It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk the American teenager out of returning.

Alysa Liu, who walked away from figure skating at age 16 and returned last year, won the 2025 world championship on Friday.

Liu retired at 16, ready to move on. But last year, she felt the urge to return and now is in position for world championship ...

Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world figure skating title since 2006, and two other Americans finish in the ...

Liu, 19, leapfrogged three-time defending world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan to win the gold with a total score of 222.97 ...

Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative ...

Bay Area figure skating fans on Monday were still celebrating East Bay native Alysa Liu’s gold medal performance at the World ...

Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world title since 2006, after having returned to international competition ...

BOSTON — On April 9, 2022, Alysa Liu announced her retirement from figure skating. She was only 16, but it strangely made ...

In a stunning return to the sport, Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win a world championship in 19 years in ...

Liu, 19, won gold at the world figure skating championships over the weekend in Boston, the first American women's singles ...

Liu became the first American world champion since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium in 2006. Levito and Amber Glenn ...