According to major media reports, Liu, who won two gold medals at the 2026 Games, will not compete at the event beginning March 24 at O2 Arena in Prague. She would have performed alongside Olympic teammates Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito. S.
team. Liu, 20, previously retired from the sport citing burn-out after the 2022 Beijing Games and launched a comeback two years later. She became the first American woman since Kimmie Meissner in 2006 to win the world title last year in Boston.
I really hope she's looking out for herself.
S. S. defend its Olympic team title.
Since winning gold, Liu has made near-daily TV appearances, including on Good Morning America, and has fronted magazines and given hundreds of interviews. Fans have raised concerns for her wellbeing after her decision to pull out of the world championships. " It is common for Olympic athletes to skip the following world championships due to the long season and stress.
She's been doing too much recently.
Other athletes who have withdrawn from worlds include Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (Japanese Olympic pairs champions), Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii (Italian pairs team), and Loena Hendrickx of Belgium. Loena Hendrickx endured a season marked by injuries and finished 14th in the women's event at the Milan Cortina Games. Whether Liu's withdrawal is related to burnout or her packed schedule remains unclear.
Liu has a distinctive streaked haircut mimicking tree growth rings and a prominent frenulum piercing.
A young woman and an elite athlete with her head screwed on straight.