BOSTON — Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women’s singles figure skater to win a world title in 19 years, capping a comeback season after a two-year retirement. Liu, 19, had the top short program and free ...

Alysa Liu won a stunning world title in women's singles Friday, the first for the United States in the event since 2006.

Team USA's Alysa Liu was nearly flawless in her short program to take the lead. Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn also qualified ...

BOSTON – In her first figure skating career, the one she ended with a retirement three years ago at age 16, Alysa Liu won national ... competed in the Olympics and won a world championships bronze ...

After competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships that winter, 16-year-old Alysa Liu retired from ice skating, worn out from the sport.

Gold medalist Alysa Liu, of the United States poses for photos during a medal ceremony for the women’s free skating program at the figure skating world championships, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Boston ...

After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American woman will be favored going into the Olympic Games.

Liu became the first American world champion since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium in 2006. Levito and Amber Glenn scored three spots for the Americans at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

I'm mostly glad I could put out two of my best performances." Alysa Liu became the first U.S. women's world figure skating champion since Kimmie Meissner in 2006. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Liu's ...

Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport ...

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GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Alysa Liu announced her return to competitive ... Liu, 19, became the first American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championships in 19 years.