Tara Lipinski

Tara Lipinski
Lipinski in the commentary box at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Lipinski at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Born
Tara Kristen Lipinski

(1982-06-10) June 10, 1982 (age 42)
Occupations
Spouse
Todd Kapostasy
(m. 2017)
Children1
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineWomen's singles
Began skating1988
Competitive1993–1998
Professional1998–2002
Retired2002
Medal record
"" Olympic Games ""
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Singles
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 1996–1997 Hamilton Singles
Gold medal – first place 1997–1998 Munich Singles

Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator, and documentary film producer. A former competitor in women's singles, she is the 1998 Olympic champion, the 1997 World champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion (1997–1998) and the 1997 U.S. national champion. Until 2019, she was the youngest single skater to win a U.S. Nationals and the youngest to become an Olympic and World champion in figure skating history. She is the first woman to complete a triple loop-triple loop combination, her signature jump element, in competition. Starting in 1997, Lipinski had a rivalry with fellow skater Michelle Kwan, which was played up by the American press, and culminated when Lipinski won the gold medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.

Lipinski retired from competitive figure skating in 1998. She performed in live shows before retiring from figure skating in 2002. Lipinski, along with sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater and good friend Johnny Weir, became NBC's primary figure skating commentators in 2014.