BOSTON — Alysa Liu let out a shocked smile Friday night ... Liu, 19, leapfrogged three-time defending world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan to win the gold with a total score of 222.97.

It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk the American teenager out of returning.

After the Russian doping scandal rocked the last Winter Olympics, the raw talent on display at Worlds was a breath of fresh ...

The U.S. experienced its most successful competition in history at the 2025 ISU Figure Skating World Championship in Boston ...

Bay Area figure skater Alysa Liu snapped a 19-year drought for the United States on Friday after she became the first ...

After retiring three years ago and coming back to the sport in October 2024, she's the first American woman to win Worlds in 19 years The post Alysa Liu wins women’s world figure skating championship ...

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

Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto. Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 ...

BOSTON – Alysa Liu could not believe that she won the ... dazzling free skate to edge out three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. The American, who walked away from the sport ...