High fit

Sync is about alignment between what you feel inside and what you do in the world. Alyssa Liu's earlier career had a gap in that sync — she was performing at the top of the sport but stepping away suggests that what she was doing on the outside wasn't matching what she felt or needed on the inside. Coming back and declaring 'I don't need a medal, I just need to be here' was her closing that gap. Her performance and her inner state were finally saying the same thing.