{"id":711977,"date":"2026-02-15T18:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alysa-lius-alt-style-is-the-edge-figure-skating-needed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:25:09","slug":"alysa-lius-alt-style-is-the-edge-figure-skating-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alysa-lius-alt-style-is-the-edge-figure-skating-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Alysa Liu\u2019s alt style is the edge figure skating needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28d05234d10\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alysa-lius-alt-style-is-the-edge-figure-skating-needed\/#Lius_hair_stylist_and_figure-skating_enthusiasts_explain_how_the_20-year-old_is_breaking_through_the_conformity_on_ice\" >Liu\u2019s hair stylist and figure-skating enthusiasts explain how the 20-year-old is breaking through the conformity on ice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lius_hair_stylist_and_figure-skating_enthusiasts_explain_how_the_20-year-old_is_breaking_through_the_conformity_on_ice\"><\/span>Liu\u2019s hair stylist and figure-skating enthusiasts explain how the 20-year-old is breaking through the conformity on ice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277649\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232568_jtyutb\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Alysa Liu\u2019s alt style is the edge figure skating needed\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Joosep Martinson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277656\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Among the rolodex of athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan there is one name that\u2019s dominated the conversation: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alysaxliu\/?hl=en\">Alysa Liu<\/a>. In 2019, the Clovis, California, raised figure skater became the youngest women\u2019s national champion <i>and<\/i> the first American woman to land three <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le axels during competition at 13 years old. The following year, she was the first to stick a quadruple jump. She placed sixth at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Then, she unexpectedly hung up her skates.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Four years later, Liu is back, and so far, she\u2019s been hard to beat. She won the 2025 World Championships and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/olympics\/winter-olympics-2026-medal-count-team-usa-rcna258215\">has already bagged Olympic gold<\/a> for the figure skating team event. But online, she\u2019s been garnering attention for something besides just her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>: her striking, alt style. The 20-year-old pairs her sparkling gowns with slicked-back ponytails, a frenulum \u201csmiley\u201d piercing, and bold eyeliner. And then there are her layered halo highlights which have arguably become a celebrity in and of itself.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277650\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2260232862_qcnvuw\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Alysa Liu\u2019s alt style is the edge figure skating needed\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277657\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            It\u2019s rare to see a figure skater with this kind of hair on the ice. According to Liu, during her hiatus she began DIY-ing her highlights, adding a brassy ring to her hair every winter. Ahead of the Championships in January, she wanted to tap a professional for the look and found hairstylist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelsey.styles.hair\/\">Kelsey Miller.<\/a> Miller says that she didn\u2019t know it was going to be Liu in her chair until the day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cFigure skating gives off the persona of sophistication, grace, and elegance,\u201d Miller says. \u201c[But Liu proves] you can still be those things and skate while being your true self and rocking your personality. You can listen to alternative music and wear dark eyeliner under your eyes. When you watch her skate, she skates so gracefully, and you can truly tell it&#8217;s her passion. It\u2019s amazing watching the two worlds collide.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277653\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTS-sLRkSC7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTS-sLRkSC7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTS-sLRkSC7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by STL Colorist &amp; Great Length extension artist (@kelsey.styles.hair)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277658\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Since its inception in the early 1900s, figure skating has prided itself on strict, gender-normative costume rules. Rarely does a skater defy the rules, let alone completely uproot them. Nellie Hundshamer, a former child skater, remembers the strict confines in which she had to operate within for her skate competitions. \u201cI skated to music from Gigi the musical, while dressed in bright pinks and baby blues. I was told my hair either had to be in a short bob or be tied up perfectly, or I would lose style points from the judges,\u201d she says.