Figure Skater Alysa Liu Wore This Rare Beauty Lippie During Her Gold-Winning Routine
Let’s just say that the Team USA figure skater’s lip combo takes the gold.
Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team United States poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Single Skating on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan.
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Alysa Liu won gold during the Women’s Free Skating event held Feb. 19 at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, and one of the first things she reached for? Her lip combo.
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Getting ready to rock the podium, the 20-year-old was searching for her combo, saying, “Wait, my lipstick!” in an Olympics clip that aired on TV and was captured and posted on TikTok by user Livingmybestbooklife. In the clip, the athlete grabs her lippie, which Sephora’s official account identified in a comment as Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Lip Oil in the shade Delight. Liu then applies, checks her hair in one of the camera’s lenses and heads off to get her medal.
Donna Summer’s dramatic piano and strings-led 1978 song “MacArthur Park Suite” served as the soundtrack for Liu’s free skate. The track begins slowly, but picks up toward the middle, making it a great choice to pump up the crowd. After her gold performance, Liu took the ice again to perform to the track “Stateside” by PinkPantheress featuring Swede Zara Larsson during the 2026 Olympic Exhibition Gala.
The lip oil is available at Sephora and Ulta Beauty for $24 and is described as a “rose brown,” which appears to be a slight red with brown undertones. The product is a lip oil, which offers a wash of pigment and a glossy finish. The Soft Pinch Lip Oil is marketed as a lip stain with long-lasting pigment and shine, something that could come in handy while performing intense moves during competition. Unlike lip glosses, lip oils are made with oils, as the name suggests.
Rare Beauty Soft Pink Lip Oil in the Shade Delight
This is a lip oil, rather than a gloss, which is said to hydrate. It also is a stain, so the color and shine are said to be quite long-lasting.
This is said to create a more hydrating finish and not something sticky and goopy like your traditional glosses. Rare Beauty formulated this lip oil with jojoba seed oil, which is said to moisturize and create a protective barrier over lips to lock in hydration, and sunflower seed oil, which Sephora describes as antioxidant-rich. It is also said to protect the lips from environmental stressors like air pollution, radiation and harsh weather.
If Liu’s shade isn’t a fit for you, Rare Beauty has a ton of other hues to check out, from nude browns to intense pops of pink.
Watch Liu’s performance below:
