It was once prophesied how Alysa Liu would return glory to U.S. women’s figure skating. At 13 years old, she became the youngest woman to win the U.S. championships, back in 2019. A prodigy was born.

After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American woman will be favored going into the Olympic Games.