Retiring from by choice is rare within the athletic community, as oftentimes injury or age ending their career. But for U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, she decided it was her time at just 16 years old.
Liu said she’s had “insane 11 years” years on the ice with “a lot of good and a lot of bad.”
“i honestly never thought i would’ve accomplished as much as i did.”
Liu went on to say that “now that i’m finally done with my goals in skating i’m going to be moving on with my life.” She won her first senior U.