2025 World Championships Women's Short Program

[CellarDweller]

Standing ovation for Alyssa Liu!

 

[Paulipau]

Obviously another tier of skating, ur and e on the combo tho. But is she getting it?

 

[Skating91]

The 3T is definitely underrotated here. Samo completed her 3T rotated....

 

[moonvine]

I have to admit I didn’t always care for Alysa but she’s won me over.

 

[labgoat]

This morning on practice Jean-Luc and Polina were raving about the difficulty and ease of Alysa's transitions

 

[Skating91]

Sorry this is a joke score with an underrotated combo. Did they even give a q on that 3T?

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Yeeees let the home cocking start

 

[Arigato]

She's delightful.

 

[cocteautwin]

Love Alyssa, but that's very homecooked

 

[elektra blue]

mama's love, make me proud!

 

[Jontor]

Great stuff Alysa! It has been such a privilege to see her again this season.

And, channeling my inner Chris, I have a sneaky feeling, that might be the best American performance of the event.

 

[museksk8r]

Alysa, OMG! That was glorious! 74.58! WOW!!

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Go Lara!!! I love you and your program

 

[Demandred]

Alysa with a gorgeous skate. She looks so much more relaxed than any other competitor so far, you can tell she is really skating for fun nowadays.

 

[FlossieH]

Oh Lara, hold the rest of it together...

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Um, did Chris mean "touch and go" instead of "nip and tuck?"

Over here, "nip and tuck" means the same as "touch and go".

As it turned out, it wasn't. Kristen made it in just a couple of skaters later.

So glad she got through. I have a real soft spot for Kristen.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Oh wow, I have seen Lara pop some jumps, but I can´t remember the last time she had a fall

 

[moonvine]

Costume nomination?

 

[Ares]

Another spin position I'm tempted to try...

Hopefully you're tempted to try the butt spin too, that's a favourite of goldenskate. The most graceful of them all. Why skaters are doing them less now than a couple seasons ago? A good butt spin - we love to see it!

 

[Zora]

That 3T was underrotated though
But amazing skate by Alysa, she is the skater who is the easiest to watch, because she seems to skate without any pressure and expresses so much freedom in her skating.