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

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

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.

Richmond’s Alysa Liu delivers the US its first women’s figure skating world championship in nearly 2 decades Alysa Liu, the former US champ raised in Richmond, dethroned three-time defending ...

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

Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport three years ago, only returning to training again a year ago and ...

Alysa Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly two decades Friday night, dethroning three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto.

One year ago, 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 ...

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