The American figure skater, who walked away from the sport following the 2022 Beijing Games, finished with a career-best score as she secured gold on the ice in Milan. MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate on Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina Games . The 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, who