Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu has earned her stripes.
“I feel good, I feel confident and I put it all out there,” the 20-year-old said Thursday after winning America’s first gold medal within the Winter Olympics’ girls’s free skating occasion since 2002.
But earlier than changing into a champion, Liu had already given herself a crown of types, sporting a fascinating coiffure generally known as “halo hair” to make her podium intentions clear.
Her iteration of the style options horizontal brunette stripes interrupted by milk-tea-colored rings, with vibrant blonde transitional traces.
“Revived halos, who dis?” Liu captioned an Instagram post final month that she confirmed off her refreshed tree ring coiffure.
“OMG SO GOOD,” commented fellow US figure skater Bradie Tennell, with a fireplace emoji.
Liu’s hairstylist Kelsey Miller additionally gave the skater her flowers when sharing numerous photos on Instagram of the “angel halos,” describing her consumer as “an inspiration.”
“I hope the world never lets you down or tries to take your sparkle away from you!” Miller stated, including that she “can’t wait to see those halos spin on the ice tonight.”
Miller stated in an Instagram reel on Wednesday that she was “shocked” after receiving a request from Liu, who wished her gingery tree rings turned a milk tea shade, which is nearer to platinum blonde.
“Usually, I do it like a gingery color, but I was like, I want something different. Like, I want it lighter,” Liu informed NBC in January, including that she ended up on the salon in St. Louis, Missouri, as a result of she couldn’t get it as mild as she desired with her ordinary DIY method.
Starting the style in 2023, Liu stated she provides a stripe yearly, which is why she now parades three rings in her hair.
“So, it’s going to be like this for a year and then next year, wintertime, like end of December, I do another ring,” Liu added.
Meaning, quickly sufficient, she may have the 5 rings symbolic of the Olympic Games.
Yet, wait for her to smile and one other putting ring-shape could be very clear – however this gem is in her mouth.
Hanging over the skater’s entrance tooth, Liu has what’s generally known as the “smiley” piercing, which fits by means of her frenulum, the skinny tissue between the higher lip and gum, and is seen when she smiles.
The self-belief that drove her to be a champion on ice isn’t any higher highlighted than in her dauntless piercing expertise.
Liu informed TMJ4 News that she obtained the piercing about two years in the past, saying it was painless. “I did it myself,” she stated, including her sister helped and held up her lip.
And Liu isn’t solely Olympian showcasing individuality and expression through the Winter Games.
Olympic nails have been seen clasping medals on greater than one event.
Dutch pace skater Jutta Leerdam showed off her manicure that includes white Olympic rings after successful gold final week.
Another model, that includes gold stars, was additionally noticed on the nails of Chinese silver-winning freestyle skier Eileen Gu.