{"id":301971,"date":"2026-05-06T03:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/301971\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:36:25","slug":"oaklands-alysa-liu-makes-met-gala-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/301971\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland\u2019s Alysa Liu makes Met Gala debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(KRON) \u2014 Oakland\u2019s hometown hero, gold medalist Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, stepped on the 2026 Met Gala red carpet sporting a red Louis Vuitton dress with dramatic ruffles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Liu, 20, made her Met Gala debut Monday at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The athlete\u2019s strapless gown, coupled with her iconic blonde-and-brown striped halo hair, made a fashion statement at the star-studded affair.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alysa Liu (Photo by Lexie Moreland\/WWD via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce881a40f00645b728a973fce2e60610.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alysa Liu (Photo by Lexie Moreland\/WWD via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alysa Liu attends the Met Gala on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"719\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bf0ceca101cddaaea576cc40923233af.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alysa Liu attends the Met Gala on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alysa Liu attends the Met Gala in New York City on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Matt Crossick\/PA Images via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"479\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8b3acba29e155a663947b15bb272d587.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alysa Liu attends the Met Gala in New York City on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Matt Crossick\/PA Images via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alysa Liu arrives for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03c119e0e102678a4cf753faf88728bb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alysa Liu arrives for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year\u2019s\u00a0Met Gala theme is \u201cCostume Art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/stars-celebrate-alysa-liu-front-012725321.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Stars celebrate with Alysa Liu in front of energetic Oakland crowd;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Stars celebrate with Alysa Liu in front of energetic Oakland crowd <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Liu grew up skating at Oakland Ice Center.\u00a0With a near-flawless skating performance <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/sports\/italy-olympics\/alysa-liu-wins-first-womens-figure-skating-gold-medal-for-the-us-in-24-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/a>, she became the first American women\u2019s figure skater to win a gold medal in 24 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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