It began with watching the sport of figure skating on television. Long Island native Trinity Bishop asked her mother, Delia, to take her skating. The ice enticed her and a big dream soon took shape, which Trinity, her older brother Tristin, and Delia are now sharing in their book, “Trinity’s Big Olympic Skating Dream.”
“I like the jumps and spins; they’re my favorite part about skating,” said Trinity, 10. “I practice every day. You don’t have to be just on the ice. You can also train off [the] ice because they both help you get stronger. I do ballet too.”
The family traveled to Wichita, Kansas, in January of this year to watch the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, made all the more meaningful because one of Trinity’s coaches, Bradie Tennell, was competing. In addition to savoring Tennell’s performances, Trinity loved watching Alysa Liu, who was making her return to skating after a two-year hiatus.
“She really puts a lot of emotion into it and a lot of energy,” said Trinity. Liu finished second at the 2025 U.S. Championships and then went on to win gold at the World Championships in March.
The Bishop family lives on Long Island, where Trinity trains, as well as in New Jersey. Trinity then comes to New York City to skate with Figure Skating in Harlem. Her dream is to compete at the Olympics, like Tennell, and the adventure of pursuing that goal is detailed in the book, which her family co-authored.
“At school, there was a project for the end of the year, and I wrote a dream flag. We had to write something we would really want, and my dream was to be an Olympic skater,” Trinity said. “Some of her words from the dream flag are in the book,” said Delia. “I always encourage my children to believe in their dreams.”
Skating is now a family project. In the book, they reflect on some of the incredible people they’ve met, including Debi Thomas, the first Black athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. The book came out during the summer, but the official launch was this month. Trinity is making some appearances at bookstores, with the next one on Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Bay Shore. The response from skating fans and skating luminaries has been exciting. “It’s like a whole village of wonderful people,” said Delia.