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Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu shared on social media a terrifying experience she had at an airport Thursday morning.
Liu wrote in her Instagram Stories that she was mobbed by people with cameras asking her to sign things before someone “chased” her to her car. She asked fans to refrain from doing this.
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Alysa Liu of the United States competes in the women’s singles short program during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Ice Rink on February 6, 2026. (James Lang/Imagn Images)
“So I land at the airport and there’s a crowd waiting at the exit with cameras and things for me to sign,” she wrote. “All this in my personal space. Someone chased me to my car, bruh.
“Please don’t do this to me.”
Liu, 20, went from Olympic hopeful to gold medalist in a matter of months by winning the women’s singles figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Games. Liu’s electric performance dazzled the crowd in Italy and had Americans back home raving about her.
It was the second of two gold medals she received during the Games. She was part of the team figure skating competition that won gold at the start of the Olympics.
Gold medalist Alysa Liu of the United States displays her medal after competing in the women’s free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Stéphanie Scarbrough)
She’s far from the only professional athlete to have had to deal with cheering fans at the airport. Most notably, professional wrestlers have been outspoken about similar issues.
WWE star Rhea Ripley detailed a tense situation at the airport in March 2023.
Ripley explained the situation to USA Network when she ran into one particular fan at the airport, and after refusing to sign anything, she was followed, leading others to join in.
Alysa Liu of the United States arrives to compete in the women’s figure skating free program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, February 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Stéphanie Scarbrough)
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“I don’t think people understand how threatening it is,” she said at the time. “Especially because you don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know these people.”
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