Olivia Eve Ter

Oliva Eve Ter was an exceptionally bright child with a great sense of humor and a love of practical jokes. She was also blessed with an abundance of athletic ability and excelled in tennis and softball. She was heavily recruited by coaches in both these sports. However, during the Covid Pandemic, Olivia decided that figure skating was the sport she wanted to fully dedicate herself to. She embraced a very intense skating and workout schedule and made rapid advancements. By her 12th birthday she was able to land triple jumps – the Toe Loop, Lutz, and Salchow. She trained for the last two years under Sergii Baranov and just recently 1998 Olympic Champion Ilia Kulik joined her coaching team. At the time of her death, she was returning from the US figuring Skating development camp for the best young skaters in America. She had a promising future ahead of her in both skating and life. Those she left behind will forever wonder what would have been. She was beloved and admired by her fellow skaters and coaches at the three local ice rinks at which she regularly trained. We want to thank the local skating community for the outpouring of love and support after her passing.

The survivors of this tragedy are Andrew Ter, Olesya’s husband and Olivia’s father, Olga Kostygova, Olesya’s mother and Olivia’s grandmother and Anne Valerie Ter, Olesya’s daughter and Olivia’s older sister.The funeral service for Olesia and Olivia will be held on Friday, February 14th at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, located at 3500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, at 10:00 AM.Interment will follow at Rock Creek Cemetery.