U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu led after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday.

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

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

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

Team USA's Alysa Liu was nearly flawless in her short program to take the lead. Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn also qualified ...

BOSTON — Alysa Liu leads the World Figure Skating Championships after the short program, bidding after a two-year retirement ...

Returning to the World Championships for the first time since winning the bronze in 2022, Liu seized the moment, winning the ...

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

The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the ...

BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu rarely wavers when it comes to anything, whether it be her abrupt decision to retire after the 2022 Winter Olympics, or the American figure ... first U.S. women's world ...

But on Friday, almost three years after retiring from the sport, Liu became the first American woman for 19 years to win ...