Olympics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My journey to where I am now is totally different from what a traditional skater or athlete might be,” said Kim, who was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. “When I’m at school, I don’t have access to an ice rink.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim, 24, is among the 20 or so athletes with Bay Area ties who are competing in the Winter Games. 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I’m a short-track speed skater, so I compete inside like an Olympic-size rink, which is like a regular public rink. Our races consist of a lot of strategy. It’s definitely the more exciting version of speedskating compared to long track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Short track seems intense, almost like the sprint on a typical track and field-like track, versus the longer distances, where you have to watch for a while.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like watching paint dry. I guess the general consensus among short trackers is that long track is boring, and it’s easier because you don’t have to pass people and things like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072695\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072695\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/BrandonKimOlympicsGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/BrandonKimOlympicsGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/BrandonKimOlympicsGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/BrandonKimOlympicsGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Kim of the United States competes in the men’s 500-meter heats during the ISU Short Track World Tour, Montreal, at Aréna Maurice-Richard on Oct. 9, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. \u003ccite>( Sarah Stier/International Skating Union via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I have to admit, I barely learned to ice skate. The idea of going that fast, like with any speed whatsoever, terrifies me. So, how did you get into it, and how did you maybe get over a fear of going fast?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I started when I was 9 or 10 years old, after watching the [2010] Vancouver Olympics. I thought just the speed that the athletes were going at and turning and racing seemed exciting. And there were a few teams around my area, so I just started out that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Your dream has been to make it to the Olympics. And you got really close, right before the 2022 Beijing Games. Can you talk a little bit more about that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We qualify for Olympic spots based on our performance at World Cup competitions prior to the Olympics. I had earned those spots, but unfortunately, I had a lot of trouble at the Olympic Trials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I fell like five times. It was a difficult competition for me. With short track, you never know what will happen because you’re racing in a group. You’re passing different people, so there can be a lot of collisions.[aside postID=news_12072038 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty1.jpg']\u003cstrong>You are going to make your Olympic debut, and you’re also a full-time student at Stanford. When you are studying? And training for competitions, what does a typical day look like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not like a student athlete. I wasn’t recruited to Stanford for short track or anything like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I’m at school, I prioritize my academics. I do a lot of weight lifting and training by myself because there’s no ice rink at Stanford. So, when I go out to compete, I fly out like Wednesday and then start competing on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having just one or two days to acclimate myself and compete again, it’s something that not many, if any skaters, have done. Being away from the ice yet being able to compete at the highest level brings up my confidence and sets me apart from different athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As you join Team USA in speedskating, competing alongside people like Jordan Stoltz, what’s going through your mind?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I just want to take it one race at a time and make sure my preparation from now until we start racing is as good as possible. I don’t want to let the pressure overwhelm me or anything like that. I just want to skate my own race and give it all I got.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are you looking forward to doing in Italy that is not speed skating?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside the Olympic Village, I’m looking forward to looking at the Duomo di Milano. We had the test event at the Olympic facility last year, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to check it out. So this time, I want to be able to get a look.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>The 2026 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/winter-olympics\">Winter Olympics\u003c/a> are almost here, with a Feb. 6 kickoff — and this year’s squad of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-area\">Bay Area\u003c/a> athletes is a force to be reckoned with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some are trend-setting Gen Z athletes, others are seasoned international pros, and many are both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll be showing off their stuff starting this week, so to help you follow along, we’ve compiled a list of all of the athletes who are from or have strong ties to the Bay Area so you can cheer them on from the comfort of your own home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, jump straight to information on \u003ca href=\"#howtowatchthe2026WinterOlympicGames\">how to watch the 2026 Winter Olympic Games\u003c/a> and what’s new for this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Figure skating: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Making an iconic comeback this year is \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7362679/alysa-liu-skating-olympics-2026-interview/\">\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: the Clovis-born Oakland-dwelling young figure skating phenom who became the youngest U.S. women’s champion when she was just 13 and took 6th place on the podium at the Beijing Olympics. After retiring at 16 to live a normal teenage life, Liu announced her return to competition in 2024 and went on to win the 2025 World Championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072302 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu of Team United States trains on day minus four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 2, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San José ice dancer \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/anthony-ponomarenko-olympic-dreams/4008998/\">\u003cstrong>Anthony Ponomarenko\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be taking the ice with his longtime skating partner, Christina Carreira. Ponomarenko comes from a family of Olympians, as the son of two Russian ice dancing medalists (and whose mother set him up with Carreira 12 years ago).