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USA Figure Skater Isabeau Levito’s ‘Kiss and Cry’ Message Sparks Buzz at Olympics

USA figure skating star Isabeau Levito is turning heads with a message she shared at the Winter Olympics.
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After 24 long years, the USA women's figure skating program finally has an Olympic champion in Alysa Liu, after she won a gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on February 19.

While Liu's success has been the biggest story to stem from the American figure skating, the other two members of Team USA's women's figure skating squad have their own successful showings, although they didn't end up with medals.

Isabeau Levito of the United States
Isabeau Levito of the United States | James Lang-Imagn Images

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18-year-old Isabeau Levito overcame a stumble in the first jump of her long program performance on Thursday.

While this essentially guaranteed she wouldn't medal, Levito still had a solid finish to her performance. She finished the free skate event with a 202.80 total score (131.96 free skate score and 70.84 short program score), which put her in 12th place.

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Levito has been turning heads with some of the comments she has made at the Olympics so far, especially what she had to say about her experience living at the Olympic Village to this point.

Another message that Levito sent last week is sure to also cause a stir.

Isabeau Levito
Isabeau Levito | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

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Isabeau Levito's Valentines Day Message Turns Heads

On Valentine's Day, the @usfigureskating Instagram account posted a video of several members of the team sending Valentine's Day messages.

When it was Levito's turn, she said, "I'm going to get bullied for this... I'd like to kiss and cry with you," and then pointed at the camera.

Levito is alluding to the "kiss and cry" area in figure skating, which is where skaters sit with their coaches and wait for their scores to be displayed.

There wasn't much crying from the American figure skaters in this area on February 19.

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Grant Young covers the Athlete Lifestyle, Women’s Basketball, the New York Mets, the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs, and boxing for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years.

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