Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women's singles figure skater to win a world title in 19 years, capping a comeback season after a two-year retirement. Liu, 19, had the top short program and free skate ...

Liu’s skate saw her become the third woman to land a triple axel cleanly in the history of ... shockwaves through the sport in 1991 as the first skater ever to land the manoeuvre.

Former Olympic figure skater Midori Ito, 54, returned to the ice The iconic athlete competed in the ISU International Adult ...

Amber Glenn performing a triple axel at a practice earlier ... an undefeated champion and become the first American figure skater to claim the women’s World Championship title in almost 20 ...

Liu was the first American junior women’s skater to successfully complete a triple Axel in international competition, the first American woman to complete both a quad and triple Axel in the same ...

U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu made history near the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics when she became the first American woman to land a triple axel jump at the Games — a move that helped lift ...

American Alysa Liu is the surprise leader in the women's short program at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. The 19-year-old retired from skating in 2022 at age 16 and only came ...

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

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

BOSTON — Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women's singles figure ... Glenn was the only woman to attempt a triple Axel in the free, though she didn't land it clean. She entered worlds as the top ...