Milan Cortina is shaping up to feature a number of athletes who are on the comeback trail, returning from injury, retirement, maternity leave and more.

These are the 11 Olympic heroes we’re most excited to see take the ice, the slopes and the tracks once again.

Alysa Liu comes back golden

Alysa Liu stunned the figure skating world when she announced her retirement in April 2022 at just 16 years old, after an impressive early career, including two U.S. titles and becoming the youngest U.S. woman to land a triple Axel and the first to land a quad in competition.

But after nearly two years away from competitive skating — in which she shifted her focus to school and time with friends, convinced she had closed the chapter on competitive skating for good — Liu announced her comeback for the

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