Finishing second at worlds in Boston to Alysa Liu, Kaori Sakamoto found herself in a familiar spot following the women's ...

Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu topped their respective short program standings Thursday as the United States took the lead after ...

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama plans to try a difficult quadruple flip for the first time in his short program when he competes ...

From left, Japanese runner-up Kaori Sakamoto, American winner Alysa Liu and Japan's third-place finisher Mone Chiba pose for a photo on the women's podium at the figure skating world championships ...

Following last year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Kaori Sakamoto seemed invincible. This season, which culminated with the worlds in Boston last week, proved otherwise.

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

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto poses as she meets the press after performing in the women's short program at the world figure skating championships in Boston on March 26, 2025. (Kyodo) BOSTON (Kyodo ...

Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly two decades, dethroning three-time defending champ Kaori Sakamoto with a brilliant free skate Friday night.

World Team Trophy, a biennial competition similar to the Olympic figure skating team event, airs live this week from Tokyo on ...

Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Liu, who walked away from the sport ...

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

Japanese figure skaters, from left, Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto and Tatsuya Tsuboi pose after arriving in Boston on March 23, 2025, for the world championships starting on March 26.