Overview
- City officials say a community event is being coordinated to honor Liu, as tributes range from an Oakland I-880 billboard to a new mural in Gardena by Gustavo Zermeño Jr.
- One of Liu’s two Olympic gold medals was damaged during celebrations and has been surrendered for a replacement in line with Games protocols.
- Liu’s social-media audience has expanded dramatically since Milan, with analytics and outlets reporting about five million new Instagram followers.
- Her father recounted the family’s 2021 targeting by an operative tied to Chinese intelligence; Matthew Ziburis has pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent and to conspiracy to commit interstate harassment.
- Liu returned to the Bay Area to cheers at San Francisco International Airport and is expected to compete next at the World Championships in Prague in March.