Alysa Liu has striped hair because it’s a personal “time‑stamp” style she created to mark each year of her life and skating journey.

What the stripes mean

Liu has explained that the horizontal bands in her hair are inspired by tree‑ring growth , with each new stripe representing another year. She started adding a ring around her head in 2023 , then added one more each winter, so by the 2026 Winter Olympics she had three visible “halo”‑style stripes.

How she keeps it going

  • She plans to add a new stripe every year , usually around late December , so the look evolves over time.
  • Early on she did the color herself at home, but for big competitions like the Olympics she worked with a professional colorist to define the rings in a softer, “milk tea”‑tone blonde against her dark brown base.

Why fans care

The striped halo has become one of her signature looks on the ice, and fans often talk about it on forums and social media as both a bold fashion statement and a symbol of her growth as an athlete.

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