U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu said she didn't care if she medaled. She won gold

Liu is the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002. (Image credit: Jamie Squire) Liu is the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002. Liu is the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002.