Alysa Liu left figure skating behind. She came back better than ever

After a two-year retirement prompted by burnout and fatigue, the American skater found her way back to the ice - and became the world champion no one saw coming

Alysa Liu hadn't even checked her phone. She didn't know who had called, who had texted or who had screamed at their television when her gold-medal score flashed onto the screen. But she knew exactly who she wanted to call first.

My siblings," she said, laughing. They have no idea [what] is happening."