Figure skater Alysa Liu hated the sport and quit. Love brought her back.
In return to the ice at the U.S. championships, the 19-year-old wins Thursday’s short program and offers hope for 2026 Olympics.
USA Today28d
Alysa Liu, back from retirement, leads after women's short program at nationals
Alysa Liu, back from retirement at age 19, sits in first place after the women's short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Wichita, Kansas. Liu was the bronze medalist at ...
Reuters29d
Alysa Liu, out of retirement, shines at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
January 24 - Alysa Liu, back from retirement at age 19, sits in first place after the women's short program at U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Wichita, Kan. Liu was the bronze ...
NBC Sports28d
A new Alysa Liu steps back into spotlight at figure skating nationals
WICHITA, Kansas – When Alysa Liu called her former coach, Phillip DiGuglielmo, about a year ago to say that she wanted to return to competitive skating, he tried to talk her out of it. He tried so ...
U.S. News & World Report29d
Alysa Liu Returns From 2-Year Absence and Leads After Short Program at US Championships
Alysa Liu Returns From 2-Year Absence and Leads After Short Program at US Championships WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Alysa Liu wore the smudge of blood on her dress at the U.S. Figure Skating ...
The Washington Post27d
Amber Glenn captures second straight U.S. figure skating title
WICHITA — Alysa Liu had just won the crowd with a free skate straight from a 1970s roller disco, spinning across the ice in a gold sequin dress as Donna Summer blasted from the speakers above.
Miura, Kihara hold on to short program lead to capture second Four Continents title
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan have won the pairs event at the Four Continents figure skating competition, ...
The Boston Globe28d
Alysa Liu is making a comeback, and she’s in the lead at the US Figure Skating Championships
WICHITA, Kan. — Alysa Liu wore the smudge of blood on her dress at the US Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night like a poignant badge of honor, symbolic of everything she has gone ...
Who won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita? See the top results
Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national ...
KSAT29d
Alysa Liu returns from 2-year absence and leads after short program at US Championships
WICHITA, Kan. – Alysa Liu wore the smudge of blood on her dress at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night like a poignant badge of honor, symbolic of everything she has gone ...