US figure skater Alysa Liu wins Olympic gold
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A fully validated quad at a women’s skating event didn’t happen until 2002 when Miki Ando of Japan successfully executed a quadruple salchow at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Ando tried to land the first quad at an Olympics, in 2006 but fell and only received credit for a triple.
The U.S. figure skating championships can best be described as the final, dramatic step in the selection of the 16 skaters who will represent the country at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy. Three men and three women singles skaters will be ...