Alysa Liu, born in Clovis, wins gold medal at Winter Olympics
Alysa has more than half a million followers on Instagram and is seen as one of her generation's most accomplished skaters.
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Winter Olympics are underway in Italy, and you may have heard the Central Valley get a shoutout.
Alysa Liu, 20, was born in Clovis and earned a gold medal for Team USA in the short program event in Milan.
Her dad, Arthur Liu, is a Chinese immigrant and single father to five.
She doesn't have a traditional mom, as she was born with an anonymous egg donor and surrogate mother.
At age 12, Alysa became the youngest woman to ever land a triple axel.
She is now living and training in the Bay Area near Oakland.
Alysa has more than half a million followers on Instagram and is seen as one of her generation's most accomplished skaters.
She still has two more chances to compete on February 17 and 19.
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