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Tara Kristen Lipinski is an American former Ladies figure skater who upon retirement developed her career as an actress and sports commentator. She was born on 10 June 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World champion, a two-time Champions Series Final (currently GPF) champion (1997 and 1998), and the 1997 U.S. national champion. She is the youngest ever to win a World Figure Skating title, having done so at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days. Until Sochi 2014 she was also the youngest Olympic champion (Yulia Lipnitskaya, who is 6 days younger than Tara won a gold medal in the team event). She is still, however, the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist.
She was particularly famous for her historic triple loop/triple loop combination, which she successfully executed in the LP/FS at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games.
She retired from competitive skating in April 1998, she turned professional and started touring first with the Champions on Ice and then with the Stars on Ice. Among her successes as a professional skater the most notables are the victory at the 1999 World Professional Championships (with 17 years of age she was the youngest skater to achieve so) and three gold medals with the USA team at the Ice Wars events.
Tara also participated in multiple TV films, series and other programs and since 1993, together with Johnny Weir, former US Men figure skater, she's been working as an NBC sports commentator.
During her competitive career, she was coached by Richard Callaghan.
On 24 June 2017 Tara married Todd Kapostasy, a television producer. Lipinski's broadcast partner Johnny Weir was a bridesman at her wedding.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Lipinski
Olympic.org profile
https://www.olympic.org/tara-lipinski
Encyclopedia Britannica entry
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tara-Lipinski
Socia Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/taralipinski/?hl=pl
Twitter - https://twitter.com/taralipinski
Web page - https://taralipinski.com/
YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzBP-0gHkinyXDnfQ__bhg
Programs and Videos
1997/1998
SP: "Once Upon a December" / "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia" by David Newman; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
FS: "Prelude and Opening" (from "The Rainbow") by Carl Davis / "Scenes of Summer-Festival" by Lee Holdridge, London Symphony Orchestra; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
Ex: "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia" performed by Liz Callaway
XVIII Winter Olympic Games Nagano 1998
1996/1997
SP: "Little Women" by Thomas Newman; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
FS: "Much Ado About Nothing" by Patrick Doyle / "Sense and Sensibility" by Patrick Doyle; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
Ex: "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
1997 World Championships
1995/1996
SP: "On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein
FS: "Speed" by Mark Mancina / "The Prince of Tides" by James Newton Howard
Ex1: "On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein
Ex2: "Speed" by Mark Mancina / "The Prince of Tides" by James Newton Howard
1996 World Championships
1994/1995
SP: Cirque du Soleil
FS: "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saens
1995 World Junior Championships
1990 South Atlantic Regionals (Preliminary Girls): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hDRkistvI
Results
She is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World champion, a two-time Champions Series Final (currently GPF) champion (1997 and 1998), and the 1997 U.S. national champion. She is the youngest ever to win a World Figure Skating title, having done so at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days. Until Sochi 2014 she was also the youngest Olympic champion (Yulia Lipnitskaya, who is 6 days younger than Tara won a gold medal in the team event). She is still, however, the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist.
She was particularly famous for her historic triple loop/triple loop combination, which she successfully executed in the LP/FS at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games.
She retired from competitive skating in April 1998, she turned professional and started touring first with the Champions on Ice and then with the Stars on Ice. Among her successes as a professional skater the most notables are the victory at the 1999 World Professional Championships (with 17 years of age she was the youngest skater to achieve so) and three gold medals with the USA team at the Ice Wars events.
Tara also participated in multiple TV films, series and other programs and since 1993, together with Johnny Weir, former US Men figure skater, she's been working as an NBC sports commentator.
During her competitive career, she was coached by Richard Callaghan.
On 24 June 2017 Tara married Todd Kapostasy, a television producer. Lipinski's broadcast partner Johnny Weir was a bridesman at her wedding.
Last updated on 28 April 2019 by Mohacz
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Lipinski
Olympic.org profile
https://www.olympic.org/tara-lipinski
Encyclopedia Britannica entry
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tara-Lipinski
Socia Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/taralipinski/?hl=pl
Twitter - https://twitter.com/taralipinski
Web page - https://taralipinski.com/
YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzBP-0gHkinyXDnfQ__bhg
Programs and Videos
1997/1998
SP: "Once Upon a December" / "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia" by David Newman; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
FS: "Prelude and Opening" (from "The Rainbow") by Carl Davis / "Scenes of Summer-Festival" by Lee Holdridge, London Symphony Orchestra; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
Ex: "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia" performed by Liz Callaway
XVIII Winter Olympic Games Nagano 1998
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz3VOFuQ-Ng / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUE1QtjvmQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_lGt6auYDo / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRHzAt2fwqs
Medal Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XghIMDfomu4
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAc-pJvsKpM
1998 U.S. National Championships1997/98 Champions Series (current GP) FinalFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_lGt6auYDo / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRHzAt2fwqs
Medal Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XghIMDfomu4
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAc-pJvsKpM
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46uZeK8uHOM
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNMyZawqRy4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7alVQ3V170
1997 GP Trophee LaliqueFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNMyZawqRy4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7alVQ3V170
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tTvI-RjS2M
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Kcl3HyXSs
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6e74FxoLfM
1997 GP Skate AmericaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Kcl3HyXSs
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6e74FxoLfM
1996/1997
SP: "Little Women" by Thomas Newman; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
FS: "Much Ado About Nothing" by Patrick Doyle / "Sense and Sensibility" by Patrick Doyle; choreo. by Sandra Bezic
Ex: "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
1997 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUpZBt_x5cQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrMZxhjWVY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQnchw3YK3I
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmP-E3fpSY
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPNOEeueZg
1997 U.S. National ChampionshipsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrMZxhjWVY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQnchw3YK3I
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmP-E3fpSY
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHPNOEeueZg
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGrLVIbD8k / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GkLbzBQitg / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzej8KE72Xs
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBbDHZOZf2Q
1996/97 Champions Series (now GP) FinalFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGrLVIbD8k / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GkLbzBQitg / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzej8KE72Xs
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBbDHZOZf2Q
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lcV_UihsFA / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHiG8GZuR6U
Profile on FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4b7sZryzo
1996 GP Trophee LaliqueFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lcV_UihsFA / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHiG8GZuR6U
Profile on FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4b7sZryzo
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGPRj83OUY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXcNh_Hc1i4
1996 GP Nations CupFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGPRj83OUY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXcNh_Hc1i4
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3PsXckKipg
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3PsXckKipg
1995/1996
SP: "On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein
FS: "Speed" by Mark Mancina / "The Prince of Tides" by James Newton Howard
Ex1: "On the Town" by Leonard Bernstein
Ex2: "Speed" by Mark Mancina / "The Prince of Tides" by James Newton Howard
1996 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn34pAZqC9c
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI028GwtNds / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A31FpynMZT8
1996 Junior World ChampionshipsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI028GwtNds / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A31FpynMZT8
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfaP6XuaXo
1996 U.S. National Championships1995 Nebelhorn TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfaP6XuaXo
1994/1995
SP: Cirque du Soleil
FS: "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saens
1995 World Junior Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AxgLITjPBk
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zmkAQxAB18 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OaXanVdv50
1995 U.S. Junior National ChampionshipsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zmkAQxAB18 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OaXanVdv50
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vnc62K2LPQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPql58mJNG0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u6R4jfvzKc
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPql58mJNG0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u6R4jfvzKc
1990 South Atlantic Regionals (Preliminary Girls): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hDRkistvI
Results
Competition | SP | LP/FS | TS |
1997/1998 |