Overview
- Liu scored 150.20 in the free skate for a 226.79 total, finishing ahead of Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto (224.90) and 17-year-old Ami Nakai (219.16).
- Amber Glenn posted the third-best free skate with 147.52, landing a triple axel, but placed fifth overall after an invalid jump in the short program.
- The victory is the first Olympic singles gold by an American woman since Sarah Hughes in 2002 and Liu’s second gold of these Games following the team event.
- Liu stepped away at 16 citing burnout, returned to competition in 2024, won the 2025 world championship, and now owns the Olympic title.
- Japan notched a first with two women medaling in the same Olympic figure skating event, as Sakamoto took silver and Nakai earned bronze.