Alysa Liu became the first American women's figure skating world champion in nearly two decades Friday night, dethroning three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto with a brilliant free skate.

Alysa Liu claimed the title at the World Figure Skating Championship at Boston’s TD Garden. Liu became the first American woman to win the title since Kimmie Meissner did in 2006. Recently Liu ...

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 ...

The figure skating prodigy defeated three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Apart from qualifying for the Olympics, Alysa Liu also clinched a bronze medal at the World Championships in ...

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.

BOSTON — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief ... dethroning three-time defending champ Kaori Sakamoto with a brilliant free skate Friday night. Her program to a rendition of ...