Ballroom buddies! While many of the Dancing With the Stars professionals are used to sharing their dancing talents on television, some of their closest companions are waiting for them in the wings — their pets.
10.02.2022 - 01:59 / usmagazine.com
These Team USA athletes are going for the gold — with the full support of their four-legged companions! Aside from earning the coveted title of Winter Olympians, several of these athletes are proud dog and cat parents.
“Let’s go baby!!!!” Nina Dobrev cheered on boyfriend Shaun White in February 2022 via Instagram Story, as she watched him compete in the men’s snowboarding qualifiers alongside her dog, Maverick, and his French Bulldog, Steve. “Steve was stressin’ [over the results.]”
The Air + Style founder, who has been dating the Vampire Diaries alum since 2020, previously told Us Weekly that the duo initially connected because of their shared interests and love of animals.
“I wish I could sum it up into one or two things,” White told Us in January 2022. “It’s such a mix of everything. Like our dogs get along, you know? We have common interests. The way in which we met really kind of strengthened our relationship. And the problems that we do face, they kind of fall away through communication. It’s just been great.”
The California native is not the only Olympian who has a pet companion. Mikaela Shiffrin, for her part, frequently gushes over her cat, Muffin.
“She is [a] fat Tabby cat and does not like strangers,” the alpine skier told NBC in January 2022 before heading off to China for the competition. “She is almost 12 years old and has had some issues with health recently, but she seems to be doing quite well right now. She sleeps all day, and if she isn’t sleeping then she is eating or begging for food. I love her, although I don’t think that feeling is mutual. I really love animals in general, pets can create a bit of a messier lifestyle for sure, but they are so fun and sometimes it is nice to have some company without
Ballroom buddies! While many of the Dancing With the Stars professionals are used to sharing their dancing talents on television, some of their closest companions are waiting for them in the wings — their pets.
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a heartfelt message live on NBC. He thanked his American compatriots and called snowboarding the love of his life. (No, I’m not crying, you’re crying.
The 2022 Mammoth Film Festival was held earlier this month and quite a few stars visited the snowy California town to premiere their new films!
Though many call Shaun White, 35, the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) of snowboarding, Nina Dobrev, 33 has coined a new term for him to celebrate his final Olympics: G.(B).O.A.T. (Greatest Boyfriend of All Time). Nina gushed over her BF of two years in a new Instagram post, where the actress revealed she was “in awe” of his accomplishments, writing: “You are one of a kind.”
Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans.
She started competing at age six. Chloe Kim began snowboarding when she was just four years old, per . Snowboarding came naturally to Kim, and her father Jong Jin started taking her on six-hour drives from their Torrance, California home to Mammoth Mountain ski to practice the sport.
Congratulations are in order for Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim!
A proud support system! As Shaun White made his Beijing Olympics debut in the men’s snowboarding qualifying round, girlfriend Nina Dobrev had a pair of special guests watching the event with her.
Go Team USA! Nina Dobrev cheered on Shaun White, while he competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics for snowboarding on Wednesday February 9. The 33-year-old actress posted tons of videos of her TV screen while her boyfriend, 35, shredding up the slopes to try to win yet another gold medal for the United States in Beijing. Nina topped it all off with a sweet photo with her boyfriend on screen to show that even miles apart, she’s rooting for him.
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Go team go! Team USA has a long history of winning at the Winter Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Games are no different.
Proud family. For Chloe Kim‘s parents—father Jong Jin Kim and mother Boran Yun Kim—their daughter is the definition of the American dream.
If you asked him, Shaun White’s parents—his mother Cathy White and his father Roger White—are reason he’s a five-time Olympian today.