MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 19: Alysa Liu of Team United States competes in Women’s Single Skating – Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesAt age 16 she was targeted by Chinese spies. She’s now the face of Olympic figure skating.MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 19: Alysa Liu of Team United States competes in Women’s Single Skating – Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThe Improbable Comeback of Alysa LiuAt age 16 she was targeted by Chinese spies. She’s now the face of Olympic figure skating.|February 25, 2026Updated:February 25, 2026Just as Alysa Liu and her family boarded a plane, they got a call. It was the FBI.A Chinese spy was on the way to their Bay Area home, the agency said.AD
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