The Bay Area is no stranger to Olympic gold medalists, and two of them had a special message for figure skater and Oakland native Alysa Liu as her hometown celebrated her with a downtown rally on Thursday.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr and superstar point guard Steph Curry, who won gold with Team USA at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, congratulated Liu on the two gold medals she earned at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a warm video message.
“Alysa, congratulations on your gold medal achievement, representing not only the United States, but the Bay Area, Oakland,” Curry said. “Super proud. Congratulations. You did that. From one gold medal winner to another, just want to say keep doing your thing. Keep representing the Bay, and we love you. Peace.”
“Alysa, I just want to say congratulations,” Kerr said. “That was so incredible to watch. The whole Bay Area is so proud of you, and everybody with the Warriors was watching and pulling for you, and so excited. So thanks for representing the Bay and making us all proud.”
Liu won gold in both the women’s singles figure skating event — the first U.S. Olympian to do so since 2002 — and the mixed team figure skating event, capturing the hearts of America and certainly giving the Bay bragging rights.
In addition to her congratulations from Curry and Kerr, Liu received the Key to the City during Thursday’s festivities and told the Oakland crowd, “This is for y’all!
While Liu’s latest interaction with the two Warriors greats was virtual, it’s only a matter of time before the gold medalists link up in person.
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