Tara Lipinski Bio | Wiki
Tara Lipinski is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator, and documentary film producer. She is a former competitor in ladies’ singles and is the 1998 Olympic champion. Tara became the 1997 world champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion (1997–1998), and the 1997 U.S. national champion. She was, until 2019, the youngest skater to win a U.S. Nationals.
Moreover, Tara was also the youngest skater to win a World Figure Skating title and the youngest to win an Olympic gold medal. She is the first woman to complete a triple loop-triple loop combination, her signature jump, in competition. She retired from competitive figure skating in 1998. Additionally, Tara performed in over 300 live shows before retiring from figure skating in 2002.
Tara Lipinski Age
Tara was born on June 10, 1982, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She is 39 years old.
Tara Lipinski Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 2 in (Approx. 1.57 m).
Tara Lipinski Family
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her parents Patricia and Jack Lipinski as an only child. tara’s father served as an oil executive and lawyer. She spent her earliest years in Sewell, New Jersey. All four of her grandparents were born in Poland.
Tara Lipinski Husband | Wedding
Tara is married to her husband d sports producer Todd Kapostasy. The couple celebrated their wedding in June 2017 after dating for two years. They met in May 2015, when Tara presented Kapostasy an award at the Sports Emmys. Johnny Weir was a “bridesman” and Scott Hamilton was a guest.
In early 2022, Tara and Kapostasy, her husband, were co-producers of the documentary broadcast on NBC subsidiaries the 4-part docu-series titled Meddling which studied the 2002 skating controversy at the Salt Lake City Olympics.
Tara Lipinski Education
She started figure skating when she was nine, transferring her skills to the ice rink. Later, Tara switched exclusively to figure skating and took lessons at the University of Delaware. She trained at the Houston Galleria, an upscale mall with a public rink.
In 1993, in Delaware, she resumed her training there with coach Jeff DiGregorio, who worked with Lipinski, on and off, for three years before their move to Texas. In 1995, Tara and her mother moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan to train with coach Richard Callaghan at the Detroit Skating Club.
Tara Lipinski And Johnny Weir
Tara teamed with sports commentator Terry Gannon and fellow figure skater Johnny Weir at the Sochi Olympics as the network’s second team of figure skating commentators for their daily live broadcasts in September 2014. At first, she worked with Gannon during the women’s events, and Weir worked with Gannon during the men’s events.
After realizing they worked well together and after recognizing their “instant chemistry”, they pitched the idea of the three working together to NBC. In September 2014, Tara, Weir, and Gannon were promoted to NBC’s primary figure skating commentators, replacing Scott Hamilton, Sandra Bezic, and Tom Hammond. She along with Weir and Gannon served as an analyst at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Tara, Weir, and Gannon became slotted to host the closing ceremonies in Pyeongchang. She and Weir were hired by NBC’s Access Hollywood in 2014, to analyze fashion during the red carpet at the Oscars
Tara Lipinski Olympics | 1998 Olympics
U.S. Figure Skating chose Kwan, Tara, and Nicole Bobek, who came in third place at Nationals, to send to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She and Kwan entered the Olympics as “co-favorites” to win the gold medal. At the Olympics, Kwan “easily” won the short program, eight of the nine judges put her in the first place. Tara came in second place.
Tara was two months younger than Sonja Henie when she came in first place at the Olympics in 1928, breaking a record that had stood for 70 years. It was the first time singles skaters from the same country won the gold and silver medals at the Olympics since Americans Tenley Albright and Carol Heiss did it in 1956. In April, Tara announced her intention to turn professional in an interview on the Today Show, thus ending her eligibility to compete in the Olympics again
Tara Lipinski Gold Medal
U.S. Figure Skating chose Kwan, Tara, and Nicole Bobek, who came in third place at Nationals, to send to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She and Kwan entered the Olympics as “co-favorites” to win the gold medal. Tara was the youngest Olympic gold medalist in figure skating history. She was the sixth American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Tara Lipinski Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Tara’s estimated net worth is $25 million.
Who Is Tara Lipinski
Tara is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator, and documentary film producer. She is a former competitor in ladies’ singles and is the 1998 Olympic champion. Tara became the 1997 world champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion.
Is Tara Lipinski Married
Yes. Tara married her husband d sports producer Todd Kapostasy in June 2017 after dating for two years.