Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Liu, who walked away from the sport ...

But after competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics and world championships, she walked away at 16 years old ... She joins a group of U.S. female figure skaters that includes Tenley Albright ...

Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly ... “My last skating experience, my time away and this time around — I'm so happy, I guess.