Tara Lipinski
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Lipinski at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Tara Kristen Lipinski June 10, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Todd Kapostasy (m. 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitive | 1993–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1998–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American sports commentator and former competitive figure skater. A former competitor in women's singles, she was the 1997 U.S. national champion and world champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion (1997–1998), and the 1998 Olympic champion. She is the youngest single skater Olympic champion and World champion ever, and until 2019 was the youngest to win the U.S. Nationals. She was the first woman to complete a triple loop–triple loop combination, which became her signature jump element, in competition.
Lipinski retired from competitive figure skating in 1998. She performed in live shows before retiring from figure skating in 2002. In 2014, Lipinski became one of NBC's primary figure skating commentators, alongside sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater and good friend Johnny Weir.