Self & Growth · 人与自我 / 成长 / 励志
16岁退役，21岁奥运封后：花样滑冰少女的归来之路
At 16 she walked away from skating; five years later, Alysa Liu returned to claim Olympic gold
中文导读
年仅 13 岁就登上美国花样滑冰之巅的阿莉莎·刘，却在 16 岁事业巅峰时因压力与疲惫选择退役，回归普通学生生活。一次滑雪旅行中，朋友的一句"你还热爱滑冰吗"唤醒了她对冰面的眷恋。2024 年她宣布复出，2025 年夺得世锦赛冠军，2026 年 2 月 19 日在米兰冬奥会以近乎完美的自由滑夺冠，成为 24 年来首位摘得女子单人滑奥运金牌的美国选手。她的故事告诉我们：适时暂停、倾听内心、重新出发，同样是一种了不起的力量。
一、原文精读
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【1】When Alysa Liu announced her retirement from competitive figure skating in April 2022, she was only 16 years old. The girl once called a "wonder child" had simply lost her love for the sport.
【2】Liu had become famous at an incredibly young age. At 13, she became the youngest U.S. national champion in history; a year later she defended the title. She was also the first American woman to land a triple axel and a quad in competition.
【3】But fame came with great pressure. After finishing sixth at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and winning bronze at the World Championships, she felt tired and empty. She decided to step away and live the life of an ordinary teenager — going to school, travelling and spending time with friends.
【4】For nearly two years she stayed off the ice. Then, on a skiing trip, a friend asked her a simple question: "Do you still love skating?" That question changed everything. She realized she missed the feeling of gliding across the ice.
【5】In March 2024, Liu announced her return to competitive skating. "I am beyond excited to be back," she said. She trained harder than ever, but this time the joy had returned with her.
【6】Her hard work paid off. In 2025 she won the World Championships. Then, on February 19, 2026, at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Liu delivered a nearly flawless free skate and won the gold medal — the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold in 24 years.
【7】"I'm so proud of how far I've come," Liu said afterwards. Her story reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing is to pause, listen to your heart, and start again.
原文出处：综合 NBC Olympics、Olympics.com、美国花样滑冰协会（U.S. Figure Skating）及美国奥委会（Team USA）公开报道编译整理（2026-02 至 2026-03）。报道对象为美国花样滑冰选手阿莉莎·刘（Alysa Liu，2005 年 8 月 8 日出生）。
三、长难句分析（三步拆解法）
When Alysa Liu announced her retirement from competitive figure skating in April 2022, she was only 16 years old.
主干：she was only 16 years old
时间状语从句：When Alysa Liu announced her retirement（when 引导，谓语用一般过去时 announced）
修饰：from competitive figure skating —— 介词短语修饰 retirement，说明"从竞技花样滑冰中退役"
译文：2022 年 4 月，当阿莉莎·刘宣布退出竞技花样滑冰时，她才 16 岁。
语法填空高频考点：时间状语从句的时态呼应（主从句均用一般过去时）；retirement 后接介词 from。
She was also the first American woman to land a triple axel and a quad in competition.
主干：She was also the first American woman
后置定语：to land a triple axel and a quad —— 不定式短语修饰 the first American woman（"第一个……的人"）
修饰：in competition —— 介词短语作状语
译文：她还是第一位在比赛中完成阿克塞尔三周跳和四周跳的美国女子选手。
语法填空高频考点：the first / last / only + 名词 + 不定式作后置定语（常考 to do 形式）。
She realized she missed the feeling of gliding across the ice.
主干：She realized（谓语动词）
宾语从句：she missed the feeling（省略了连接词 that）
修饰：of gliding across the ice —— 介词短语修饰 feeling，其中 gliding 为动名词作介词 of 的宾语
译文：她意识到，自己怀念在冰面上滑行的感觉。
语法填空高频考点：动名词作介词宾语（介词后接动词需用 -ing 形式）。
Then, on February 19, 2026, at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Liu delivered a nearly flawless free skate and won the gold medal — the first American woman to win an individual figure skating gold in 24 years.
主干：Liu delivered a nearly flawless free skate and won the gold medal（并列谓语 delivered ... and won）
时间/地点状语：on February 19, 2026, at the Winter Olympics in Milan
同位语：the first American woman to win ... —— 破折号引出，补充说明 the gold medal 的分量
后置定语：to win an individual figure skating gold in 24 years —— 不定式短语修饰 the first American woman
译文：随后，2026 年 2 月 19 日，在米兰冬奥会上，刘以近乎完美的自由滑赢得金牌，成为 24 年来首位夺得女子单人花样滑冰奥运金牌的美国选手。
语法填空高频考点：并列谓语（and 连接两个动词，时态一致）；不定式作后置定语。
Her story reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing is to pause, listen to your heart, and start again.
主干：Her story reminds us
宾语从句：that sometimes the bravest thing is to pause, listen to your heart, and start again（that 引导）
表语：to pause, listen to your heart, and start again —— 三个并列不定式作表语
译文：她的故事提醒我们：有时最勇敢的事，就是停下来，倾听自己的内心，然后重新出发。
语法填空高频考点：that 引导的宾语从句；并列不定式作表语（and 连接结构保持一致）。
四、全文大意
阿莉莎·刘是美国花样滑冰选手，13 岁便成为史上最年轻的美国全国冠军，16 岁时却因成名带来的压力与疲惫宣布退役，回归普通学生生活。一次滑雪旅行中，朋友的一句"你还热爱滑冰吗"唤醒了她对冰面的眷恋。2024 年她复出，2025 年夺得世锦赛冠军，2026 年 2 月 19 日在米兰冬奥会以近乎完美的自由滑夺冠，成为 24 年来首位夺得女子单人滑奥运金牌的美国选手。她的故事告诉我们：勇敢地暂停、倾听内心、重新出发，同样是一种了不起的力量。
五、思考与仿写
思考题：阿莉莎·刘在 16 岁选择"暂停"而非硬撑，最终带着热爱归来并夺冠。结合第 3、4 段，谈谈"适时停下、重新出发"对个人成长的意义；你在学习或生活中是否也有过需要"暂停调整"的经历？
仿写题：高考书面表达常考"坚持梦想 / 成长经历"话题。请仿照第 7 段结尾句式 "Her story reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing is to …, … and …"，用 "… reminds us that …" 结构，围绕"梦想与坚持"写一个句子。