March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠Olympic champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from ⁠the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships, the 20-year-old ‌said on social media on Sunday.

Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic gold in women's singles ​at the recent Milano Cortina ⁠Games. The championships are ⁠scheduled in Prague from March 24-29.