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.

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.