1:29
- culture
- August 29, 2025
Get to know soccer star Trinity Rodman
Rodman is a forward for the Washington Spirit and wears a No. 2 jersey.
1:29
\"How did it feel not serving faster than 135 today? ... I just know you like to serve big and it wasn't breaking 140 today,\" Rodman asked Shelton, who buried his smiling face in his hand.
\"Why did you give her a question?\" Shelton joked to the organizer, before answering Rodman's question in full.
\"It was cold outside,\" Shelton said with a smile. \"So I think that was the main reason. I was focused on hidden spots and I didn't hit those spots, so maybe I should just serve bigger, but something I'll definitely work on next time.\"
Here is more to know about Rodman and her relationship with Shelton.
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/rodman-gty-er-250318_1742329324161_hpMain_4x3t_384.jpg\")
Rodman, a native of Newport Beach, California, has been playing soccer since the age of 4.
She is known for her signature \"Trin Spin\" move and also represented the U.S. and made her World Cup debut as a women's national team member at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/trinity-rodman-gty-jef-250804_1754315117175_hpMain_4x3t_384.jpg\")
Rodman made history in 2021, when at 18, she was drafted by the Spirit, becoming the youngest player to be drafted in the history of the National Women's Soccer League.
The 5-foot-8-inch forward is a key player for the Spirit. In 2024, she become the Spirit's all-time regular season assists leader, according to the team's website.
After a four-month break earlier this year due to an injury, Rodman returned to play for Spirit on Aug. 3, and helped lead the team to a 2-1 win.
Rodman, who wears a No. 2 jersey, said in an emotional interview after the game that coming back to the pitch after dealing with an injury over the last year wasn't easy.
\"Holy cow, that was just the hardest thing I've had to go through, with injury and everything,\" Rodman said, according to a video shared online by the NWSL. \"Being back, especially at the home stadium with the crowd behind me, scoring a goal like that -- you saw I buried it. I was not going to miss it. I'm just really happy to be back.\"
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/trinity-rodman-olympics-gty-lv-240806-3_1722988232332_hpEmbed_23x16_384.jpg\")
Rodman won gold at her first-ever Olympics with the U.S. women's national soccer team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She told Vogue ahead of the Paris Olympics that she was also excited to shine a spotlight on women's soccer and help push the sport forward on the world stage.
\"For me, the biggest thing with the Olympics or the World Cup or any large-scale tournament in general is that I feel like each is an opportunity to change the women's game in one way or another,\" Rodman said in part at the time. \"Whether that's expanding the fan base, showing off different styles of play, [demonstrating] creativity in the way we play and the way we score, the way we celebrate; if it's fashion, if it's swag, I think all of these major tournaments are huge platforms that we can use in such an amazing way.\"
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/shelton-rodman-rt-gmh-250828_1756400367282_hpMain_4x3t_384.jpg\")
Rodman and Shelton went Instagram official with their relationship in March 2025, when Shelton posted a photo dump that included a photo of Rodman kissing him on the cheek.
Rodman commented on the post, writing, \"Shooters shoot,\" while tennis star Coco Gauff also called out the couple's status, commenting, \"Hard launchhhhh.\"
Since then, Rodman has been spotted at Shelton's matches around the world, including at the French Open and Wimbledon.
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/trinity-rodman-ss-jt-250530_1748630403498_hpMain_4x3t_384.jpg\")
Both Rodman and Shelton come from athletic families.
Shelton's dad is Bryan Shelton, a former professional tennis player and college tennis coach.
Rodman is the daughter of five-time NBA champion basketball player Dennis Rodman.
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/denis-rodman-gty-gmh-240726_1722005486579_hpEmbed_13x9_384.jpg\")
In May 2022, Trinity Rodman added \"author\" to her long list of achievements with the publication of a children's book titled \"Wake Up and Kick It.\"
She told Vogue in 2024 that she loves to embrace her creative side with drawing, painting, writing and connecting with fans on TikTok.
","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/team-usa-soccer-star-trinity-rodman/story?id=112304811","legacySlug":"/culture/story/team-usa-soccer-star-trinity-rodman-112304811","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"17:19","publishDate":"08-29-2025","updatedTime":"17:46","updatedDate":"08-29-2025","socialImage":{"alt":"Ben Shelton playing at the US Open in New York City, Aug. 27, 2025 and Trinity Rodman watching his match, Aug. 24, 2025.","credit":"Reuters/AP","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/shelton-rodman-rt-gmh-250828_1756400367282_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"8/29/2025 17:19:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":112304811,"headline":"Get to know soccer star Trinity Rodman","mediaAssetTitle":"WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRINITY RODMAN (GMA)","description":"Rodman is a forward for the Washington Spirit and wears a No. 2 jersey.","duration":"1:29","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/07/240725_gma_digital_olympics_ama_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["112162341","112292030","112272959"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"July 24, 2024","headline":"Meet Hezly Rivera, Team USA's youngest athlete at Paris Olympics","section":"living","slug":"/living/story/hezly-rivera-youngest-team-usa-athlete-talks-outlook-112162341","id":112162341,"image":{"alt":"Meet Hezly Rivera, Team USA's youngest athlete at Paris Olympics","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/Hezly-1-rt-er-240723_1721763396475_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Matt Krohn/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"July 26, 2024","headline":"Zendaya, Rosalía and more step out for Prelude to the Olympics event in Paris","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/zendaya-charlize-theron-step-prelude-olympics-event-paris-112292030","id":112292030,"image":{"alt":"Zendaya, Rosalía and more step out for Prelude to the Olympics event in Paris","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/rosalia-zendaya-charlize-gty-jt-240725_1721952925170_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC | Getty Images","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"July 25, 2024","headline":"NICU babies are ready to cheer on Team USA at the Olympics","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/nicu-babies-ready-cheer-team-usa-olympics-112272959","id":112272959,"image":{"alt":"NICU babies are ready to cheer on Team USA at the Olympics","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/nicu-1-ht-bb-240725_1721925250015_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpeg","credit":"Courtesy of Advocate Children’s Hospital\n","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Get to know soccer star Trinity Rodman","description":"Rodman is a forward for the Washington Spirit and wears a No. 2 jersey.","duration":"1:29","uploadDate":"08-29-2025","publication":"08-29-2025","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/07/240725_gma_digital_olympics_ama_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/07/240725_gma_digital_olympics_ama_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/team-usa-soccer-star-trinity-rodman-112304811"}},"playlist":[{"id":"132569874","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132567885","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132510121","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132473181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132497933","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132281378","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132283010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132273278","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132231169","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132206748","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132200241","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054443","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054798","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132033010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131912713","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131830583","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131834976","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554765","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554815","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131543053","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:culture:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"culture","title":"Get to know soccer star Trinity Rodman","pubTime":"13:19","pubDate":"08-29-2025","modTime":"13:46","modDate":"08-29-2025","taxonomyTags":"none","id":112304811,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Get to know soccer star Trinity Rodman","mediaAssetTitle":"WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRINITY RODMAN (GMA)","videoId":112304811,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/culture/story/team-usa-soccer-star-trinity-rodman-112304811"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/112304811","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/112304811","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};