Rising skating star Alysa Liu captured two Olympic gold medals in Milan, first helping the U.S. win the team event and then claiming the women’s singles title on Feb. 19. The 20-year-old Oakland, California, native delivered a
decisive free skate to secure her individual victory with 226.79 points. In doing so, she became the first woman since Sarah Hughes at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games to win Olympic singles gold, ending a 24-year drought for U.S. women in the event.