From left, silver medalists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada; gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates, of the ...

The U.S. has not had a women's Olympic champion since Sarah Hughes in 2002 ... try to ensure the participation of its athletes at the Winter Games, according to Russian news agency Tass.

No American woman has claimed an Olympic singles medal since Sasha Cohen won silver in 2006, and the gold medal drought dates even further to Sarah Hughes ... the country's Winter Olympians ...

But it’s been a podium drought for the U.S. in women’s singles over the last four Winter Olympics cycles ... first American gold medalist since Sarah Hughes in 2002? The beauty of what ...

At 16, she competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing ... and before that, Sarah Hughes won the gold and Michelle Kwan the bronze in 2002. Whatever comes next for Liu will be both ...

But after competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics and world championships ... for the first time since 2001 when Michelle Kwan, Sarah Hughes and Angela Nikodinov achieved the feat.