MILAN (AP) — On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years. The 20-year-old Liu performed a near-flawless free skate Thursday to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.

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“We'll do anything for each other,” forward Hannah Bilka told reporters, including Women’s Health, in Milan after their 6-0 quarterfinal shutout win against Italy. It got chippy between the players after Bilka scored late in the second period, and her teammates rallied to defend her. “I know they have my back out there.”