Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu's former figure skating coach is addressing the claim that she denied the skater water during their training sessions. "There has been a rumor circulating that I did not allow Alysa to drink water during training. This is simply not true," Laura Lipetsky shared via social media on Friday, March 13. "Athlete health and safety has always been a top priority in my coaching. At no time was Alysa ever prevented from having water or taking care of her physical needs.