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CBC
19-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
World champion Alysa Liu takes free skate as US wins World Team Trophy
World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women's free skate as the U.S. won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Saturday in Tokyo. Team Canada finished fifth overall. On the final day of competition, Canada's Madeline Schizas and Sara-Maude Dupuis finished seventh and tenth, respectively in the women's free skate. Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps grabbed fourth in the pairs free skate. Earlier in the competition, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second in both the ice dance rhythm dance and free dance. Skating to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points. Teammate Amber Glenn was second with 148.93. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was third with 145.00. The U.S. finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event. "We are just beaming. I'm so insanely proud of my team and everyone," U.S. skater Jason Brown said. "It's been such an incredible season, and to end it here has been so special." Liu's previous best free skate score was 148.39 only last month at the world championships in Boston. "I was a little bit happier after my free skate at worlds but I'll take this one," Liu said. "I only ran it one time before coming here, so I wasn't expecting that. And I'm happy I could put out a good enough score for my team." Glenn also posted a personal best, which featured a triple axel. "It's been consistent in practice, and I even did it in shows here in Japan," Glenn said. "It's something I feel I'm able to do when I'm in the right place and I was today." The U.S. has won a medal at every biennial World Team Trophy since its inception in 2009 and has won six of the nine competitions. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate as the host nation cut the Americans' lead to 11 points, but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold for the U.S. The U.S. headed into the final day with a 15-point lead over Japan after victories in the men's and ice dance competitions on Friday. Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men's free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans. Malinin landed four quads in his program to "I'm Not a Vampire," scoring 183.88 points. Ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the free dance segment. The three-time world ice dance champions received 12 points after a season's best score of 133.51 The World Team Trophy features the top six figure skating teams. France was fourth, followed by Canada and Georgia.
Boston Globe
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Alysa Liu follows worlds-winning skate in Boston by leading US to World Team Trophy figure skating gold
The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy (86) was third to claim its first ever medal in the event. 'We are just beaming. I'm so insanely proud of my team and everyone,' US skater Jason Brown said. 'It's been such an incredible season, and to end it here has been so special.' Liu's previous best free skate score was 148.39, Advertisement 'I was a little bit happier after my free skate at worlds but I'll take this one,' Liu said. 'I only ran it one time before coming here, so I wasn't expecting that. And I'm happy I could put out a good enough score for my team.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Glenn also posted a personal best, which featured a triple axel. 'It's been consistent in practice, and I even did it in shows here in Japan,' Glenn said. 'It's something I feel I'm able to do when I'm in the right place and I was today.' The US has medaled at every biennial World Team Trophy since its inception in 2009 and has won six of the nine competitions. Advertisement Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate as the host nation cut the Americans' lead to 11 points, but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold. The US headed into the final day with a 15-point lead over Japan after victories in the men's and ice dance competitions on Friday. Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men's free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans. Malinin landed four quads in his program to 'I'm Not a Vampire,' scoring 183.88 points. Ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the free dance segment. The three-time world ice dance champions received 12 points after a season's best score of 133.51 The World Team Trophy features the top six figure skating teams. France was fourth, followed by Canada and Georgia.
Associated Press
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
World champion Alysa Liu wins free skate as US captures gold medal at World Team Trophy
TOKYO (AP) — World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women's free skate on Saturday as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Skating to 'MacArthur Park' by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points to finish ahead of teammate Amber Glenn, who was second with 148.93. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was third with 145.00 points. The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event. The US team has medaled at every World Team Trophy since its inception in 2009 and has earned gold medals in six of the nine competitions, standing atop the podium in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023 and 2025. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate on Saturday as the host nation cut the Americans' lead to 11 points but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold for the US. Team USA headed into the final day with a 15-point lead over Japan after victories in the men's and ice dance competitions on Friday. Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men's free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans heading into the final day. Malinin landed four quads in his program to 'I'm Not a Vampire,' scoring 183.88 points. Ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the free dance segment. The three-time world ice dance champions received 12 points after a season's best score of 133.51 The ISU World Team Trophy features the world's top six figure skating teams. France was fourth with 78 points followed by Canada with 72 and Georgia with 68. ___ AP sports:
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
World champion Alysa Liu wins free skate as US captures gold medal at World Team Trophy
World champion Alysa Liu wins free skate as US captures gold medal at World Team Trophy TOKYO (AP) — World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women's free skate on Saturday as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Skating to 'MacArthur Park' by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points to finish ahead of teammate Amber Glenn, who was second with 148.93. Advertisement Japan's Kaori Sakamoto was third with 145.00 points. The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event. The US team has medaled at every World Team Trophy since its inception in 2009 and has earned gold medals in six of the nine competitions, standing atop the podium in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023 and 2025. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate on Saturday as the host nation cut the Americans' lead to 11 points but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold for the US. Advertisement Team USA headed into the final day with a 15-point lead over Japan after victories in the men's and ice dance competitions on Friday. Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men's free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans heading into the final day. Malinin landed four quads in his program to 'I'm Not a Vampire,' scoring 183.88 points. Ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the free dance segment. The three-time world ice dance champions received 12 points after a season's best score of 133.51 The ISU World Team Trophy features the world's top six figure skating teams. France was fourth with 78 points followed by Canada with 72 and Georgia with 68. ___ AP sports:
CNN
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
US star Ilia Malinin defends his world figure skating title with breathtaking performance
US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday with a dominant display on the ice inside Boston's packed TD Garden. In truth, Malinin simply made official what many people already thought to be the case; that he is the best figure skater on the planet. The 20-year-old cruised to the title, capping off his campaign with a scintillating free skate which was greeted by a standing ovation by those inside the arena. Malinin wowed the crowd with six quadruple jumps to the tune of 'I'm Not a Vampire' by Falling In Reverse. He finished his title defense with a season-leading 318.56 points, more than 31 points ahead of Mikhail Shaidorov in second. However, ever the perfectionist, Malinin somehow wanted more from his routine after he narrowly missed out on landing a planned seventh quadruple jump. 'The home crowd was really inspiring for me, and I am glad that I was able to work out the whole season to get to this moment,' Malinin said after the win. 'It means a lot to me, and I really hope that in future seasons, I can really improve and work on the things that I didn't accomplish today.' As Malinin walked out in front of the capacity crowd for his free skate performance, holding a narrow lead after the short program, it felt more like a procession than competition. The American is so superior to his rivals that only a series of major mistakes could have derailed his title defense, but there was no sign of that as he launched into a quite brilliant routine. The performance included the mythical quad-axel, a move that he is the only person to ever land in competition, as well as a breathtaking one-footed backflip. The American was already favorite to win the gold medal at next year's Winter Olympic and that looks even more likely after his latest performance. 'I'll spend the offseason trying to master this to make sure that I can be as efficient as I can because for me, I think this is my perfect layout for the Olympics,' Malinin said. 'I really want it to be something that I can complete effortlessly and efficiently with the rest of the components as well.' Malinin's gold medal caps off a successful world championships for the US, which also saw Alysa Liu become first American woman in 19 years to win figure skating world title. Madison Chock and Evan Bates also defended their ice dance title, completing a record-breaking week for the US who won three out of the four disciplines at the world championships for the first time.
