It’s a comeback that had looked so unlikely, even Alysa Liu’s coaches tried to talk the American teenager out of returning.

BOSTON — Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women’s singles figure skater to win a world title in 19 years, capping a comeback ...

Alysa Liu dethroned three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto to become the first American women's figure skating world ...

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

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

Liu retired at 16, ready to move on. But last year, she felt the urge to return and now is in position for world championship ...

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

Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world figure skating title since 2006, and two other Americans finish in the ...

Liu became the first American world champion since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium in 2006. Levito and Amber Glenn ...

After the Americans' showing Friday, for the first time since 2002, when Michelle Kwan was reigning world champ, an American ...

Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport ...

In a stunning return to the sport, Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win a world championship in 19 years in ...