Reflecting on the meaning of gold with Olympic champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Alysa Liu

"The destiny for Cortina for me was to be peaceful, even if I didn't get a medal." Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is opening up after her first Olympic gold in eight years, revealing her mentality in a one-on-one sit-down with Olympics.com's Alessandro Poggi. Another American gold medallist is also discussing her unique approach after coming back from retirement, as Alysa Liu won the Olympic figure skating title, making her the first American woman to do so since Sarah Hughes at Salt Lake City 2002. "I don't really feel pressure," Liu says in her exclusive with host Nick McCarvel. The 20-year-old talks about how her two years away from the sport reshaped her thinking around external expectations - and how that's helped her flip the skating world on its head. Plus, the USA women's hockey team completed a 48-hour gold rush for the Americans with a dramatic come-from-behind overtime win over rival Canada, and we hear from captain Hilary Knight and Megan Keller - who struck the game-winning goal - about their golden triumph.

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Reflecting on the meaning of gold with Olympic champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Alysa Liu is an episode from Olympic Channel Podcast by Olympics.com.

This episode is 00:22:06 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2026.

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