Olympic gold medalist and hometown hero Alysa Liu is headed back to Oakland next week for a rally and celebration in her honor. 

The 20-year-old cemented her place as an East Bay icon when she won gold in both the women’s singles and team ice skating events at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy in February. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.