Why Olympian Alysa Liu Wasn’t Allowed to Keep Broken Gold Medal | E! News
Alysa Liu became the latest Olympic athlete to earn a gold medal that broke. She detailed having to return the item after it detached from its ribbon following her team event win on Feb. 8. “I was just jumping up and down, as one does to celebrate, and it just dropped,” she told Overtime in an interview posted on Feb. 9. “It just literally fell off of the ribbon. It got very scratched up… pretty dented.” Despite the imperfections, Alysa was happy to keep her hard-earned medal—but it’s what happened next that was even more surprising. “I actually liked it when it was off the ribbon, but that’s not allowed,” the 20-year-old said. “I had to give it in. I was like, ‘Can’t you just fix this one?’ I’m attached. But it’s OK, I’m detached. Just like it was.” Liu received a new medal the next day. Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1428360/alysa-liu-who-is-the-team-usa-olympic-figure-skater
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17 Comments
You gotta stop buying from Temu
😊 wow congrades. Thumbs 👍 😅.
Poorly crafted medals. Olympic association purchasing fake medals for all winter athletes. How come she complained that her gold medal got scratches? Hmmm sounds bootleg to me.
Who cares
To woke, so it broke!!!
Made in China?
There is only 1% gold in that medal
So sweet and so talentet Alysa Liu. I wish Alysa Liu good health, good luck and much success for her performances.💐🙏🥇⛸
"Made in Italy".
Made in China?
totaly japan team king medal not number 2 america number 2 selver not number 1😢😢😢guys look japan team compare america? japan is amazing except milanin
I'm not a fan of that raccoon looking hair!! LOL
Cheap Italians
Real important stuff here. 😂
Is it just me or anyone thinking that the medal detached to the ribbon with some dents made the medal more unique and special for having so much exposure on social media that made it unique to all the medals that would be given afterwards. "The medal" that is so heavy, it needed no ribbon or lace at all.
How cheap, it’s bad enough olympians make no money from winning medals but you give them dinky medals on top of that?
Nah should of let her keep it as a Souvenir!!!