Olympic expectations soared for Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito. But the women's figure skating short program didn't end the way they hoped.

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu was nearly perfect while her teammates Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn failed to reach the top of the leaderboard in the women's short program.

Alysa Liu put on an exceptional short program, Amber Glenn struggled after a strong start, and Isabeau Levito had a clean performance.

Olympic expectations soared for Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito. But the women's figure skating short program didn't end the way they hoped.

Japan’s skaters stole the spotlight as the Americans largely struggled in their attempts to end a two-decade medal drought

MILAN: Alysa Liu is left to bear the ambitions of the American figure skating team on Thursday night, when the last of the “Blade Angels” with a legitimate shot at the Olympic…

Alysa Liu is in third entering the women's free skate at the 2026 Olympics, representing the Americans' best chance to end a 20-year medal drought.

Alysa Liu completed a stunning comeback by winning the first Olympic women’s figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years