ST. LOUIS — Kelsey Miller trimmed her client’s long hair and started blow-drying while keeping her eyes on the Olympic figure skater gliding across the phone screen.
Alysa Liu performs her program during the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, skates on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu performs her program during the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu skates out onto the ice with her hair down for the award ceremony at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu, center, hugs Amber Glenn, right, and Isabeau Levito, back, after Glenn places first in the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. This is Glenn’s third consecutive title with U.S. Figure Skating.
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Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu performs her program during the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu performs her program during the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu skates out onto the ice with her hair down for the award ceremony at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Liu placed second.
Alysa Liu, center, hugs Amber Glenn, right, and Isabeau Levito, back, after Glenn places first in the women’s free skate at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. This is Glenn’s third consecutive title with U.S. Figure Skating.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, skates on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 World Champion, goes through her routine on the ice at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, during a practice session for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
