Washington Post · Nov 9, 2024
How Trinity Rodman does the ‘Trin Spin,’ her dazzling signature move
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She’s not thinking at all.
And that’s why it works.
This is all second nature for Trinity Rodman, the star forward for the NWSL’s Washington Spirit and the U.S. women’s national soccer team. The pause, the pullback, the nutmeg, the turn, the sprint. The spin move that leaves defenders in the dust and viewers in awe.
The “Trin Spin” is quick and clever. It’s deployed on the biggest of international stages. It draws from some of soccer’s greats. It even has a T-shirt.
It’s the calling card of one of the game’s emerging talents, who at 22 already has earned an NWSL title, an Olympic gold medal and two nominations for the Ballon d’Or, the award given to the world’s best player.