BOSTON — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief ... dethroning three-time defending champ Kaori Sakamoto with a ...

Alysa Liu announced her return to competitive ice skating one ... Three-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto, the favorite coming into the event, bounced back after a flawed ...

It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk ... dethroning three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto from Japan in the process.

In a stunning return to the sport, American figure skater Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday night at Boston ...