BOSTON — It was once prophesied how Alysa Liu would return glory to U.S. women’s figure skating.
At 13 years old, she became the youngest woman to win the U.S. championships, back in 2019. A prodigy was born. The bubbly girl from Oakland, Calif., with talent larger than her frame and a smile warm enough to soften the ice, was on her way to the top. In 2020, before the world shut down, she defended her U.S. title. By 14, she was anointed the future.
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But at 15, she finished fourth in the U.S. championships, failing to three-peat. At 16, while displaying poise beyond her age, she finished sixth in a
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