Saturday, February 21, 2026

Alysa Liu's father shares conflcting emotions after Olympic truimph

Alysa Liu's father, Arthur Liu, shares conflicting emotions after his daughter won the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Arthur Liu, father of Alysa Liu, celebrates with family during the medal ceremony for the women's free skate during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena.

Alysa Liu's father, Arthur Liu, shares conflicting emotions after his daughter won the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz REFILE - CORRECTING MONTH/File Photo
 

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Team USA's Chris Lillis competes during the finals in the men's aerials at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park in Livigno, Italy on Feb. 20, 2026.
 

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Punch, a baby macaque in Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan, was abandoned by his mother. Zoo staff raised him with the help of a stuffed orangutan.
 

Zoo responds to heartbreaking video of Punch the monkey being dragged

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President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, D.C., February 20, 2026.
 

Trump faces high-stakes State of the Union amid 'very rough patch'

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A helicopter hovers near the site where four skiers were killed in an avalanche in the Pongau district, Austria, January 17, 2026.
 

Explosives, choppers used in effort to recover bodies from avalanche site

Helicopters flew over the avalanche site to assess the avalanche danger and the snowpack. Later, they began setting off explosives to trigger small snow slides.

 

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