Alysa LIU (USA) | Women Free Skating | NHK Trophy 2024 | #GPFigure

Well, it's great to see her back. The 19-year-old from Clovis in California goes into this free program lying in fourth place for the USA. It's Alyssa Liu. Yeah, beautiful start. Triple flip. Yeah, huge combination. Triple lutz, triple toe. lutz, Euler, triple Salchow. There's the flip with a double toe on the end and the double Axel. What about that? I love that program. Program choreographed by Massimo Scali. Really fun. Well, it could be a huge score for her. Just did not let up. Didn't give an inch all the way through that free program. Isn't it great to see her back? So, started off so well in Skate Canada. Remember, she was second place in the short program. Couldn't quite hold it together in the free. I think this was a much, much better effort. Jumps looked a little cleaner all the way through that. It started off so well. Here's the flip. Yeah, they've given that the thumbs up. The lutz here. Yeah, just got the outside edge. What's that round? They've given the toe loop an under rotation. And three of the jumps, no, two of the jumps in the second half. Getting an under rotation as well. So, the score's going to come down slightly, but it shouldn't hurt her too much. Such was the quality of all the other elements. Isn't it a fabulous choice of music? Yeah, spins were good. That layback spin at the end there, getting a level three. In fact, it's just dropped to a two. Well, her season's best score is 123.94 and she got that in the Challenger Series event in Budapest, where she won the gold medal. Could she possibly finish ahead of that? She needs over 125. 125.23 would give her the lead. Remember, we've still got three to go. Hold your breath. It's going to be close. Yeah, 125.72, it's second on the free, but that will be enough to put her into the lead. There it is, 190.75. Alyssa Liu leads for the USA.