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Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, 16, announces retirement: I'm 'moving on with my life'

American Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is hanging up her skates.

Two months after finishing seventh during the controversial women's event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the 16-year-old announced she's retiring from the sport after "about 11 years on the ice."

"I’m here to announce that i am retiring from skating," Liu wrote on Instagram Saturday. "I feel so satisfied with how my skating career has gone. now that i’m finally done with my goals in skating i’m going to be moving on with my life… this skating thing has taught me a lot more about life than i anticipated.