Alysa Liu, born in Clovis, wins gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics

Alysa Liu, who was born in Clovis, has won her second gold in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Milan.

She is the first American woman to win an individual medal for figure skating at the Olympics since 2006.

Liu headed into the competition Thursday in third place after scoring 76.59 in the short program. She finished first in the free skate, earning a total of 226.79 across her two performances, propelling her past two Japanese skaters, Kaori Sakamoto, who earned silver and Ami Nakai, who took the bronze…

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