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Alysa Liu: Figure skater, 18, announces plans to come out of retirement
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Figure skater Alysa Liu, 18, is to come out of retirement and return to competition.
The youngest woman to win a United States figure skating championship, Liu retired from the sport aged just 16.
After winning bronze at the 2022 world championships Liu said she had accomplished her figure skating goals.
"It was good for me to take time off from skating, and I am beyond excited to begin skating again with my newly found perspective," Liu said.
She said in her statement she would return to competition from next season.
The two-time US champion won her first title aged 13 and represented her country at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, placing sixth in the women's competition.
"We are very excited about Alysa's return," said Justin Dillon, US Figure Skating senior director of athlete high performance.