The 2026 Winter Olympics have recently concluded, but the storylines surrounding athletes like Madison Chock and Alysa Liu will continue to generate buzz for a good while.
Chock narrowly missed on completing an incredible Olympic journey, where she and Ethan Bates settled for silver in the individual ice dancing event after being behind France by only 1.43 points. While they missed out on the gold, it is a highlight in their Olympic ice dance journeys that started in the 2014 Sochi Games. However, she won gold in the team event.
Meanwhile, Liu captured the hearts and minds of Americans all over as she finished gold in the women's figure skating event. The youngest U.S. women's national champ was the first female American since 2002 to win gold in the event.
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As the American contingent prepares for their trips home, one social media post from the silver medalist got people talking.
Madison Chock's Winter Olympics IG Post with Alysa Liu Gains Love From Fans
Both Chock and Liu participated in the Milan Cortina closing ceremonies. And while everyone was getting ready for the festivities to get started, the 33-year-old Chock posted photos of her with the 20-year-old gold medalist on Instagram.
"[Four] years and a few gold medals later," Chock captioned on images of them at the 2022 Beijing Games and them at the 2026 Milan Games with their medals
Fans were quick to rave about the joy the pictures exuded.
"This is absolutely amazing," one fan wrote.
"This is what sports was about," another commented about the passage of time for the two athletes. "[Four] years and nothing but the same smiles. I love this."
"OMG this is the cutest," retired American ice skater Meryl Davis said.
One fan was saddened that the Games are over. "I am going to miss y'all's Olympic content so much," they said.
Another told Chock that she was still the best ice dancer for them. "For us, you're the gold medalist," they insisted.
"This is absolutely amazing," a fan wrote to emphasize how epic the picture is.
The United States finished second in the overall medal tally with 12 golds, 12 silvers and nine bronzes.