In the women's singles free skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the winner was Alysa Liu from USA
There were many highly competitive events at the 2026 Winter Olympics, which was held across multiple cities in Italy. One of these events was the women's singles free skating, which saw serious competition from top performers. This event was held on February 17 (Short Program) and February 19 (Free Skate), 2026, at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy.
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Image Credit - Google Gemini[/caption]2026 winter Olympics women's single skating free skating
The winner at the 2026 winter Olympics women's single skating free skating was Alysa Liu from USA. It was a challenging event to win since 29 skaters from 22 nations took part in the event. The winner was Alysa Liu, who also went on to create a record for the United States. She became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in individual figure skating. Before this, Sarah Elizabeth Hughes of the USA had won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics.
Another major milestone related to Alysa Liu's win is that she has broken the record of Russians winning consecutively in the Olympics women's single skating event. Russian athletes have been winning this event since 2010. This is a major achievement for Alysa Liu. Alysa Liu was among the favorites to win this event. She went on to win the gold after a solid performance in the free skate event.
Other winners in the 2026 winter Olympics women's single skating free skating were Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai. Both these athletes are from Japan. Kaori Sakamoto won the Silver medal, whereas Ami Nakai won the Bronze medal. Given below are the scores of top performers at the 2026 winter Olympics women's single skating free skating.
- Gold medal winner Alysa Liu scored 226.79 points in total - 76.59 (Short Program) and 150.20 (Free Skate)
- Silver medal winner Kaori Sakamoto scored 224.90 points in total - 77.23 (Short Program) and 147.67 (Free Skate)
- Bronze medal winner Ami Nakai scored 219.16 points in total - 78.71 (Short Program) and 140.45 (Free Skate)
As is evident from above, the event was quite competitive with the difference of just a few points in the top three medals. One can also see that Liu's score in Short Program is actually lower than the Silver and Bronze medal winners. However, Liu compensated for that with her exceptionally good performance in the Free Skate.
Who is Alysa Liu?
Alysa Liu is an American figure skater, who won the 2026 Olympic Gold medal in the women's singles figure skating. She was also a winner in the team events. Before that, Alysa Liu was the 2025 World champion and had won a Bronze medal at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships. Various other prestigious events have been won by Alysa Liu in her skating career.
Alysa Liu was born on 8th August, 2005, and comes from Clovis, California. She started her skating career at a young age of just 5. By age 7, she had already started taking part in national events. Alysa Liu has won various events across juvenile, junior and world events. In her personal life, Alysa Liu maintains strong bonds with her family members. She is a huge fan of manga and anime.
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