When USA's Alysa Liu won her first U.S national title in 2019 at age 13, the youngest U.S. ladies' national champion in history, she was still too young to compete at the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit for the 2018-19 season. This past year, Liu started her international career with a bang when she debuted at 2019 JGP Placid, making history again as the first American female figure skater to successfully land a quadruple jump, the Lutz. She also landed a triple Axel in the same program, thus becoming the first female skater to land both a triple Axel and quad in the same program.
"What motivates me is a lot of different skaters and myself," the two-time U.S. Champion shared. "I always want to improve myself, I just have a drive. I'm also inspired from seeing other skaters, like (Alexandra) Trusova and (Anna) Shcherbakova doing those quads. I want to keep up with them and step it up."
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"What motivates me is a lot of different skaters and myself," the two-time U.S. Champion shared. "I always want to improve myself, I just have a drive. I'm also inspired from seeing other skaters, like (Alexandra) Trusova and (Anna) Shcherbakova doing those quads. I want to keep up with them and step it up."
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I have been enjoying watching this skater grow over the past two season! What are your thoughts?