Name: Tara Kristen Lipinski
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Birth Date: June 10, 1982
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
Sport: Figure Skating
Occupation: Athlete
"The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is
like smelling fresh coffee."
"I didn't think I'd become an actress after the
Olympics, but then I did a little bit and I really
enjoyed it."
"I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm
like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic
Champion."
"Every time I'm out there, I'm grateful. It's more of a
feeling of just being lucky. And maybe that shows in my
skating." (On having sucessful hip surgery, which
prevented a career ending injury)
"It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made
5-foot-1, I was happy."
"Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going
no matter how bad things were."
"I'll be on a plane or something saying, 'Oh, my gosh,
can you believe it?' I have to think about it to really
realize it's happened." (On winning the Olympic Gold
Medal)
"You're the ones I'm skating for."
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Her parents hired a man to travel to the '98 Olympics
with Tara, just so he could sharpen her blades on her
skates whenever she needed them sharpening.
Youngest World Champion ever in women's figure skating.
Was born at 11:18 am.
She keeps all of her old skating costumes
Youngest skater to win an Olympic gold medal. [1998]
Her parents are Polish.
Graduated from River Oaks Academy, a Houston, TX high
school, on 18 May 2000.
Has toured with "Stars on Ice" since 1998.
Is best friends with 1999 US National Bronze Medalist,
'Angela Nikodinov' and 2000 US Ice Dance Silver Medalist
Jamie Silverstein.
Her car licence plate reads: "98GOLD".
First women to ever land the triple loop/triple loop
combination in competition.
Her favorite store is "Bebe". They made her dress for
the 1999 Daytime Emmys, where she presented the award
for Best Game Show.
Won the 1999 and 2000 Kids Choice Award (Nickelodeon)
for best athlete, but was there to accept the award in
1999 only.
Was voted Choice Female Athlete at the 1999 Teen Choice
Awards.
Has presented at the Grammies (1998) and was invited
again in 1999, but was unable to go due to scheduling
conflicts.
Underwent right hip surgery to repair a soft tissue
injury in Sept. 2000.
Her cameo scene in Vanilla Sky was cut.
Is scared of flying
Was a judge for the Miss Teen USA Pagent in 1998
Has a snow-globe with a figurine of her inside from
Hallmark
Had an apartment in Soho over the summer
Is building a house on Kiawah Island, by Charleston, SC
Bronze, 1996 U.S. Nationals
15th, 1996 Worlds
Hallmark made a snowglobe of Tara
All four of her grandparents were born in Poland
(mother's parents near to Zakopane and father's near to
Warsaw).
Performed with Justin Timberlake, Seth Green, Wilmer
Valderrama and Verne Troyer in a skit that spoofed
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) at
the 2002 Teen Choice Awards.
March 1, 1998 was declared Tara Lipinski Day in Houston,
Texas.
She was a roller-skating champion before she began
ice-skating.
When Tara was nine years old she moved to Sugar Land,
Texas and now considers Sugar Land home.
Is an only child.
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