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 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 announced her return to competitive figure skating after retiring in 2022. She just won the world championship title in front of a home crowd, the first American woman to do so in 19 years.

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 ...

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.

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 ...