Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.

MILAN (AP) — 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 gold medal tries t...

With her victory, she became the first women’s gold medalist in the sport since Sarah Hughes accomplished the feat during the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.