Alysa Liu is taking a break from competitive figure skating, but not because she’s burned out.
The 21-year-old Olympic champion wrote on Instagram that she will be sitting out next year’s season to focus on personal growth and fine-tune her skating and artistry.
She told NBC Sports on Tuesday: “I really want to improve my skating, and I wanted to take the time to do that for myself and just to evolve, and then I’ll be back after that is done.”
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