MILAN (AP) — On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years. The 20-year-old Liu performed a near-flawless free skate Thursday to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.

The drought is over. After 24 years, Team USA has another Olympic champion in women’s figure skating and it’s Alysa Liu.

She held the trio of Japanese greats in Kaori Sakamoto, Mone Chiba and youngster Ami Nakai at bay.