Teresa Obert is the half-sister of Hope Solo, an American former soccer goalkeeper, and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
She is in the spotlight for her upcoming documentary, Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer, which will air on September 3, 2024.
Highlights
- Hope Solo’s elder stepsister, Teresa Obert, is a long-time seasoned yoga teacher.
- She married Jeffrey and has a son, Christian Obert. Jefferey was convicted of reckless endangerment for firing in
- Teresa was motherly to Hope, but their sisterhood ended on June 21, 2014, due to a chaotic night.
Hope Amelia Stevens, the daughter of Judy Lynn and Jeffrey Solo, grew up with her mother after her parents divorced.
Although her parents divorced, her Italian-American Vietnam War veteran father maintained a close relationship with her and her brother, Marcus.
Jeffrey played a significant influence in her life until his tragic demise due to a heart attack in June 2007.
Philadelphia Charge selected her in the first round of the 2003 WUSA Draft. She then moved to Sweden to play for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Swedish Premier Division.
Hope is one of the top female goalkeepers of all time and holds the U.S. record for most career clean sheets.
Hope Solo’s Relationship With Her Sister, Teresa Obert
52 years old Teresa Obert is a long-time seasoned yoga teacher. She married Jeffrey and has a son, Christian Obert, who is 26 as of 2024.
Her husband was convicted of reckless endangerment for firing a .357 Ruger Blackhawk in the house in 2012.
After discovering Hope’s father had a second family, she went to find her stepsister and stepbrother, David.
Teresa was motherly to Hope, braiding her hair when she was 7 and driving her to softball games. Her son has always said she was like her first child.
Even though Hope and Teresa were step-sisters, they had a best-friend relationship but turned into strangers after a chaotic night on June 21, 2014.
Hope was charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault in the fourth degree against her half-sister and her son at a family party in Kirkland, Washington state.
Teresa claimed that her stepsister called her son too fat for sports and slammed his head into the cement floor.
Christian was only 17 years old at the time of the incident. He stood 6 feet 8 inches and 270 lbs, whereas Hope was about 150 lbs.
She expressed she was defending herself from her nephew but was detained for three days and expressed,
My name was completely smeared. I had already been compared to Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson. From here on out, no matter what happens, I’ll forever be associated with domestic violence.
Nonetheless, the charges were dropped in January 2015 when Teresa and her son didn’t cooperate with the prosecutors.
Additional Information
- Hope Solo went through therapy to help with her dysfunctional childhood and deal with anger issues.
- She married former American football player Jerramy Stevens, and they have twins, who were born on March 4, 2020.
- She was arrested for driving while intoxicated, misdemeanor child abuse, and resisting arrest on March 31, 2022.
