{"id":476874,"date":"2026-02-28T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/476874\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:24:39","slug":"nhl-team-mascot-dressed-up-like-alysa-liu-after-skater-won-gold-in-milan-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/476874\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Team Mascot Dressed Up Like Alysa Liu After Skater Won Gold in Milan Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

American figure skater Alysa Liu has started a movement. Not only has her routine to Pink Pantheress’s “Stateside” inspired plenty of copycat performances online<\/a>, but her iconic “halo” hairstyle<\/a> has influenced some of the Earth’s fiercest predators to follow suit. <\/p>\n

During the San Jose Sharks’ game vs. the Calgary Flames on Thursday night, San Jose’s mascot\u2014a large shark named S.J. Sharkie\u2014perfectly imitated Liu with a blonde and brown wig of his own. And not only that, but the underwater predator then grabbed a gold medal, and a sign featuring a Liu quote (“Y’all better turn up!”<\/a>), to round out the fit. <\/p>\n

Hilarious. Take a look at that homage below:<\/p>\n

SJ SHARKIE IS ALYSA LIU pic.twitter.com\/d8vBWJDYrp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 scrample (@leavetowns) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharkie’s tribute was fitting for more reasons than one. Of course, Liu deserved as much after winning gold in the women’s individual event<\/a> at the Milan Olympics earlier this month. But the 20-year-old skater is also a California\/Bay Area native, so it makes sense that this particular NHL team would want to honor her.<\/p>\n

Very, very fun. Unfortunately, the pastiche did not bring the Sharks much good luck, as they were stomped by the Flames, 4\u20131. But it was worth a try. <\/p>\n

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