"We were so happy to see Alysa Liu win the gold medal in Milan yesterday. My husband just showed me that in 2019 she skated to my song Don't Rain on My Parade. I'm so proud of her. Don't Rain on my Parade is the song Streisand made famous in the Broadway musical, Funny Girl, and in its 1968 film adaptation, for which she won the Academy Award for best actress."
"How do I make (this) gold medal winning accomplishment by an Asian woman about me? Barbra probably, one person said. Others had a more generous reading, saying that the 83-year-old EGOT-winning film star, singer and director clearly meant well with her endearing post, though they also said she came off sounding like someone's auntie or unhinged grandmother."
Barbra Streisand posted an Instagram tribute to figure skater Alysa Liu following her gold medal win at the 2026 Milan Olympics. While intended as praise, the post drew mixed reactions. Streisand shifted focus from Liu's achievement to her own career accomplishments, mentioning that Liu had skated to her song 'Don't Rain on My Parade' in 2019. She also noted Liu's half-Chinese heritage, which some found unnecessary and off-putting. Responses varied from amusement to criticism, with some viewing Streisand as self-absorbed and others interpreting her tone as endearing but awkward, comparing her to an overeager relative.
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