It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk the American teenager out of returning.
Richmond’s Liu, 19, dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto after coming out of a two year hiatus.
Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world title since 2006, after having returned to international competition ...
The 19-year-old returned to competing at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, and she capped it off a world champion.
Alysa Liu announced her return to competitive ice skating one ... Three-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Kaori ...
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 ...
In a stunning return to the sport, American figure skater Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan at the World Figure Skating Championships Friday night at Boston ...
Favorites Kaori Sakamoto of Japan and Amber Glenn of ... The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP American Alysa Liu is the surprise leader after the women's short program at the 2025 World Figure Skating ...