ALYSA LIU VAULTS for shocking lead in the world of ice skating with the Bayan Program | Skiing

Alyssa Liu became the youngest hero of ski ever in the United States at the age of 13 before it disappeared from this sport at the age of 16, and he is not sure if it is ever returning. Now, at the age of nineteen, she returned – and suddenly a moving distance from a world title that no American woman has claimed for nearly two decades.

In the opening afternoon of the World Ski Championship, the teenager from Clevis, California presented the best professional time program not only came the home crowd at TD Garden, but also installed it in the foreground with 74.58 points-its highest international degree so far. Her emotional performance performed the song by Luffy and Dan Wilson the crowd and left Liu tears when she got out of the ice.

“Out of grades, I think I was skiing for the best in any competition,” said Liu. “I was trying to prevent my lips from trembling.”

Ski in the eighteenth place in a field of 33, the elegant Liu program and confidence in the final trips of the great competitors were placed. She puts it in its sudden position on the Pole, heading to free skiing on Friday, with an opportunity to become the first individual of American women to win a world title since Kimi Misserr in 2006.

It came out of the Japanese Moon Chiba, who scored 73.44, and his American colleague Isabo Levito, who won the ruling global silver medal, who won 73.33 for third place.

Liu was frank when asked how she managed to appear as a leader. “I don’t know. It’s very strange. I really don’t know,” she said. “I would say it is definitely my mind. It is difficult to get any mental condition I have, but I really love it. Everyone still tells me that he” works ” – I don’t know what it means, but I will continue to ski.”

Its program is characterized by the Triple Lutz -TRIPLE LOOP episode, fast and center sessions, and a crossing dance that earned it an existing applause. She even threw the spontaneous wheel during its front.

She said, “I was thinking about doing something great.” “I saw the space I was thinking about,” you’ll become the wheel. “

The wonderful return has resulted in richer profits than expected. Liu retired after winning the bronze in the 2022 World Championship – her final competitor before getting away. Early last year, her return announced, with a renewed long -term motivation and hopes for competition in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina.

“Nothing really changes,” Liu said about driving after the palaces. “My goals are still the same. I want to make a really good performance for free skiing. The perfect – this will be a dream.”

Its coach, Philip Degegleelemo and Massimo Scale, met in the panels with quiet smiles and warm “welcome”.

Leo, Levito – who won the ruling global silver medal from Mount Holly, New Jersey – looked strong on her return after she lost four months due to a foot injury. Her short program, titled Audrey Hepburn, Henry Mancini Moon River, was another favorite of the crowd.

“I had 1,000 ideas from start to finish in this entire program,” said Levito, a young hero in the previous world earlier this month. “Sometimes I was thinking about something that is not associated with skiing. I understand why I was tense – I thought I would forget how to compete. But I am very happy to return.”

The world champion, Kauri Sakamoto, mixed in Japan in some unusual struggles and published 71.03 for the fifth place. She got a double heart instead of three times the opening group – a rare mistake that might cost her an opportunity to become the first skipper to win four world titles in a row since the five -year Carol Hece race for jogging from 1956 to 1960.

Amber Glenn, which is considered one of the preferred candidates after the unacceptable Grand Prix season, stumbled on her commercial brand Triple Axel and fell to ninth place with 67.65. Glenn is still the only woman in this field that falls in the jump at risk cleanly in the competition this season.

Glenn said: “It is clear that I am very disappointed now.” “It is always difficult to return after falling.”

South Korea, Kim Chay Yun, touched the four continents last month and the Asian winter games champion, her hand to the ice in the flive toe ring and ranked 11th with 65.67. This will leave the 18 -year -old girl with an arduous battle to match the global bronze medal a year ago in Montreal.

Missed from this field again, the Russian unity, which the skiers remained banned from international competitions due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian women won five titles from the six world before the ban, and they continued their absence formed the medal scene, which led to new opportunities for the rise of competitors from Japan, South Korea and the United States.

The competition opened on Wednesday in the middle of the day under a cloud of sadness and memory. Before the evening session of the 28 Ski -Ski members who died on January 29, it was scheduled to have a military lines trip with a military helicopter near Washington. Among the total of 67 victims of skiers, coaches, and two parents from the host ski club in Boston.

“The children who lost – all over the country – were the future of sport,” said Doug Zghybe, CEO of the club. “So it is really good to see this is recognized.”

The worlds continue on Thursday with free skiing for couples and the beginning of the events of men and the ice. All medals will be clarified by Saturday night. This event also works as decisive qualifications for winter games 2026, with the Olympic classes determined by national places in each specialty.

For theo, this road started to Milan Cortina already. But first, she has a world title at hand. She said, “I didn’t expect much this season.” “But I know the next season will be better.”

This may be true. But now Alyssa Liu leads the world – and skiing as if you never left.