For the first time since the 2002 Winter Olympics, an American woman stands atop the figure skating world.
Alysa Liu completed her Hollywood ending, taking gold on a dramatic night ahead of the Japanese pair of Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai. After stepping away from the sport for nearly three years, Liu returned and delivered on the biggest stage in figure skating.
Entering the free skate, Nakai led the way, followed by teammates Sakamoto in second and Mone Chiba in fourth. Liu finished the short program in fourth, while her teammates Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn were down in 8th and 13th, respectively. But all eyes were on Russia’s Adeliya Petrosian,
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