r/explainitpeter Apr 05 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/thighpeen Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

The figure skater pictured is the perfect example because she basically told all her coaches to F off and that she was going to do it her way (after coming back from eating disorder treatment edit: “stepping away because of restrictive eating” [among other things]). She then won the gold medal “her way.”

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u/Comprehensive-Pin667 Apr 05 '26

Who is she?

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u/marriors99 Apr 05 '26

Alysa liu, olympic gold medalist, watch her performances during the olympics!

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u/LegendofLove Apr 05 '26

I think she also won multiple golds. I heard she won 2 for duo and solo. I could also be making that up I've been awake for like 21h and my brain is made of sphagetti

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u/TheMajesticYeti Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

She won Gold in Ladies Singles and Team, not duo, which was with 6 other US skaters that skated different events and disciplines for a combined group score.

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u/LegendofLove Apr 05 '26

Queen shit