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 returned after two years away from figure skating to take the lead after the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.
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.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates, two-time world champions, are eyeing a record-tying sixth U.S. championship in ice dance, while reigning men’s world champion Illia Malinin is looking to make it three straight national championships.
Amber Glenn has fought through mental roadblocks, injuries and finally reached a certain level of internal peace.
A small, elite group of local skaters will be competing at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which run Monday through Jan. 26 in Wichita, Kan.
The country's best skaters are competing in Kansas this week with spots to the World Championships on the line
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 hard that one glass of wine led to another,
Alysa Liu delivered a brilliant and breathtaking short program in her return to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night, taking a solid lead over Bradie Tennell and Amber Glenn.
American figure skaters Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin defend their U.S. Figure Skating gold medals at the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, with the World Championships and 2026 Winter Olympics looming on the horizon.