Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu credited Taylor Swift for helping her win gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics at this week's iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The 20-year-old athlete presented Swift with the Artist of the Year award and thanked the pop star for narrating a video that introduced Team USA's Blade Angels before the Milan Games in February.
"She is the GOAT of music," Liu said on stage. "She lent her voice and music by narrating a video introducing me and the other Blade Angels. I gotta say, I think that's why we won."
Swift appeared visibly moved by the comment. She covered her face with her hands and blushed as cameras captured her reaction alongside fiancé Travis Kelce.
The Olympic video featured Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito. In it, Swift called them "three American showgirls on ice," referencing her latest album The Life of a Showgirl.
Swift praised each skater's unique story, highlighting how Liu walked away from skating at 16 after the 2022 Beijing Games, before returning on her own terms.
"Joy fuels her now," Swift said. "Every jump, a celebration."
Liu won two gold medals at the Milan Olympics. She captured the women's individual singles figure skating title, after previously helping Team USA win the team event. The victories marked the first US women's figure skating gold medal since Sarah Hughes in 2002.
Liu wore her signature "halo" bleached hair to the award show, sitting out this week's 2026 World Championships to attend the iHeartRadio Music Awards, alongside other prior obligations. Her fellow Blade Angels Glenn and Levito are currently competing in Group 4 of the women's free skate in Prague.
