Alysa Liu's Olympic victory lap shows no signs of slowing down.

Since winning gold in women's singles at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, the 20-year-old Bay Area native has launched a whirlwind media tour, offering fans a deeper look at her music choices, mental health journey and plans for the future.

Appearing on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen" on Monday, March 2, Liu revisited her now-viral free skate to Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park."

"I was recommended by someone to listen to that song," Liu said. "Then I found a 16-minute suite version, and it took it to another level."

The performance vaulted her from third place to Olympic gold and sent the 1978 disco anthem back up Billboard's Dance Digital Song Sales chart, according to Billboard. Her exhibition skate to "Stateside" by PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson also delivered a streaming boost.

Looking ahead, Liu shared the five songs she hopes to skate to next: "Fire in My Heart" by Escape From New York; "CHIHIRO" by Billie Eilish; Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake"; "Star" by Mitski; and her top pick, "Capable of Love" by PinkPantheress.

The Oakland-raised skater has also opened up about the personal journey behind her comeback. In an interview with Today, Liu reflected on stepping away from the sport at 16 after feeling burned out.

"My mental health used to be horrible, like, absolutely horrible," she said. "And I just took a break, and I did something new."

Her advice to young athletes feeling pressure? 

"If it's really such a struggle, I would say definitely take that break. Don't be scared to do that. You'll be scared of failure, (but) honestly, trying new things will definitely give you a different outcome."

The tour has included lighter moments, too. 

In a video with Self magazine, Liu revealed her "Olympic crush."

"I think my Olympic crush is probably Suni Lee," Liu said. "She's so pretty and very stylized. You know what I'm saying? I like that, yeah. Oh my gosh, the one and only Hilary Knight. There's no thinking outside the box on that one."

She continued, "I have many Olympic crushes. Lauren Hernandez. I love that she's openly queer and that she is completely herself, a little bit of a nerd, just like me."

On "Today" Monday, Liu met "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe backstage, in a moment captured by the show's social media team. The two embraced and posed for a selfie with her gold medal.

"You being you was the most joyful thing I've watched," Radcliffe told her. 

Over the weekend, she also received a pop culture nod on "Saturday Night Live," where a sketch referenced "that figure skating girl with the striped hair," prompting Liu to repost the clip on Instagram and respond simply, "Period."

Back in Oakland, a new mural at Telegraph Avenue and 43rd Street in Temescal honors Liu with an image inspired by her playful "thizz" face - a nod to the Bay Area's Hyphy movement - alongside the words "Shoutout Oakland," echoing her post-victory remarks. 

The Asian-led art collective Illuminairies funded the mural themselves. 

"The Warriors left, the A's left, but it's kind of like we have someone to look up to and somebody that our kids can aspire to be," Steve Ha of Illuminairies told NBC Bay Area. "And you know, follow your dreams, and I think it's just dope, man."

City officials are also planning a community-wide celebration, Mayor Barbara Lee announced, calling Liu "Oakland's hometown hero." Fentons Creamery has offered her "ice cream for life."

As she makes stops in New York and beyond, Liu has said she plans to compete at the upcoming ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. 

When asked whether she sees herself competing at the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps, her answer was succinct.

"Oh yeah," Liu said.

This article originally published at After winning gold, Alysa Liu reveals dream skate playlist and ‘Olympic crush'.