{"id":126546,"date":"2026-02-08T01:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/126546\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T01:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:17:07","slug":"laufey-reacts-to-alysa-lius-short-program-skate-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/126546\/","title":{"rendered":"Laufey reacts to Alysa Liu\u2019s short program skate \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/olympics\/2026-milan-cortina\/when-does-alysa-liu-compete\/6455592\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alysa Liu<\/a>&#8216;s Olympic comeback is winning the adoration of the world, including a Grammy winning artist. <\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old figure skater is back at the Olympics four years after falling out of love with the sport and choosing to retire. Now, she&#8217;s back on her own terms and skating with a renewed passion. <\/p>\n<p>Liu received rapturous support after her first skate of the Milan Cortina Olympics, a short program as part of the team competition. She placed second behind three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Watch her skate below. <\/p>\n<p>Her skate also caught the attention of Laufey, a singer-songwriter known for hits like &#8220;From the Start,&#8221; &#8220;Lover Girl,&#8221; and &#8220;Falling Behind.&#8221; Laufey also sings &#8220;Promise,&#8221; the song Liu skates to. <\/p>\n<p>Laufey gained almost 3 million views for her TikTok post that said &#8220;olympics hitting different this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;thats OUR olympian alysa liu,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/t\/ZTh53R8UF\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the singer&#8217;s TikTok caption read<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know about Liu&#8217;s Olympic schedule and how to watch her compete in Italy:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When does Alysa Liu compete?<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Feb. 6:<\/p>\n<p>Team Event: Women&#8217;s single skating-short program \u2014 7:35 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Feb. 8:<\/p>\n<p>Team Event: Women&#8217;s single skating-free skate \u2014 2:45 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Feb 17:<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s single skating-short program \u2014 12:45 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Feb. 19:<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s single skating-free skate \u2014 1 p.m. EST \ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>Where and how to watch figure skating<\/p>\n<p>Individual and team gymnastics events at the 2026 Olympics will air on NBC New York and USA Network. Streaming will be available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/paris-olympics-gymnastics?destinationRailId=d5ef12d8-dc96-11ee-a4ac-f7de1259a0c1&amp;destinationRailUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fbff-ext.clients.peacocktv.com%252Fbff%252Fbrowse%252Fv1%252Frails%252Fd5ef12d8-dc96-11ee-a4ac-f7de1259a0c1%253Fpage_id%253D641074ba-4bcd-11ec-8cd9-abd6340d9c75%2526mode%253DCONNECTED_NAV&amp;groupParent=a8e8b2de-de27-11ee-b3aa-ab47980fce08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Peacock<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcolympics.com\/?chrcontext=KNTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBCOlympics.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NBC.com<\/a>, the NBC Olympics app and the NBC app.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alysa Liu&#8216;s Olympic comeback is winning the adoration of the world, including a Grammy winning artist. 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