Alysa Liu just won the gold medal for Team USA in women’s single skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and her big smile showed off her frenulum piercing.

While you might initially think that the spikes from the jewelry are a form of braces for teeth straightening, it’s actually just a piercing that she did herself!

Keep reading to find out more…

“I pierced it a little over two years ago now,” Alysa told TMJ4 News in January 2026. “Also, I did it myself.”

“I had my sister hold up my lip, and I was looking in the mirror and I had my piercing needle and then, yeah, I just put it through,” she added.

Alysa has described the piercing as her “smiley.”

“Someone called my style ‘alternative’ and I’d agree with that,” she added. “You know how trees have rings for their age? I thought, every year I’m gonna add a new halo around my hair. So it’s been two years, so I have two. Pretty soon I’ll have a new stripe.”

Watch Alysa‘s performance in the solo free skate program!