Team USA had a mixed day overall in the women's short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday.
All three members of the American team made it through qualifying to reach the free skate on Thursday. Alysa Liu led the way with a score of 69.50 to finish in eighth place overall.
Mariah Bell checked in at No. 11 (65.38), followed by Karen Chen at No. 13 (64.11).
The biggest story of the event revolved around Russian Olympic Committee star's Kamila Valieva eligibility. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a reversal of a provisional suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in a sample collected on Dec.