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

In a stunning return to the sport, Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win a world championship in 19 years in ...

The 19-year-old returned to competing at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, and she capped it off a world champion.

Favorites Kaori Sakamoto of Japan and Amber Glenn of the U.S. both faltered in Boston American Alysa Liu is the surprise ...

Liu became the first American world champion since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium in 2006. Levito and Amber Glenn ...

Alysa Liu became the first American women's figure skating world champion in nearly two decades Friday night, dethroning ...

Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto to become the first American women's figure skating world ...

Alysa Liu won a stunning world title in women's singles Friday, the first for the United States in the event since 2006.

Liu, 19, leapfrogged three-time defending world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan to win the gold with a total score of 222.97 ...

After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American ...

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 never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport ...