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

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

Team USA's Alysa Liu was nearly flawless in her short program to take the lead. Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn also qualified ...

Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto to become the first American women's figure skating world champion since 2006.

Gold medalist Alysa Liu, of the United States poses for photos during a medal ceremony for the women’s free skating program ...

After competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships that winter, 16-year-old Alysa Liu retired from ice skating, worn out from the sport.

Liu became the first American world champion since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium in 2006. Levito and Amber Glenn scored three spots for the Americans at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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.

Almost three years after stepping away from the sport, Richmond native Alysa Liu is on the verge of winning a world ...

American Alysa Liu produced a sensational and joyous performance and struck gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday in the sport's biggest event ahead of the 2026 Olympics.