Overview
- Liu’s following swelled to nearly 7 million on Instagram, making her the most-followed Winter Olympian and surpassing Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam.
- Billboard-tracked streams of her program music spiked after Milan Cortina, including a 976% jump for Donna Summer’s MacArthur Park and notable gains for Laufey’s Promise and PinkPantheress’s Stateside.
- Back home in the Bay Area, she is doing limited skates and media stops while preparing to compete at the ISU World Championships in Prague later this month.
- Asked about 2030, Liu said she would like to compete in the French Alps Games, signaling openness to another Olympic run.
- In new interviews, the 20-year-old urges parents not to force kids to stay in sports and says sleep and regular check-ins with loved ones are key to her mental health.