Boston – In her first skiing career, she ended with retirement three years ago at the age of 16, Alyssa Liu won the national title, and history won that she is the youngest and younger, Larissimark jumped to an American woman, competed in the Olympic Games, and won a medal in the World Championship.
The way Liu describes everything, was an experience without happiness.
She did not want to practice. This means that she rarely entered a competition ready and you need to be. That – and injuries – made their performances irregular.
“It was a job, she said.
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Her unexpected return this season, according to her own conditions, was so enjoyable that Liu literally turned into the wheel in the entry corridor before taking the ice for a short program on Wednesday afternoon in the 2025 World Championship.
In the way she was skiing, it was not surprising that Liu converted multiple wheels on the ice after a show that was not limited to bringing the TD Garden crowd to his feet, but also put it in first place to free skiing on Friday night.
Liu said: “It is the most enjoyable this time,” Liu said. “I don’t really think I wanted to do any competitions before, but now I really want.”
With 74.58 points, the highest degree of its short programs in the international competition, Leo Moon Chipa leads in Japan by 1.14 points and teammate Isabo Levito, who holds a ruling global silver medal, by 1.25.
The US champion, Amber Glenn, a favorite title, fought against the opening element, a triple axis. He left the big mistake Glin 9, but only 5.68 points from the third place.
The defense champion three times Kauri Sakamoto in Japan made less mistakes in the jumping group, the work sequence and spin. They left her fifth, 2.30 from the third and 3.55 from the first.
It was the three best number of expected. Chiba, the seventh in her first appearance in her world last year, occupied the sixth in the Four Confederations Championship last month. Levito was marginalized due to a foot injury from last autumn to late February, when her return performance was restricted to a lesser event in Italy with caution and disappointing.
Levito said: “This injury was shocked a little.” “I will be in a constant fear, I would have done something to make it painful again.”
Liu returns to the credit for the mind after the short program
Alyssa Liu Andrea Joyce told why her mental condition appears to be working in her favor during the competition, and despite the progress of free skiing, nothing changes and the goals are still the same.
Not since Gracie Gold in 2016, in Boston as well, she was an American woman who leads worlds after the short program. This was near the beginning of an eight -year period when the Russians completely dominate the individuals of women at both the young and old.
The Russians were prevented from international ice skating competition since their unjustified country invaded Ukraine after the 2022 Olympics.
Liu answered: “A question about whether the worlds are more interesting with the Russians,” perhaps. I think the competitions are more fun, and the more people you can include. “
Ski on Luffy, and music that describes an external love affair that reflects its bond with skiing on ice, Liu poured without a defect within two minutes and 50 seconds, and the seven elements are implemented with absolute order.
Liu said: “Without music, the movement is not the same.” “You have to choose the right piece for yourself.”
Ironically, the bleak mood of music does not match the new enthusiasm of Liu, which is unprecedented for its sport, a position that prompted her to express herself with the wheel.
Liu said, “I was trying to think,” What would I do? “I got to that moment and I was like,” you did not think about anything, but immediately I saw an open space and (went), “the wheel.”
The world of 2022 was, when the bronze won the final competition before the retirement that seemed permanent when it announced that.
Then she spent one season hanging with friends near Auckland, California, home. She joined the University of California, Los Angeles the next day. I traveled. Suddenly, the skiing journey re -wanted to exercise, and led her to a circuit circuit 18 months after not applying signing.
People told her that she was crazy to retire in what should have been the height of her career. Her coach once and the current coach, Philip Degoglelo, told her that she was crazy about trying to return when the idea talked to him for the first time.
It was a sign of its growing maturity, Liu dominated her future after years of doing what others expected. Its goal is to make another Olympic team.
Liu said: “I will not be here if I don’t decide a little retirement.” “I am happy that I listened to myself.”
She returned to the competition last fall, gradually improved, and regained the skills that were at the age of 13 in 2019, the US youngest champion in history, adding to Ilan and the development of a young woman. The American world team was made by finishing second place from Glenn in the United States Championship in January.
Liu said: “This will not be my best season.” “This will definitely be a starting season for me.”
However, her performance in the short program was a polished ski performance, which has never been skiing better in any of her career more than she was on Wednesday. The audience’s reaction reminded her of the privacy of her sport.
She said, “I love feeling near the end of the program, when you hear the crowd and see them.” “You cannot find this feeling like anywhere else. It’s really great.”
This is what you can get with fire on the ice.
Philip Hersh is a special shareholder in NBCSPORTS.com. The skiing has covered the ice in the last 12 winter Olympics.
