Celebrating Mothers

Doing it yourself doesn’t mean doing it alone — just ask Olympic icon Tara Lipinski.

On her son’s birthday, Chelsea Gray pens a letter to Lennox: “At the end of the day, I just want what every parent wants — for my child to have a better experience than I had.”

As Haley Winn gets ready for Team USA’s gold medal game against Canada, her brothers, Casey, Ryan and Tommy, leave their sister an encouraging voicemail.

At 15 years old, Tara Lipinski made her Olympic debut in Nagano, determined to outdo expectations despite a flurry of nerves. Four minutes stood between her and the gold medal.

When Covid hit, ice skater Alysa Liu took a step back as she fell out of love with skating. Her new approach is bringing her more joy than ever before.

At nine years old, Lindsey Vonn’s dream was to become an Olympian. Three Olympic medals later, she still feels the most at home on top of a mountain. This is the story of Lindsey.

Two-time Olympian and gold medalist Jordan Chiles teaches Grammy-nominated singer Normani a few gymnastics tricks.

Anna Hall has been chasing the Olympic dream since she was seven. Today, she shows how that dream became her reality.

Her story, her way. This is Courtney Williams: “Look, my story’s not cookie cutter. It’s no Disney Channel Original Movie. If that makes you feel some type of way, this story might not be for you. If you want the real story, I’ll tell it all.”

After recovering from her stroke, Ellie Roebuck has a new outlook on life and football: “I’ve got this burning love for the game again. Every training session feels like a gift, even when I’m not perfect, because I know what truly matters.”

Charlotte Flair wrote about…………. everything: “This isn’t for my haters. Honestly, this isn’t even for my fans. This is for myself.”

After 14 seasons, Allie Quigley says goodbye to the WNBA: “I love knowing that these next generations of players are just going to get to play in better and better and better versions of the W.”

Mikaela Shiffrin on her PTSD diagnosis: “This pain … this was a new one for me.”

Ahead of the Champions League Final, Beth Mead pens this letter to her mum: “I know that my mum will be watching down on us – her girls.”

Ahead of the WNBA draft, Hailey Van Lith’s dad, Corey, leaves an emotional voicemail for his daughter. 

Hannah Hidalgo has a message for Notre Dame fans: “I’m excited now for an offseason to get better. More than anything, I am excited to do it again at Notre Dame.”

Jewell Loyd says goodbye to the Seattle Storm: “I’ll continue to carry the spirit of Seattle with me wherever I go.”

Last September, Manchester United and England midfielder Ella Toone lost her dad. She wrote this for him: “This is my first try at really talking about it.... But I wanted to write this, for anyone grieving and feeling alone.”

Kelsey Mitchell opens up about losing her father, finding strength in her Fever family, and the WNBA season that changed everything: “This was one of the hardest seasons I’ve ever been through.”

It’s Fashion Week in The City that Never Sleeps and Mikaela Shiffrin made the most of it.

Five years later, Bianca Andreescu is beginning again. This is her story: “Whenever I leave the tunnel and step out onto the court, I always feel a bit of that magic from before. I still think that anything is possible.”

Ahead of her first Olympic Games, Rose Zhang pens a letter from Paris: “I will always be that little girl hitting balls into the desert, but the person I am now is so much more than that, too.”

Lydia Williams writes a letter to the Matildas: “The Matildas became like a second family to me.... If I made mistakes, it was OK. If I broke down crying in training, nobody told me to go home.”

Alise Willoughby ahead of the 2024 Olympics: “At the end of the day, I’m still me. Alise. The person. And, no matter what I do…. The sun will still come up.”