Alysa Liu Returns From 2-Year Absence and Leads

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.
Alysa Liu tops Prevagen U.S. Championships short program in figure skating comeback
Alysa Liu won her first senior U.S. figure skating title at age 13. She retired at age 16. She has come back at age 19 and now leads after the short program at her first nationals in three years. Liu tallied 76.
Alysa Liu returns from 2-year absence and leads after short program at US Championships
Alysa Liu returned after two years away from figure skating to take the lead after the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu is making a comeback, and she’s in the lead at the US Figure Skating Championships
Liu walked away from the sport in 2022 decided to mount a comeback because she missed the thrill of competition.
A new Alysa Liu steps back into spotlight at figure skating nationals
That new version of Liu was plain in her 2 minutes, 50 seconds of sensitive skating to the Laufey song, “Promise,” which tells a love story similar to that of her relationship with the sport. There is a breakup with the promise of no future contact, until the realization that the love still is there.
Alysa Liu, back from retirement, leads after women's short program at nationals
Alysa Liu was nearly in tears after her short program, and Bradie Tennell and Amber Glenn will look to challenge her at the US Championships in Kansas
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Liu leads nationals after emotional short program
Back at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships for the first time in three years following a two-year retirement, Alysa Liu scored 76.36 points to lead after the short program ahead of Bradie Tennell and Amber Glenn.
Alysa Liu, out of retirement, shines at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
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.
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