While she was in Milan, the rink hosted viewing parties<\/a> for her events and praised her winnings on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so proud to share the ice with you,\u201d read a social media post last week from the Oakland Ice Center and Oakland Skates Ice Hockey, a semi-pro team that uses the rink.<\/p>\n BART also gave her a shoutout after that performance, congratulating the \u201cBART rider and Oakland legend.\u201d The post clips a news article about Liu, which says she often took the public transit system to get from the East Bay to San Francisco for training.<\/p>\n Commenters on Bluesky<\/a> were quick to point out her connection, too, to San Francisco\u2019s public transit system: When Muni\u2019s L-Taraval train relaunched after five years of renovations in September 2024, Liu recorded a bilingual message in Mandarin and English for returning riders.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom welcoming riders on the L-Taraval to standing atop the Olympic podium \u2026 Huge congratulations to the Bay Area\u2019s own Alysa Liu,\u201d the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency wrote<\/a>, joining the bandwagon.<\/p>\n Oakland-raised football star Marshawn Lynch also sent encouragement to Liu.<\/p>\n \u201cGo out there and win some gold, bring that sh-t back to the Town man,\u201d Lynch, who played multiple seasons with the Oakland Raiders, said in a video posted to social media. \u201cTown business, show them what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n Last Thursday, after her free skate performance launched her to the top of the singles competition leaderboard, Liu returned the love.<\/p>\n \u201cOakland shoutout,\u201d she said as she skated toward the cameras, beaming.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AlysaLiuGetty2.jpg\")
Alysa Liu performs her routine, which won the gold medal, during the Women\u2019s Singles Skating competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Tim Clayton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n