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11-05-2025
- Health
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Tara Lipinski Opens Up About Her 'Anxious Dog Mom' Journey and How She Found Peace (Exclusive)
Tara Lipinski admits to PEOPLE she used to be anxious about her dog's health following the death of a past pet The Olympic gold medalist has found relief by working with a pet care service called Dutch Lipinski is a mom to her 19-month-old daughter, Georgie, and her flat-coated retriever, SullivanTara Lipinski grew up surrounded by dogs. At one point, her family had five running around the house. "It was a hoot," the Olympic gold medalist, 42, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Just us with all these dogs, sometimes traveling to different training centers around the country and bringing them along." But for Lipinski, her first real dog was Dublin, a brown flat-coated retriever gifted to her by her parents several years ago. So when she revealed in February 2020 that Dublin was battling two aggressive forms of cancer, she was devastated. As Dublin underwent treatment, Lipinski and her husband, Todd Kapostasy, welcomed Sullivan — "Sully" — another brown flat-coated retriever, into their home. Though the two dogs overlapped for a time, Dublin eventually died. The loss marked the beginning of a deeply emotional journey for Lipinski, which further cemented her identity as a devoted dog mom. "That was my son," Lipinski says. "Obviously, we went through a huge medical journey with Dublin, and I've just been very, very conscious of Sullivan's health," she continues. "You can't always prevent something, but I really want to take every precaution and stay on top of everything to make sure he has a long and healthy life." To do that, Lipinski — also a mom to 19-month-old daughter Georgie — began taking extra precautions, including working with Dutch, an online pet care service. While she still values her longtime vet in Los Angeles, Dutch has offered a different kind of support when she says "life gets busy" and she becomes a "little bit of an anxious dog mom." That anxiety flared when she recently noticed a bump on Sullivan's tongue. "Because of everything I went through with Dublin, I immediately thought, 'Oh my goodness, what is this?'" she recalls. "I called the vet but couldn't get in for two weeks because it wasn't an emergency. I was like, 'I don't know how I'm going to sit with this and worry that it's maybe something like Dublin had.'" "I have spent many nights worrying about something, or the dog's whimpering, or he might've jumped off the bed wrong — and I'm sitting at the vet for six hours while I wait to get my name called," the dog mom adds. "And then I go in and, of course, everything's fine. But still, the process of it all can be difficult." "I'm sure vets are so in demand with so many emergencies and things that happen, but that's why I really love Dutch. It's given me a lot more control and peace of mind, and I'm also able to tackle things that I probably wouldn't have before." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. With Sullivan's health under control, Lipinski says she can now focus more time and energy on being present with her growing family. Lately, it's been especially rewarding to watch the bond between Sullivan and her daughter Georgie blossom. "He loves to be part of the bedtime routine," Lipinski says. "He'll cry and scratch at the door if he isn't. He has to be in there — every part of her day. It's like we have a second baby. He needs to sit right at her table when she has breakfast." "She loves him so much, and he is so gentle. He's so great with her," she adds. "When we do a bath and he's a big 95-pound dog in her little bathroom, he has to be lying right by the tub while we do it. If we're playing with the toys, he's looking — he's in on everything." "The dropping of the food, too — I think he's in heaven," she continues. "He is like, 'This is what life is meant to be.' Those moments are really cute. He is so big and cuddly, and she's still so small. So to see her curled up next to him and how she says his name with her little baby talk — it warms my heart." Read the original article on People
New York Times
07-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
As figure skating honors victims, it also readies its youth for ‘a lifelong process'
'Tight-knit.' 'Togetherness.' 'Resilience.' These are just some of the words we've been hearing from the figure skating community in the aftermath of last week's midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Of the 67 people killed in the crash, 28 of them were members of the figure skating community — athletes, parents, coaches — who were returning from a development camp in Wichita, Kan. Advertisement But already we are learning that the figure skating community is so much more than words. Clubs in the affected communities have established funds and held support programs. Individual memorial services and funerals have been held or planned. A benefit will be held March 2 in Washington, D.C. — co-hosted by 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano and including such Olympic champions as Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton — to support the victims' families. One development, announced on Wednesday, is that the remains of all 67 people who were killed in the crash have been recovered. And that's important, said Kenneth J. Doka, senior vice president for grief programs for the Hospice Foundation of America. 