Alysa Liu stuns with gold at world championships after return from retirement

Kaori Sakamoto breathes sigh of relief after world championships

Sakamoto finished in second place behind American Alysa Liu, who made a surprising run to the world title.

Alysa Liu's World Title Is More Than Just A Comeback

Perhaps it was not a coincidence that on Friday night Alysa Liu wore gold. That's when the 19-year-old took to the ice in Boston for this year's figure skating world championships and made it all look so easy, like she never left figure skating (which she did), as if her victory had been assured all season (it was not). Skating to Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park," Liu didn't just land her jumps, she seemed to float. Her entire performance exuded …

Alysa Liu ends nearly 20-year wait for US women's world skating title

Alysa Liu claims the women's figure skating world title with a stunning performance, ending a near 20-year drought for the US at the event.

Richmond’s Alysa Liu Wins Gold At Women’s World Figure Skating Championships, The First US Winner In 19 Years

19-year-old Alysa Liu, who grew up in Richmond, won the gold and earned a standing ovation at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday night, ousting previous three-time world champion, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.Richmond’s own Alysa Liu, a two-time national figure skating champion and 2022 Winter Olympian, won the gold at the International Skating Union’s World Championships on Friday with an impressive 222.97 points, after b…

Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win figure skating world championship in 19 years

American figure skater Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championships since 2006 Friday night.

Resignation with 16, World Champion with 19: As an ice skating wonder child, Alysa Liu was always a big leap ahead of her time. Then she took a break, returned – and landed a triumph in the middle of the here and now.