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Liu also hasn\u2019t always presented herself in such a free-spirited way. In past interviews, she\u2019s opened up about how, by the time she was 13, her life and career were already controlled and constrained, from her schedule down to her appearance. \u201cI didn\u2019t enjoy skating back then because I didn\u2019t make my own programs, I didn\u2019t design my own dresses. I was just following orders,\u201d Liu has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a70208921\/alysa-liu-figure-skating-comeback-winter-olympics-2026-interview\/\">said<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277663\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p><big>[Liu proves] you can still be those things and skate while being your true self and rocking your personality. \u2014Kelsey Miller <\/big><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277659\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Her sartorial reinvention challenges the status quo, even though she isn\u2019t the first to do so. American figure skater Adam Rippon came out in 2015 to become the second-ever openly gay men\u2019s champion \u2014 and he dyed his hair lavender for the Grand Prix <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Magdalena Newhouse, a figure-skating enthusiast from North Carolina, remembers that moment as a contentious one with skating officials. \u201cHe even says in his memoir that one of the officials asked him to dye it back before Nationals,\u201d she says. So when Newhouse saw Liu with her dyed locks at Nationals, skating freely, she was moved. \u201cIt made an impact on me as a longtime fan. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen someone be this free in their self-expression. She retired and came back, and she\u2019s not intimidated by what the officials say.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277652\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nbcolympics\/video\/7593599871387569463\" data-video-id=\"7593599871387569463\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nbcolympics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nbcolympics?refer=embed\">@nbcolympics<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Alysa Liu shines in a 147.80 Lady Gaga free skate to earn silver at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7593599984659467063?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277660\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            And it\u2019s not just her looks \u2014 Liu is subverting the skating handbook in other ways, too. Over the decades, skaters have traditionally opted to skate to warhorses, songs that have become arguably clich\u00e9 in the skating world. Think <i>Nutcracker<\/i>, <i>Swan Lake<\/i>, and theatrical tracks like <i>Moulin Rouge<\/i>. But Liu, these days, prefers to perform modern pop hits from Lady Gaga, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n-I6fkQcUL4\">Donna Summer<\/a>, Mitski, and Laufey. It might not seem <i>that<\/i> crazy for a 20-year-old to want to perform to the music she actually likes, but in the skating world, it\u2019s a huge step forward artistically.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277661\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Adam Reisinger, an editor at ESPN and author of the Substack <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/adamreisinger.substack.com\">Kingdom of Ice-olation<\/a>, says that even the introduction of lyrics into skating songs is fairly recent, a change that was only made in the \u201980s and \u201990s. \u201cNow, you\u2019re seeing skaters take risks. [Liu\u2019s teammate] Amber Glenn is doing \u2018Like a Prayer\u2019 this year, and Alysa has her Lady Gaga program. Skaters are performing to what they like, not just what they think will impress the judges,\u201d he says.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            And 11 years after Rippon\u2019s coming out in 2015, Reisinger recalls attending the Skate America competition in November and holding a transgender flag in the front row in response to the U.S. Figure Skating\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FigureSkating\/comments\/1ok4cld\/usfs_category_policy\/\">controversial policy <\/a>regarding transgender skaters. Liu skated by and held up heart hands at the flag.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277651\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/GettyImages-2260232597_rj99s1\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/GettyImages-2260232597_rj99s1\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/GettyImages-2260232597_rj99s1\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/GettyImages-2260268382_j3bsfn\/alysa-liu-hair-stylist-alternative-ice-skater.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Alysa Liu\u2019s alt style is the edge figure skating needed\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Joosep Martinson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-277662\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cShe\u2019s always been supportive of [transgender rights] in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>. [Her teammate] Amber is also pansexual, and they\u2019ve both been very outspoken about LGBTQ+ rights [and] making anti-ICE statements,\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re sending a message that they\u2019re not going to be silenced. I don\u2019t want to speak for them, but as a fan, it\u2019s like they see political issues as human rights issues. Even though they\u2019re in Milan representing the United States, they find their individual views to be just as important.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Liu represents a generation of skaters who are navigating their career on their own terms: who wear what they want, skate to what they like, and have a life outside of their rigorous training. Rather than this newfound balance hindering her performance, it has only strengthened it. Her championship win and medals are proof \u2014 and poised to shape an entirely new generation of young athletes.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWhat [Liu] is doing, bringing her own life to the party, is desperately needed in the skating community,\u201d Hundshamer says. \u201cI wish I could have skated to My Chemical Romance when I was young. I feel I could have told a real story. Seeing Alysa skate to Lady Gaga with her amazing hair lets me live vicariously through her.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">India Roby<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Photo by Joosep Martinson\/Getty Images Among the rolodex of athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan there is one name that\u2019s dominated the conversation: Alysa Liu. 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