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Alpine skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team is chock full of Bay Area and Lake Tahoe-area athletes, including San Francisco native \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/bay-area-alpine-skier-nina-obrien-milano-cortina-olympics/69961916\">\u003cstrong>Nina O’Brien\u003c/strong>,\u003c/a> who’s returning to ski racing after breaking her leg at the last Games in 2022 and then again in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O’Brien, like many others, did most of her early career training at Palisades Tahoe. Other Sierra-based athletes include Tahoe City resident and three-time Olympian \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdSavAbMzi4\">\u003cstrong>Bryce Bennett\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, who will be competing in speed events as a new dad, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/tahoe-skiers-best-friends-keely-cashman-aj-hurt/4021554/\">two-time Olympians and close friends\u003c/a> \u003cstrong>Keely Cashman, \u003c/strong>from Strawberry, and \u003cstrong>AJ Hurt,\u003c/strong> from Carnelian Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nina O’Brien of Team United States in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom on Jan. 24, 2026, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic. \u003ccite>(Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s also \u003ca href=\"https://www.lilalapanja.com/meet-lila\">\u003cstrong>Lila Lapanja,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> who will be competing for Team Slovenia and trained for most of her childhood at Diamond Peak in Incline Village (full disclosure: alongside this story’s author!).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lapanja has been a high-level competitor on the world ski racing circuit since 2017, but an Olympic appearance has eluded her — until now.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Snowboarding: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speaking of Tahoe-area medalists, keep an eye out for \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/sports/jamie-anderson-motherhood-2026/4010644/\">\u003cstrong>Jamie Anderson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> of South Lake Tahoe, a mother of two and slopestyle champion — the first woman to win more than one gold in the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1369\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4-1536x1051.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Anderson of Team United States competes in the Aspen Snowmass Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifiers during the Toyota US Grand Prix 2026 at Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort on Jan. 8, 2026, in Aspen, Colorado. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Making their Olympic debuts this year are Truckee-raised athletes \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5n6eXViO4s\">\u003cstrong>Hanna Percy\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, competing in snowboard cross, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/hahna-norman-rise\">\u003cstrong>Hahna Norman\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, headed to Italy for slopestyle and big air competitions after she barely missed the 2022 games due to an ACL tear.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Freestyle skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On the freestyle skiing side, Stanford is sending two athletes to the Games this year, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/03/team-gb-zoe-atkin-winter-olympics-2026-ski-halfpipe\">\u003cstrong>Zoe Atkin\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>who came ninth in Beijing and won this year’s X Games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072323 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailing Eileen Gu of Team People’s Republic of China participates in slopestyle training on day minus two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park on Feb. 4, 2026, in Livigno, Italy. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She’ll be going up against classmate \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/freeskier-eileen-gu-takes-another-wild-ride-to-21327283.php\">\u003cstrong>Eileen Gu\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>born and raised in San Francisco, but who is once again competing for Team China. Gu’s earlier decision not to compete for Team USA in the 2022 Olympics \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/02/03/cold-warrior-why-eileen-gu-ditched-team-usa-to-ski-for-china\">drew some measure of controversy\u003c/a>, especially after she earned three medals, including two golds, one in big air and the other in halfpipe. At just 18, Gu became the youngest Olympic gold medalist ever in the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at just 15 years old, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierrasun.com/news/15-year-old-freeskier-takes-truckee-to-winter-olympic-stage/\">\u003cstrong>Abby Winterberger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> of Truckee, directly qualified to the Games for freeski halfpipe, bypassing the typical pathways after a fiery run earlier this year in Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cross-country skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yet \u003cem>another \u003c/em>Stanford athlete, \u003ca href=\"https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/sammy-smith-winter-olympics-cross-country-skiing\">\u003cstrong>Sammy Smith\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>qualified for the Olympics — just two months after her soccer season as a starting defender for the Cardinal ended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith will be joined in Italy by Truckee native \u003ca href=\"https://www.moonshineink.com/sports/nordic-king-qa-with-jc-schoonmaker/\">\u003cstrong>JC Schoonmaker\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, who’ll be returning for his second Olympics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty7.