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

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

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

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

BOSTON — On April 9, 2022, Alysa Liu announced her retirement from figure skating. She was only 16, but it strangely made ...

Alysa Liu becomes the first U.S. woman to win a world title since 2006, after having returned to international competition ...

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

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

BOSTON — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the ...

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 announced her return to competitive ice skating one year ago. On Friday night, she was crowned world champion. Liu, ...

Liu scored a 222.97 to complete her improbable return from retirement with a world championship Friday at TD Garden.