Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu's signature striped hairstyle may have brought Team USA good luck at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina. Ever since Liu returned to figure skating in 2024 after a two-year retirement, she has dominated the rink while rocking alternating bleached and dark brunette horizontal bands in her hair. "Every year, I add a stripe," Liu told NBC News in January 2026. "It's going to be like this for a year, then - next wintertime, end of December - I do another ring.