Alysa Liu repeated as U.S. figure skating champion, continuing her build toward the 2022 Beijing Olympics by becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the national championships.
Liu, who last year became the youngest U.S. champion in history at 13, rallied from a short-program deficit to edge Mariah Bell by 10.31 points in Greensboro, N.C. Liu became the first repeat women’s champion since Ashley Wagner in 2013.
Bradie Tennell, the short-program leader, dropped to third after falling on a triple loop.
The night’s emotional moment occurred two hours earlier.