'Certainly we want to have permanent markers where we can go to remember them and honor them,' Doka said. 'We like to know the person is where we want them to be … that whatever's being done, there's a permanent resting place. And we like to go to those places. We keep a continuing connection, what we call a continuing bond with the person who died. Sometimes it's nice to have a place where that connection can be acknowledged.' One of the challenges facing the figure skating community as these services are planned is that many of the mourners will be young people who are likely dealing with the grieving process for the first time. Among the victims from The Skating Club of Boston were 16-year-old Spencer Lane and 13-year-old Jinna Han. Lane's mother, Christine Lane, and Han's mother, Jin Han, were also killed in the crash. Edward Zhou, 16, and his parents, Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou, were described by The New York Times as 'an inseparable unit of three.' They died in the crash. Skating duo Ilya 'Sean' Kay and Angela Yang, two 11-year-olds who trained at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club, lost their lives. Sean's mother, Julia Kay, and Angela's mother, Zheheng Li, also died. Advertisement Olivia Eve Ter of ION Figure Skating Club was 12. A post at described Olivia as 'always being cheerful with an infectious laugh.' Her mother, Olesya Taylor, was killed in the crash. The site describes Brielle Beyer, 12, as 'spunky, polite and talented.' Brielle and her mother, Justyna Beyer, were among the victims. The site noted that Cory Haynos, 16, landed a clean triple Axel on the final day of development camp, 'a feat he had been working on for months.' Haynos and his parents, Stephanie and Roger Haynos, were killed in the crash. Sisters Everly Livingston, 14, and Alydia Livingston, 11, and their parents, Peter and Donna Livingston, were killed in the crash. Franco Aparicio, 14, and his father, Luciano, also perished. And then there are the coaches. Alexandr Kirsanov of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club. Inna Volyanskaya of the Ashburn Ice House of Ashburn, Va. Vadim Naumov and his wife Evgenia Shishkova from The Skating Club of Boston. That's 28 people, all of them members of the figure skating community. And they are being mourned by kids who until last week were busying themselves with the joys and challenges of figure skating and the many social groups that existed in the figure skating community. Away from the rinks they no doubt enjoy the same activities as other kids. Clothes. TV shows. Sports. Video games. It appears the figure skating community is up to the task of preparing these kids for all the tears and tributes that'll be interrupting their young lives over the next several weeks. The Skating Club of Boston, to offer one for-instance, made several of its young skaters available to the media the day after the crash. While it was important to have former Olympians Tenley Albright and Nancy Kerrigan on hand to answer questions, the younger skaters could speak about their fallen friends as nobody else could. And they spoke eloquently and anecdotally. Advertisement 'Those whom we lost dedicated their lives to perfecting the sport of figure skating, many with the goal of one day becoming Olympians,' Samuel Auxier, interim CEO of U.S. Figure Skating, wrote in a statement. 'We will never forget them.' Figure skating will go on. These young skaters will go on. 'But we also have to remember that grief is a process,' Doka said. 'And it's a lifelong process … you're always dealing with a sense of loss.' For those offering up prayers for those killed in the crash and for their families, there's an entire generation of young figure skaters trying to sort all this out.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Olympic figure skaters to honor DC plane crash victims in tribute show
Champion figure skaters are coming together for a tribute show called "Legacy on Ice" to honor the victims of the American Airlines plane crash. The event will be on Sunday, March 2, at 3 p.m. at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Olympians Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton and Johnny Weir are among those participating. The show will raise funds to support victims' families, first responders and aviation professionals, U.S. Figure Skating said. MORE: DC plane crash victims: Kansas City Chiefs superfan among the 67 killed More than a dozen of the victims killed in the Jan. 29 plane crash were young skaters, their parents and coaches returning home from a national figure skating development camp in Wichita, Kansas. The plane, which departed from Wichita, was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., when it collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, sending both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River. Sixty-four people were on board the plane and three soldiers were on the helicopter. No one survived. MORE: DC plane crash live updates: All 67 bodies identified, wreckage recovery continues "As we begin to heal from this devastating loss, we look forward to honoring the enduring memories of these athletes, coaches and family members who represented the best of the figure skating community," U.S. Figure Skating interim-CEO Samuel Auxier said in a Wednesday statement announcing the tribute show. "We can think of no better way of celebrating their legacies than through the sport they loved," Auxier said. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, Feb. 10, on Ticketmaster. Click here to learn more about the victims. Olympic figure skaters to honor DC plane crash victims in tribute show originally appeared on
