OlympicTalk · Mar 6, 2020
Alysa Liu near medal position after junior figure skating worlds short program
Alysa Liu, the 14-year-old, two-time U.S. senior champion figure skater, is in fourth place after the world junior championships short program.
Liu, the world’s third-ranked junior skater this season, landed a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination to highlight her skate in Tallinn, Estonia, but it appeared one or both of the jumps were under-rotated.
Russians Kamila Valiyeva led with 74.92 points, followed by South Korean Haein Lee (70.08) and Russian Daria Usacheva (68.45). Liu tallied 67.52. Of that group, only Liu attempted a triple Axel, the most difficult jump that can be scored in a women’s short program.