Overview

• Alysa Liu won the women's singles gold medal at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, ending a 19-year American title drought in the event.
• Her victory, with a total score of 222.97, included a personal best in the short program and edged out competitors Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba.
• Liu retired in 2022 at age 16 but returned to competition in 2024, describing her comeback as more challenging than her initial retirement.
• Her win was part of a historic performance by the U.S. team, which also claimed gold in men's singles and ice dancing for the first-ever American sweep of three gold medals at the event.
• Liu has expressed her intention to continue competing, with the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina as her long-term goal.