The figure skating star and Olympic gold medalist gave a primer on how to properly say her name in a video interview with Newsweek. It turns out that broadcasters and fans alike were getting it wrong ...
Team USA ice skater Alysa Liu, who rose to fame after winning two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, set the record ...
Not only have fans been pronouncing her first name incorrectly, her last name has also been mispronounced. She shared that her last name which is spelled "Liu" is pronounced, "Lee-Oh" as one syllable.
The figure skater cleared up confusion about how to correctly say her full name.
Figure skater Alysa Liu, who won two gold medals for the U.S. in the recent Winter Olympics in Italy, says her name is not pronounced “Alyssa Loo,” as many interviewers and commentators have said it.
Before the games began, athletes recorded the proper pronunciation of their names. Now, visitors to the official Olympics website can visit each athlete's biography and click on their name to hear it ...
Navigating the world as the parent of a child with a unique or difficult-to-pronounce name can be a constant source of frustration. When I named my daughter Chiara, I never considered that people ...