Alysa Liu Shares Why She Believes Taylor Swift Played a Key Role in Their Olympic Success
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Pop icon Taylor Swift may not have competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but gold medalist Alysa Liu believes her influence was felt on the ice as Team USA clinched victory.
During the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26, Liu presented Swift with the 2026 Artist of the Year award, referring to her as the “GOAT of music” while on stage.
“She lent her voice and music by narrating a video introducing me and the other ‘Blade Angels,’” Liu said of Swift, who attended the event with her fiancé, Travis Kelce. “I gotta say, I think that’s why we won.”
Swift later accepted the award, which was one of seven accolades she received that evening. “First of all, to receive this award from Alysa,” she began her speech. “You brought me so much happiness and everyone else so much happiness with your performances.”
Swift’s support for Team USA was evident earlier this year, as she wished the athletes good luck in a self-filmed video aired during the opening ceremony in February. Just days later, she narrated a commercial featuring Liu and her fellow figure skaters.
In the promotional video, Swift introduced Liu and her teammates. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to Amber [Glenn], Alysa and Isabeau [Levito], three American showgirls on ice who will capture your heart with their stories,” she said. “She walked away from skating when she was 16, but then came back on her own terms. Joy fuels her now. Every jump, a celebration. Every performance, a testament to the beauty of knowing yourself.”
Months earlier, the singer contributed her Billboard Hot 100 hit “The Fate of Ophelia” to an advertisement for the Winter Olympics.