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sammy Smith of Team United States takes part in a training session on day minus two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium on Feb. 4, 2026, in Val di Fiemme, Italy. \u003ccite>(Lars Baron/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Biathlon: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Biathlete \u003cstrong>Joanne Reid\u003c/strong>, born in Palo Alto, is back for her third Games after becoming a major voice \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/biathlon-sexual-harassment-female-athletes-investigation-b5c09737637b10f2f6bc5093ee950529\">unveiling allegations of ongoing sexual harassment in her team\u003c/a>. Reid comes from a family of Olympians, with a mom who’s a bronze medalist in speed skating and an uncle who’s a five-time gold medalist in the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Speedskating: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nss3H9aS0ac\">\u003cstrong>Brandon Kim\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, a rising senior at Stanford University majoring in computer science on the pre-med track\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>is the athlete to watch in this intense short-distance sport — even though he doesn’t even have a rink to practice on at Stanford while he’s dedicated to his studies. This is Kim’s first Olympic Games, and his most competitive event is the 500-meter race.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ice hockey: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A handful of players on the San José Sharks made their respective countries’ teams. These include \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-forward-pavol-regenda-named-to-team-slovakia-s-2026-olympic-roster\">\u003cstrong>Pavol Regenda\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, representing Team Slovakia, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-forward-philipp-kurashev-named-to-team-switzerland-s-2026-olympic-roster\">\u003cstrong>Philipp Kurashev\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> for Team Switzerland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-forward-alexander-wennberg-named-to-team-sweden-s-2026-olympic-roster#:~:text=Sharks%20forward%20Alexander%20Wennberg%20named%20to%20team%20Sweden's%202026%20Olympic%20roster,-January%2002%2C%202026&text=San%20Jose%20Sharks%20forward%20Alexander,the%20Swedish%20Ice%20Hockey%20Association.\">\u003cstrong>Alexander Wennberg\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> for Team Sweden and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhl.com/news/macklin-celebrini-earned-his-spot-on-canada-for-olympics\">\u003cstrong>Macklin Celebrini\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> for Team Canada. While it’s Regenda’s second Olympics, after he won bronze for Slovakia in 2022, it’ll be the first Games for the rest of the squad.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sled hockey: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Paralympian and Daly City resident \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/sports/beijing-winter-olympics/one-on-one-with-jen-lee-sled-hockey-gold-medalist-from-daly-city/2740018/\">\u003cstrong>Jen Lee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> is coming back for his fourth — and possibly final — Paralympic Games as the goalie for Team USA’s sled hockey team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072324\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty6.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty6-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty6-1536x1077.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jen Lee #32 of Team United States celebrates with teammates after defeating Team Canada during the Para Ice Hockey Gold Medal game on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the National Indoor Stadium on March 13, 2022, in Beijing, China. Team United States defeated Team Canada 5-0. \u003ccite>(Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lee is somewhat of a dominator on the ice, having won gold in all three of his Paralympic appearances and having zero goals scored against him in Beijing. Lee is also a military veteran and came into the sport during rehab after losing his leg in a motorcycle accident while on leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"howtowatchthe2026WinterOlympicGames\">\u003c/a>How to watch the 2026 Olympic Games\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place in Northern Italy, split between hubs in Milan for indoor sports and Cortina d’Ampezzo for outdoor mountain sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, the first events actually begin on Wednesday, kicking off with some alpine ski training and preliminary curling events. Paralympic Winter Olympic Games events will start on March 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is one new sport premiering at the 2026 Olympics: \u003ca href=\"https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/sports/ski-mountaineering\">ski mountaineering\u003c/a>, affectionately nicknamed “SkiMo.” It’s a mix between cross-country, backcountry and alpine skiing, featuring sprint and relay events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The full schedule of Olympic and Paralympic events is listed on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule\">NBC Olympic website\u003c/a>. You can tune in via \u003ca href=\"http://nbcolympics.com\">NBCOlympics.com\u003c/a> or with a subscription to streaming service \u003ca href=\"https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/olympics?cid=2602olywntrnbsperndedi27332&utm_campaign=2602olywntr&utm_source=nbcs_nbcspts_st-sv&utm_medium=ernd_edi_seoopt_bnr&utm_term=nbcsportssitevistors&utm_content=winterolympics2026\">Peacock\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Alysa Liu’s hometown.