Overview
- Alysa Liu enters the free skate in third with 76.59 points, about two points off the lead, and is the top U.S. contender to end a women’s singles medal drought dating to 2006.
- Japan’s Ami Nakai leads after the short program with Kaori Sakamoto close behind, with Mone Chiba also in contention and a Japanese podium sweep reported as a possibility.
- Neutral athlete Adeliia Petrosian is a wildcard due to her quad-jump ability, which analysts say could significantly reorder the final standings.
- The women’s free skate starts at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with Liu scheduled to skate third to last at approximately 4:32 p.m. ET.
- Amber Glenn sits 13th after an invalid element in the short program and Isabeau Levito is eighth, as experts including Tara Lipinski and Brian Boitano stress that clean, composed skating will be decisive.