The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan just delivered the season's biggest musical crossover. On March 3, 2026, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson officially claimed the #1 spot on the Spotify Global Daily Chart with their track "Stateside." The song, a remix originally released in 2025, saw a massive surge in streams after becoming the unofficial anthem of the games.

The viral momentum started on the ice with American figure skater Alysa Liu. During the Olympic exhibition gala in Milan, Liu performed a high-energy routine to the "Stateside" remix that immediately set social media ablaze. According to Forbes, clips of the performance generated millions of views across platforms, catapulting the year-old track to record-breaking streaming numbers.

Alysa Liu
Alysa Liu — Photo: Luu / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The artists themselves are celebrating the sudden resurgence. In an interview with Yahoo, Zara Larsson shared her excitement about the skater's choice. "Watching Alysa skate to our song was a total ‘pinch-me’ moment," Larsson said. The collaboration now stands as one of the most successful Olympic-driven chart ascents in the history of digital streaming.