On Thursday, the story of American figure skater Alysa Liu was glitz, glitter, and gold.

That was not how China wanted the story to end when its agents spied on her family in California before her Olympic debut in the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, in what theJustice Departmentcalled “efforts to stalk, harass, and surveil dissidents residing in the United States.”

In a social media post, Afshine Emrani noted in apost on Xthat Liu had risen above adversity.

“The script couldn’t have written it better. In 1989, Arthur Liu fled China as a political refugee after the Tiananmen Square massacre. He came to America with nothing but a dream for a free life. ​Decades later, his daughter Alysa Liu became the face of Team USA. ​But the CCP didn’t forget. Before the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the FBI uncovered a ‘brazen’ spying operation. The target? Alysa and her father,” the post read.

“The Chinese government tried to: ​Stalk them on U.S. soil. ​Intimidate her into silence. ​Pressure her to turn her back on the country that gave her family refuge. ​The FBI had to give them 24/7 security just so she could compete. ​She faced the intimidation. She refused to be a pawn,” the post said.

🇺🇸 THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN REVENGE STORY 🇺🇸​The script couldn’t have written it better. In 1989, Arthur Liu fled China as a political refugee after the Tiananmen Square massacre. He came to America with nothing but a dream for a free life.​Decades later, his daughter Alysa Liu…pic.twitter.com/VH6ScPB9Cu

— Afshine Emrani MD FACC (@afshineemrani)February 20, 2026

“She walked away from the sport for two years to find her soul again— and then she came back with a vengeance. ​TODAY, THE STORY IS COMPLETE. In a flawless performance to Donna Summer’s ‘MacArthur Park,’ Alysa Liu just did the impossible. ​ OLYMPIC GOLD,” the post said.

“​She didn’t just skate for a medal. She skated for the freedom her father risked everything for. She didn’t just win for herself; she won for the flag that protected her family when the world felt small. ​This is what a Patriot looks like,” the post said.

Liu was Team USA’s only hope Thursday after teammates Amber Glen and Isabeau Levito failed to make the finals, according toFox News.Sarah Hughes won America’s last gold in women’s singles figure skating in 2002.

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