"It Feels Different When You Are Choosing It." - Alysa Liu 2026 olympic reflections alysa liu choice ilia malinin pressure Feb 22, 2026

"That's what I’m f***ing talking about!" 

Alysa Liu shouted after winning gold—the first American woman to win individual gold in figure skating since 2002.

Everyone is talking about it. But here's what most people are missing:

The real story isn't just that Alysa won.

It's the difference be...

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“I was so confident in my program.” - Ilia Malinin 2026 olympic reflections ilia malinin pressure sasha cohen Feb 19, 2026

“I was so confident in my program.” Ilia said in shock after losing what seemed an opportunity of his lifetime—one he had built for years for this moment.

Most people nodded in disbelief…

He was so confident and consistent? How could this happen?

They didn’t see the problem in his statement that ...

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