American media: Chinese figure skater Liu Meixian: 16 years old has created a lot of history

Source: China Overseas Chinese Network

In any sport, it is rare to meet a genius like Chinese figure skater Alysa Liu. Sometimes, the title of "child prodigy" may be exaggerated for some people, but for Liu Meixian, such a title is well-deserved.

According to ForTheWin, a sports website of USA Today, at a very young age, Liu Meixian had the opportunity to become a special competitor in the figure skating world. Now, the richmond, Calif., has been given his first chance on the Olympic stage. Although only 16 years old, Liu Meixian has already made a lot of history in her short career.

She is the youngest female athlete to win a national championship in U.S. history, at the age of 13. A year later, in 2020, at the age of 14, she won another national championship, making her the youngest athlete to win both high-level national championships.

It is reported that Liu Meixian began skating with her father at the age of 5. Soon after, she began working with her first coach, former figure skater Laura Lipensky.

At the age of 12, Ms. Liu became the youngest skater in history and the third U.S. female athlete to complete a triple axel at an international competition.

Former figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist Adam Rippon compared Ms. Liu to American gymnastics genius Simone Biles, calling him "the byyrs of figure skating." "She did it so easily, if you don't know enough, you won't realize the difficulty and revolution in it."

That's a very high rating. You know, Byers is the greatest gymnast in American history and one of the greatest Olympians.

While Liu Meixian is currently one of the best figure skaters on the U.S. team, she will face very brutal competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, especially from Russian athletes.

She was the first female athlete in the United States to perform a quad lutz in a competition, and the first female athlete in the world to jump a quad and a half jump in the same event in the same competition. (End)