Alysa Liu, the Olympic gold medalist who stole America’s heart, will be honored during a public celebration in her hometown of Oakland on Thursday.Mayor Barbara Lee, the City of Oakland, and Visit Oakland will host a public Welcome Home Celebration Rally honoring Liu. Liu won two gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics—one in women’s singles figure skating and the other in mixed team figure skating.The celebration will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, outside Oakland City Hall. Registration for the event has reached capacity. A pre-rally press conference is scheduled for 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the City Council Chambers at Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.Event organizers say Liu will attend.If you would like to view the celebration, check back at 11 a.m. on this article to see a livestream here, or go to KSBW 8’s Facebook page to watch the livestream there.
OAKLAND, Calif. —
Alysa Liu, the Olympic gold medalist who stole America’s heart, will be honored during a public celebration in her hometown of Oakland on Thursday.
Mayor Barbara Lee, the City of Oakland, and Visit Oakland will host a public Welcome Home Celebration Rally honoring Liu.
Liu won two gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics—one in women’s singles figure skating and the other in mixed team figure skating.
The celebration will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, outside Oakland City Hall. Registration for the event has reached capacity.
A pre-rally press conference is scheduled for 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the City Council Chambers at Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.
Event organizers say Liu will attend.
If you would like to view the celebration, check back at 11 a.m. on this article to see a livestream here, or go to KSBW 8’s Facebook page to watch the livestream there.