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

Bay Area figure skating fans on Monday were still celebrating East Bay native Alysa Liu’s gold medal performance at the World ...

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

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

One of the most prominent female skaters in the world, Liu comes from a biracial background as her father, Arthur Liu, considered himself a global citizen (via VOA News). Her father and mother, who is ...

BOSTON — It was once prophesied how Alysa Liu would return glory to U.S. women ... breaking America’s 19-year gold medal drought. After a two-plus year retirement from the sport.

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

Gold medalist Alysa Liu, of the United States, celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women's free skating program at the ...

Alysa Liu made an outstanding comeback to competitive skating by winning gold at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. Her victory marked a historic moment as she became the ...