Skaters
Tara Lipinski
Born:
June 10, 1982
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, PA
Height:
5' 1"
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Coach:
Richard Callaghan
Lipinski first came to national prominence when she won the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival competition, which at the time was a junior-level competition. Later that season she placed fourth at the 1995 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and second in the junior level at the 1995 United States Figure Skating Championships. By that time, Lipinski was the subject of a great deal of media attention.
At the age of 15, she won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and remains the youngest gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.
At the age of 15, she won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and remains the youngest gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.
- 1998 - Olympic Winter Games - 1st
1998 - U.S. Championships - 2nd
1997 - Champions Series Final - 1st
1997 - Trophee Lalique - 2nd
1997 - Skate America - 2nd
1997 - World Championships - 1st
1996 - Champions Series Final - 1st
1997 - U.S. Championships - 1st
1996 - Nations Cup (FUJI) - 2nd
1996 - Trophee Lalique - 3rd
1996 - Skate Canada - 2nd
1996 - World Championships - 15th
1996 - U.S. Championships - 3rd
1996 - World Junior Championships - 5th
1996 - South Atlantic Regional - 1st
1996 - World Junior Selection - 2nd
1995 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th
1995 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
1995 - World Junior Championships - 4th
1994 - Pokal der Blauen Schwerter - 1st
1994 - Olympic Festival, Junior - 1st
1994 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 2nd
1994 - Midwestern Sectional, Novice - 1st
1994 - Southwestern Regional, Novice - 1st
1993 - Midwestern Sectional, Intermediate - 6th
1993 - Southwestern Regional, Intermediate - 3rd
