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

Alysa Liu become the first U.S. woman to win a world title since 2006, after having returned to international competition ...

Alysa Liu, who walked away from figure skating at age 16 and returned last year, won the 2025 world championship on Friday.

Liu, 19, won gold at the world figure skating championships over the weekend in Boston, the first American women's singles ...

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

Liu retired at 16, ready to move on. But last year, she felt the urge to return and now is in position for world championship ...

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

After competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships that winter, 16-year-old ...

Alysa Liu makes history by becoming the first American woman in 19 years to have a figure skating world title.

BOSTON — Alysa Liu leads the World Figure Skating Championships after the short program, bidding after a two-year retirement ...

Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world figure skating title since 2006, and two other Americans finish in the ...

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu led after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday.