Alysa Liu, out of retirement, shines at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Alysa Liu, back from retirement at age 19, sits in first place after the women's short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Wichita, Kan. Liu was the bronze medalist at the 2022 World Championships before stepping away from the sport.
Figure skater Alysa Liu hated the sport and quit. Love brought her back.
In return to the ice at the U.S. championships, the 19-year-old wins Thursday’s short program and offers hope for 2026 Olympics.
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Alysa Liu returns from 2-year absence and leads after short program at US Championships
Alysa Liu returned after two years away from figure skating to take the lead after the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Amber Glenn defends her title at the US Figure Skating Championships as Alysa Liu falters late
Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.
Amber Glenn comes from third to beat Alysa Liu for US figure skating title
Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.
Amber Glenn edges Alysa Liu for U.S. figure skating title by second-closest margin
Amber Glenn repeated as U.S. figure skating champion, overtaking Alysa Liu by the second-closest margin under a two-decade-old scoring system. Glenn totaled 216.79 points between Thursday’s short program and Friday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas. She turned a 5.45-point deficit to Liu after the short to a victory over Liu by 1.46 points.
Alysa Liu tops Prevagen U.S. Championships short program in figure skating comeback
Alysa Liu won her first senior U.S. figure skating title at age 13. She retired at age 16. She has come back at age 19 and now leads after the short program at her first nationals in three years. Liu tallied 76.
Isabeau Levito joins Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu on World Figure Skating Championships team
Levito, the 2024 World silver medalist and 2023 U.S. champion, joins this year’s U.S. gold and silver medalists — Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu — on the world team. Levito’s spot is “pending return to play protocol.”
Amber Glenn captures second straight U.S. figure skating title
A strong free skate gave Glenn a winning score of 216.79, edging Alysa Liu (215.33) and 18-year-old Sarah Everhardt, from Haymarket, Virginia.
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The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.
Interesting but imperfect, U.S. figure skaters turn eyes toward worlds
Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away.