Amber Glenn defends her title at the US Figure Skating Championships as Alysa Liu falters late
Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.
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.
Amber Glenn edges Alysa Liu for U.S. figure skating title by second-closest margin
Amber Glenn repeated as U.S. figure skating champion, overtaking Alysa Liu by the second-closest margin under a two-decade-old scoring system. Glenn totaled 216.79 points between Thursday’s short program and Friday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas. She turned a 5.45-point deficit to Liu after the short to a victory over Liu by 1.46 points.
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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.
Isabeau Levito joins Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu on World Figure Skating Championships team
Levito, the 2024 World silver medalist and 2023 U.S. champion, joins this year’s U.S. gold and silver medalists — Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu — on the world team. Levito’s spot is “pending return to play protocol.”
Amber Glenn comes from third to beat Alysa Liu for US figure skating title
Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2025 Results
Starr Andrews — 185.97 7. Josephine Lee — 182.69 8. Elyce Lin-Gracey — 179.229. Sonja Hilmer — 178.54 10. Logan Higase-Chen — 175.8211. Mia Kalin — 168.4312. Lindsay Thorngren — 159.8813. Alexa Gasparotto — 151.
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 champions.
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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 ...
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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. Liu was the bronze medalist at the ...
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Alysa Liu leads U.S. Figure Skating Championships in return
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 ...
Amber Glenn edges Alysa Liu by second-closest U.S. figure skating margin
Amber Glenn repeated as U.S. figure skating champion, overtaking Alysa Liu by the second-closest margin under a two-decade-old scoring system. Glenn totaled 216.79 points between Thursday's short program and Friday's free skate in Wichita,