NEARLY $1,000,000 FOR A 16-YEAR-OLD DREAM — AND A FATHER WHO STILL REGRETS IT. Alysa Liu grew up on cold mornings and harder expectations. Before most kids knew who they were, she carried a country on her shoulders. Team USA. Olympic lights. Applause that echoed long after the rink went dark. Her father, Arthur Liu, stood just outside the boards. Writing checks. Driving through nights. Telling himself it was love. Nearly a million dollars. Every hour he had. Now he says the words softly. Almost afraid of them. “If I could do it again… I’d protect her first.” Gold asks quietly. It takes loudly. And sometimes, the ice remembers everything.
Nearly $1 Million on the Ice: Alysa Liu, Arthur Liu, and the Cost Nobody Talks About Some stories look perfect…