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Medals do not validate me - The Athlete who Won Gold for Loving the Doing

At sixteen, Alysa Liu walked away from figure skating, burned out and unhappy. Four years later, she won Olympic gold in Milan, not by chasing medals, but by coming back to the ice for the only reason that ever worked: she loved being on it. This is her story.

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