Alysa Liu Says Fan Chased Her to Her Car at Airport: ‘Please Do Not Do That to Me’
Figure skating champion Alysa Liu, fresh off winning two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, posted on Instagram Stories on Wednesday, March 4, that she was swarmed by a crowd and chased to her vehicle after landing at an airport upon her return to the United States.
“So I land at the airport, & there’s a crowd waiting at the exit with cameras & things for me to sign,” the 20-year-old wrote. “All up in my personal space. Someone chased me to my car bruh. Please do not do that to me.”
Liu’s appeal for space follows a historic run at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She won the women’s singles figure skating competition, earning the first individual gold medal for Team USA since 2002.
Her free skate program, set to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, took place in the women’s final on Feb. 19 in Milan. She also won a second gold medal as part of the United States team figure skating competition earlier in the Games.
The back-to-back golds turned Liu into one of the most talked-about athletes from the Winter Olympics and brought a level of public attention that, as her airport experience shows, has quickly intensified.
Since returning from Italy, Liu has been in New York City for a packed schedule of high-profile media appearances.
She appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and on Today, where she met Daniel Radcliffe. She visited Simu Liu and the cast of Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre and appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue.
In just a few weeks, the 20-year-old went from competing on Olympic ice to navigating New York media studios and Broadway theaters. The transition into celebrity culture has been swift.
In an NBC Interview following her Olympic victory, Liu joked about how she might deal with her sudden fame.
When asked how she would handle “superstardom,” she said, “I have no idea how I’m gonna deal with it. Probably wigs. I’m gonna wear some wigs when I go outside,” before grinning and adding, “Nah, I’m playing.”
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