After retiring from figure skating at the age of 16, UCLA student Alysa Liu returned for the love of the sport — and the sport showed her love back.

Watching the winter Olympics is a once-every-four-years opportunity to admire the talents of hundreds of the most extraordinary winter athletes from around the world. So what is it like to socialize with one? Find out from UCOP colleagues.

Alysa Liu and Troy Chang are already in Italy, awaiting their chance to compete in figure skating and alpine ski racing — incredible accomplishments for two UC students barely in their 20s.