GucciGuano t1_j68yydu wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM

wait US women's has never won in figure skating? seriously? or am I reading it wrong and this girl won her first title

UberKiwiUSA t1_j690dj3 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:44 PM

Since it was the US championship, methinks the latter

Mikimao t1_j69379t wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM

US has tons of champions at both Worlds and Olympics, the highest titles in the sport. It was this girls first National title at the Senior level (highest level of competition)

The thing she won is given out every year. It's like winning the game that lets you go to the World Series, or the Super Bowl, if you want to give it an easy sporting equivalent.

hifrom2 t1_j69okfy wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:27 PM

it’s the national championships so it’s her first US nationals win

there hasn’t been a world champion from the US women’s since 2006 but the american alysa liu did win bronze at the 2022 world championships last year

Mikimao t1_j69os55 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Yeah, it's been a drought for sure.

Still, I would be shocked if the US didn't have the most all time medals between World and Olympic events for the Women. It's a pretty storied history.

godlyjacob t1_j69o1u9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Or was this the first time US had a figure skating tournament?

/r/titlegore

hifrom2 t1_j69oqgq wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:28 PM

no the US has had national championships for decades now, this is just Levito’s first win

godlyjacob t1_j69pedm wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Thanks for the info. I was pointing out that the title is easily misinterpreted.