A celebration to honor two-time Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu is in the works in Oakland, the city announced on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Liu returned to the Bay Area having won gold in the team skating event and in the individual figure skating event.<\/a> Her gold medal in the individual event is the first for an American woman since 2002. <\/p>\n \u00a0“Alysa represents the heart, grit, resilience, and joy of Oakland. Her achievement has filled our city with pride, and we are coordinating with her team now to finalize a date so the community can celebrate her together,” the city of Oakland said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Liu, who was raised in Richmond and trained at Oakland Ice, has been the talk of the town, inspiring other young skaters.<\/p>\n “She comes from (Oakland Ice), so it proves that anybody from here can also go to the Olympics and compete,” Giada Lee said<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n A date for the community-wide event has not been set yet, with the city saying to stay tuned for details.\u00a0<\/p>\n