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
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Tara Lipinski, Nancy Kerrigan and more mourn loss of figure skaters in DC plane crash
The figure skating community is mourning the losses of the 14 figure skaters who are among the victims of the first major commercial plane crash in the United States since 2009. The figure skaters and coaches returning from the recent U.S. national championships in Wichita, Kansas, were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening, officials said. DC crash live updates: Trump says 'confluence of bad decisions that were made' No survivors were expected in the crash, officials said Thursday. There were 64 people aboard the plane and three in the helicopter, according to officials. "My heart is broken for our skating community," wrote Olympic gold medalist, world champion and figure skating commentator Tara Lipinski on her Instagram story. "It's unimaginable the loss. We will mourn their loss and ALWAYS remember them." "My heart is with all the families affected- that part I have no words for. 'Strength' and 'love' won't do it justice. So many of our own were on this tragic flight and my heart aches, for them and for everyone part of this devastating accident," Lipinski finished. Olympic Medalist Nancy Kerrigan spoke to the media on Thursday at the Skating Club of Boston. "I feel for the athletes, the skaters, their families, but anyone who was on that plane, not just the skaters," she said through tears. "We've been through tragedies before as Americans, as people and we are strong, and I guess it's how we respond to it." Amber Glenn, a two-time U.S. figure skating champion also reacted to the news in a brief statement on her Instagram story. "I'm in complete shock. I'm sorry I don't even know what to say," she wrote. The 2024 World Champion Ilia Malinin mourned the loss to the skating community on his Instagram story on Thursday morning. "The figure skating community is family a family, and this loss is beyond words. My thoughts are with their families, friends and everyone affected. We will never forget them," he wrote. "I am at a loss for words," wrote figure skater Starr Andrews on social media. She explained she "can't even explain how devastated I feel for the loss of amazing people that were on this flight." DC crash live updates: Trump says 'confluence of bad decisions that were made' Andrews added that she is sending prayers to the families of those who lost lives and the figure skating community. Doug Zeghibe, the CEO and executive director for the Skating Club of Boston, said six of the victims, including two coaches, two teenage athletes and two moms of athletes, were from the Boston club. "Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy," Zeghibe said. "Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together six or seven days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like family. We are devastated and completely at a loss for words." Tara Lipinski, Nancy Kerrigan and more mourn loss of figure skaters in DC plane crash originally appeared on
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
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Figure skating community mourns Washington D.C. plane crash victims: Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Nancy Kerrigan give emotional tributes
As news trickled out about the victims of the Washington D.C. plane crash, the figure skating community mourned several of its own. U.S. Figure Skating announced on Thursday morning that "several members of our skating community" were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a helicopter Wednesday night in Washington D.C. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the flight, including young skaters Spencer Lane, Jinna Han, their mothers, Molly Lane and Jin Han, and along their coaches, former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from a National Development Camp held after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Former figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir opened their broadcast of the European Figure Skating Championships, with an emotional tribute to those lost. Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir open the European Figure Skating Championships today with a very emotional tribute to the victims of the plane crash in Washington D.C. last night(h/t @sportswithben1) — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2025 The European Figure Skating Championships are currently running through Feb. 2 in Tallinn, Estonia. Ilia Malinin, who was the men's U.S. figure skating champion in Wichita last weekend, posted a statement on his Instagram story: "I'm heartbroken by the tragic loss of my fellow skaters in this devastating accident," he wrote. "The figure skating community is a family, and this loss is beyond words. My thoughts are with their families, friends and everyone affected. We will never forget them." Former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gave a tearful interview from the Skating Club of Boston, where Lane and Han skated. 'Skating is a very close and tight-knit community"Former figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan talks to the media at the Skating Club of Boston, whose members have died in the Washington DC plane crashLatest ➡️ Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube — Sky News (@SkyNews) January 30, 2025
