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

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

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

“I mean, it means so much to me and everything I’ve been through,” said Liu, who was born in Clovis. “My last skating experience, my time away and this time around — I’m so happy, I guess. I’m mostly ...

It’s so similar to skating, and that was the first time ... Liu now, future hopes are firmly focused on next year’s Winter Olympics in Italy. “I’m really excited. I hope I’m there. My ...

After one of the most remarkable comeback stories in figure skating history, Alysa Liu says she "didn't expect this." ...

Time away from the ice and a reignited passion helped the 19-year-old become the first U.S. woman to win the figure skating world championships since 2006.

“I’m going to be moving on with my life,” Liu wrote ... she’s happier now.” In the time she was away from skating, Liu attended UCLA and did things she never was allowed to do when ...

At this time last year, Alysa Liu was a student ... “That was probably one of the top moments of my career,” Liu said. Skating to Boston’s own disco queen, Donna Summer, Chiba had the ...