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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2019 22:37:44 GMT
U.S. figure skating champion Alysa Liu landed a quadruple Lutz for a second straight Junior Grand Prix, rallying from fourth after the short program to win an event in Poland on Friday. Liu, who in January became the youngest U.S. champion in history at age 13, won both of her starts in her first season on the Junior Grand Prix to become the first U.S. woman to qualify for the six-skater Junior Grand Prix Final since 2013 (Polina Edmunds and Karen Chen). The Final is held with the senior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy, in December. She won Friday by 6.63 points by surpassing a pair of Russians, a rarity in this era. Her free skate is here. Liu trailed by 4.03 points after doubling a planned triple loop in the short program. She was the lone skater in the field to attempt a triple Axel (landing three of them, including two in combination and one with a negative grade of execution) or a quad. Liu tallied 138.99 points in the free skate and 203.10 overall. She ranks sixth in the world this season by best total scores among junior and senior skaters, though some top skaters have yet to compete.
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Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2019 20:51:15 GMT
Richmond teen Alysa Liu continued to dominate figure skating by winning her second Junior Grand Prix event in Gdansk, Poland, qualifying for the series final in December in Turin, Italy. Liu, 14, rallied from fourth place after the short program late Friday to win the free skate in the Baltic Cup in, ahead of two Russians. Liu had her best international score yet with 138.99 points in the free skate. Skating to “Illumination” by Jennifer Thomas, Liu started her free skate with a triple axel-double toe loop combination jump. She then landed a quadruple lutz and triple axel. Liu completed six more triple jumps to leapfrog the field. Liu, who won the U.S. senior title in January, made her junior international debut last month with a Grand Prix victory in Lake Placid, New York. She became the first American woman to land a quadruple lutz in competition. Liu also became the first woman in history to successfully complete a quadruple lutz and triple axel in the same program. Because of her age, Liu is ineligible to compete in international senior events until the 2021-22 season that includes the Winter Games in Beijing.
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Post by Admin on Sept 25, 2019 19:41:02 GMT
In January, Alysa Liu became the youngest US figure skating champion in history — she was only 13 years old. At the same competition, she also became the first woman to land two triple axels in a single program at nationals, and we were in awe of her talent.
Alysa mesmerized us once again with her performance on Aug. 24 at the Aurora Games, a women's sports festival, becoming the first US woman to land a quadruple Lutz in a competition. Unfortunately, her accomplishment doesn't officially count because the Aurora Games isn't a sanctioned competition, but that just means she has more time to perfect the skill and impress us once again.
At 14, Alysa is too young to compete in the senior international competitions (she won't be able to compete until the 2022 Olympic season, according to NBC Sports), but we'll still be rooting her on regardless. If you're ready to be amazed, check out the full video above.
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Post by Admin on Dec 5, 2019 20:30:32 GMT
Triple axel and top it with a smile! Alysa Liu 🇺🇸 takes a narrow lead in a tight ladies field with all six skaters within three points of each other!
Alysa Liu is the first junior woman to land a 3A3T in the short at the Junior Grand Prix Final (Rika Kihira did it in the free in 2017)
Junior Ladies - Short Program Result Details Pl. Name Nation TSS= TES+ PCS+ SS TR PE CO IN Ded. - StN. 1 Alysa LIU USA 71.19 41.01 30.18 7.32 7.29 7.79 7.57 7.75 0.00 #3 2 Daria USACHEVA RUS 70.15 39.67 30.48 7.64 7.46 7.61 7.64 7.75 0.00 #2 3 Kseniia SINITSYNA RUS 69.40 38.92 30.48 7.57 7.39 7.64 7.68 7.82 0.00 #5 4 Kamila VALIEVA RUS 69.02 38.28 30.74 7.68 7.61 7.68 7.71 7.75 0.00 #1 5 Viktoria VASILIEVA RUS 68.07 38.67 29.40 7.43 7.07 7.50 7.32 7.43 0.00 #4 6 Haein LEE KOR 65.39 35.68 29.71 7.43 7.25 7.46 7.43 7.57 0.00 #6 Legend TSS Total Segment Score TES Technical Element Score PCS Program Component Score SS Skating Skills TR Transitions PE Performance CO Composition IN Interpretation of the Music
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2019 4:22:58 GMT
Liu splits Russian duo Valieva had not even been born when Turin hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. But the 13-year-old, skating third, showed composure beyond her years to produce a polished free skate after disappointing in her short program 24 hours previously. A recent injury saw her shelve the quad toe loop she had planned for the start of her routine, but she impressed with triple Lutz-triple toe loop and triple flip-Euler-triple Salchow combinations. There was even blood visible on her hand at the end of her skate, caused by her catching it on a blade. The execution and difficulty of her jumps saw her post a score of 138.45, 10 points down on her season's best, but good enough for the lead with a total of 207.47. Liu was the penultimate skater after winning yesterday's short program. She fell on her opening triple Axel but soon regained her focus with a quad Lutz-triple toe loop combination followed by another quad Lutz. While the difficulty of her jumps was the highest in the field, the execution was found wanting with both quad Lutzes and a later triple Axel adjudged as under-rotated. Her score of 133.46 was only good enough for second in the free skate with her total of 204.65 placing her second overall. The American told reporters afterwards, "I'm pretty happy. I feel like I could have done better but there's always improvements." She also alluded to youthful exuberance perhaps getting the better of her in her choice of elements. Liu said, "I think I should have only done one quad but I really wanted to go for it just for the fun of it.
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