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mitch96

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9. From what I saw she was out there for the pure delight of skating...Not worried about getting a medal...

Reply to Silver Gaia (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:50 AM

14 hrs ago

You could just see the joy coming out of her...That smile was infectious..
I also loved the closing with the US woman's hockey team winning gold in overtime... The vid of the singing of the Star Spangled banner had tears coming down my face....uff

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Alysa Liu's Joyous Free Skate to the Win [View all] Silver Gaia 17 hrs ago OP

We were watching history being made as she was skating. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #1

Yes, we were. Silver Gaia 17 hrs ago #2

I have been watching figure skating for decades. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #4

Yup. We are huge fans of figure skating, too, and my mom and dad were before me. Silver Gaia 16 hrs ago #5

LOL yes when Tara and Johnny STFU you know you are watching gold. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #7

Oh, I get it totally! They are my faves. Love them! Silver Gaia 6 hrs ago #10

I missed the live performance, Callalily 17 hrs ago #3

Oh good! Silver Gaia 16 hrs ago #6

Thank you for posting it! Coloradan4Truth 15 hrs ago #8

You are most welcome! Silver Gaia 6 hrs ago #12

From what I saw she was out there for the pure delight of skating...Not worried about getting a medal... mitch96 14 hrs ago #9

Thank you. I hadn't seen that. Ive been hyper-focued on figure skating. Silver Gaia 6 hrs ago #11

That was spectacular nt drmeow 2 hrs ago #13