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Alysa Liu lands most difficult combination in women's figure skating competition to post big score, chase gold medal at Olympics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. She's lighter, happier, freer -- and she's in contention for a figure skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Liu’s gold is the first individual women’s medal for the U.S. since 2006 in Turin.

The 20-year-old took home Team USA's first gold medal in women's single figure skating since 2002. Here's how it almost didn't happen.

The 20-year-old American capped a glorious comeback to figure skating with a free-spirited performance to win gold, on a day which emphasised the importance of approaching the sport on her own terms

Women’s figure skating begins at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday night, and the marquee sport is turning over a new leaf. Long gone are the days of catty rivalries between Tonya and Nancy, Michelle and Tara.