Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama plans to try a difficult quadruple flip for the first time in his short program when he competes ...

Liu became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly two decades, dethroning three-time defending champ Kaori Sakamoto with a brilliant free skate Friday night. Her program to ...

Time away from the ice and a reignited passion helped the 19-year-old become the first U.S. woman to win the figure skating world championships since 2006.

Following last year’s ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Kaori Sakamoto seemed invincible. This season, which culminated with the worlds in Boston last week, proved otherwise.

Alysa Liu and Kaori Sakamoto shared a long hug after Liu’s score was announced at the World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden on Friday as Liu approached the Leaders Chair where Sakamoto had ...

The 19-year-old produced a captivating free-skate routine, to the delight of her home crowd at TD Garden, to edge out Japan's three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto. Liu quit the sport after ...

Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 at the age of 16 and returned just a year ago, defied the pressure Sakamoto piled on with a brilliant free skate of her own.

Alysa Liu never expected to win the world championships. After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport ...

World Team Trophy, a biennial competition similar to the Olympic figure skating team event, airs live this week from Tokyo on ...

Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Liu, who walked away from the sport in ...

Alysa Liu won the women's figure skating world title on Friday, delivering a dazzling free skate to edge three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan. Liu, who walked away from the sport ...