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Figure skating: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Making an iconic comeback this year is \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7362679/alysa-liu-skating-olympics-2026-interview/\">\u003cstrong>Alysa Liu\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: the Clovis-born Oakland-dwelling young figure skating phenom who became the youngest U.S. women’s champion when she was just 13 and took 6th place on the podium at the Beijing Olympics. After retiring at 16 to live a normal teenage life, Liu announced her return to competition in 2024 and went on to win the 2025 World Championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072302 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alysa Liu of Team United States trains on day minus four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 2, 2026, in Milan, Italy. \u003ccite>(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San José ice dancer \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/anthony-ponomarenko-olympic-dreams/4008998/\">\u003cstrong>Anthony Ponomarenko\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be taking the ice with his longtime skating partner, Christina Carreira. Ponomarenko comes from a family of Olympians, as the son of two Russian ice dancing medalists (and whose mother set him up with Carreira 12 years ago).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Alpine skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This year’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team is chock full of Bay Area and Lake Tahoe-area athletes, including San Francisco native \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/bay-area-alpine-skier-nina-obrien-milano-cortina-olympics/69961916\">\u003cstrong>Nina O’Brien\u003c/strong>,\u003c/a> who’s returning to ski racing after breaking her leg at the last Games in 2022 and then again in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O’Brien, like many others, did most of her early career training at Palisades Tahoe. Other Sierra-based athletes include Tahoe City resident and three-time Olympian \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdSavAbMzi4\">\u003cstrong>Bryce Bennett\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, who will be competing in speed events as a new dad, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/tahoe-skiers-best-friends-keely-cashman-aj-hurt/4021554/\">two-time Olympians and close friends\u003c/a> \u003cstrong>Keely Cashman, \u003c/strong>from Strawberry, and \u003cstrong>AJ Hurt,\u003c/strong> from Carnelian Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nina O’Brien of Team United States in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom on Jan. 24, 2026, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic. \u003ccite>(Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s also \u003ca href=\"https://www.lilalapanja.com/meet-lila\">\u003cstrong>Lila Lapanja,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> who will be competing for Team Slovenia and trained for most of her childhood at Diamond Peak in Incline Village (full disclosure: alongside this story’s author!).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lapanja has been a high-level competitor on the world ski racing circuit since 2017, but an Olympic appearance has eluded her — until now.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Snowboarding: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Speaking of Tahoe-area medalists, keep an eye out for \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/sports/jamie-anderson-motherhood-2026/4010644/\">\u003cstrong>Jamie Anderson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> of South Lake Tahoe, a mother of two and slopestyle champion — the first woman to win more than one gold in the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1369\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty4-1536x1051.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Anderson of Team United States competes in the Aspen Snowmass Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifiers during the Toyota US Grand Prix 2026 at Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort on Jan. 8, 2026, in Aspen, Colorado. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Making their Olympic debuts this year are Truckee-raised athletes \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5n6eXViO4s\">\u003cstrong>Hanna Percy\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, competing in snowboard cross, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/hahna-norman-rise\">\u003cstrong>Hahna Norman\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, headed to Italy for slopestyle and big air competitions after she barely missed the 2022 games due to an ACL tear.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Freestyle skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On the freestyle skiing side, Stanford is sending two athletes to the Games this year, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/03/team-gb-zoe-atkin-winter-olympics-2026-ski-halfpipe\">\u003cstrong>Zoe Atkin\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>who came ninth in Beijing and won this year’s X Games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072323 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/WinterOlympics2026Getty5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailing Eileen Gu of Team People’s Republic of China participates in slopestyle training on day minus two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park on Feb. 4, 2026, in Livigno, Italy. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She’ll be going up against classmate \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/freeskier-eileen-gu-takes-another-wild-ride-to-21327283.php\">\u003cstrong>Eileen Gu\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>born and raised in San Francisco, but who is once again competing for Team China. Gu’s earlier decision not to compete for Team USA in the 2022 Olympics \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/02/03/cold-warrior-why-eileen-gu-ditched-team-usa-to-ski-for-china\">drew some measure of controversy\u003c/a>, especially after she earned three medals, including two golds, one in big air and the other in halfpipe. 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Team United States defeated Team Canada 5-0. \u003ccite>(Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lee is somewhat of a dominator on the ice, having won gold in all three of his Paralympic appearances and having zero goals scored against him in Beijing. Lee is also a military veteran and came into the sport during rehab after losing his leg in a motorcycle accident while on leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"howtowatchthe2026WinterOlympicGames\">\u003c/a>How to watch the 2026 Olympic Games\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place in Northern Italy, split between hubs in Milan for indoor sports and Cortina d’Ampezzo for outdoor mountain sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, the first events actually begin on Wednesday, kicking off with some alpine ski training and preliminary curling events. 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