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March 8, 2026
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move for the defending champ after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in more than two decades.
TL;DR
- Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships.
- Liu won the first Winter Games gold medal for an American woman in over two decades at the recent Milan Cortina Games.
- She also won the world title last year in Boston.
- Sarah Everhardt will replace Liu on the US team.
- Other skaters, including Olympic pairs champions from Japan and a Belgian skater dealing with injuries, have also withdrawn.
- Skipping the world championships after the Olympics is common due to the long season and stress of the Games.
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