Richmond’s Alysa Liu delivers the US its first women’s figure skating world championship in nearly 2 decades
Richmond’s Liu, 19, dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto after coming out of a two year hiatus.
Alysa Liu on top of the world, a startling position after two years away from skating
Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world title since 2006, after having returned to international competition ...
American Alysa Liu, after two years away from figure skating, wins gold at worlds
Alysa Liu, who walked away from figure skating at age 16 and returned last year, won the 2025 world championship on Friday.
US women poised to take over after Alysa Liu’s victory at World Figure Skating Championships
After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American ...
Alysa Liu, in her return, becomes first US world champion since 2006
The 19-year-old returned to competing at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, and she capped it off a world champion.
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Richmond’s Alysa Liu delivers the US its first women’s figure skating world championship in nearly 2 decades
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 ...
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Alysa Liu stuns with gold at world championships after return from retirement
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.
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Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win figure skating world championship in 19 years
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 ...