Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ), is an accomplished figure skater and media celebrity. She was Olympic Champion in Figure Skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics . At those games, she was the youngest of the Ladies' Figure Skating competition to win a gold medal , as well as the youngest gold medalist (at age 15) in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, a record that still stands. In 1998 Tara joined the world's premier skating tour Stars on Ice, currently in its second year of sponsorship by Target. As a co-headliner, she is joined by Olympic Gold medalists Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Ilia Kulik and World Champion Kurt Browning. Lipinski has made numerous television appearances (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Veronica's Closet, Early Edition, and 7th Heaven); she has also done some acting , including major TV movie roles (Ice Angel), a cameo appearance in the theatrical film Vanilla Sky , as well as a role in the independent film, The Metro Chase The year before her Olympic win, the U.S. Olympic Committee named Lipinski the 1997 Female Athlete of the Year. Lipinski is particularly proud of the recognition she has received from fans. In 1999 and 2000 she was voted Best Female Athlete at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. In 1999, she won Best Female Athlete at the inaugural Fox Teen Choice Awards. She received similar awards from Teen People and Teen magazine. She has been recognized by the American Academy of Achievement, the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Foundation and many other organizations. | |
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