U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu said she didn't care if she medaled. She won gold

Key Highlights

• Alysa Liu won Olympic gold in women's figure skating, the first U. S. woman to do so since 2002.
• She scored a season-high 150.20 points in her free skate performance.
• Liu had previously taken a two-year retirement and started college at UCLA.
• The last American woman to win a singles figure skating medal was Sasha Cohen in 2006.
• Liu's victory ended a 24-year gold medal drought for U. S. women in this event.