Alysa Liu reacts to Connor Storrie calling her 'quirked up' on Saturday Night Live

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu responds to Connor Storrie's 'quirked up' SNL joke, agreeing with the compliment

Alysa Liu has officially responded to Saturday Night Live host Connor Storrie calling her "quirked up" during the February 28 episode—and she couldn't agree more.

The Team USA figure skater, who recently won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, shared a clip from the show on her Instagram Story Sunday. In the sketch, Storrie delivered a line that immediately caught fans' attention.

USA figure skater Alysa Liu shared the SNL sketch where Connor Storrie mentioned her! She also followed him on instagram! pic.twitter.com/W7eXuK5O1V

— Connor Storrie Updates (@connorstupdates) March 2, 2026

"And as that ice skating girl with the striped hair taught us, you can still be a baddie, even if you're a little quirked up," the Heated Rivalry star said.

Liu, 20, responded with a simple but enthusiastic caption over the post: "Period."

The moment comes fresh off Liu's historic Olympic performance, where she became the first American figure skater since 2006 to win a medal in the sport. Her two gold medals marked a triumphant return to competition after she announced her retirement in 2022, just months after competing at the Beijing Olympics.

Liu's popularity soared during the 2026 Games, thanks in part to her unique personal style—including her signature striped hair and the famous "smiley" piercing that Storrie likely referenced with his "quirked up" comment.

The skater previously revealed in an interview with TMJ4 News that she performed the piercing herself. "I did it myself," Liu said. "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."

While her edgy style may have contributed to Storrie's SNL shoutout, Liu has also emphasized her growth as an athlete and storyteller. Following her Olympic wins, she told Golden Skate: "I'm glad that now there are a lot of people watching me, so I can show them everything I've come up with in my head and share my stories. I want to be a storyteller."

Liu's journey to Olympic gold wasn't easy. She stepped away from skating for two years after retiring in 2022, explaining that intense training had taken over her life. She returned to the ice in 2024 and hasn't looked back since.

"I'm almost glad that I had to struggle so much because I learned so much from that," Liu told Olympics.com. "It definitely helped me. I needed to go through that."