Alysa Liu made history at the World Figure Skating Championships (Credit: Melanie Heaney/U.S. Figure Skating/ CC-BY-SA-2.0)

On March 28, 2025, 19-year-old Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in nearly 20 years. The last American woman to claim this title was Kimmie Meissner, who won in 2006.