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Tara Lipinski

1982 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Tara Lipinski is the 299th most popular skater (down from 288th in 2024), the 17,137th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,552nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Tara Lipinski ranks 299 out of 483Before her are Enrico Fabris, Adelina Sotnikova, Joannie Rochette, Yoshihiro Kitazawa, Olga Graf, and Maxim Trankov. After her are Jeffrey Buttle, Tatiana Volosozhar, Nils van der Poel, Eric Flaim, Loena Hendrickx, and Sabine Völker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Tara Lipinski ranks 755Before her are Abhinav Bindra, Kim Andersson, Mei Finegold, Oliver Kirch, Sanchai Ratiwatana, and Jorge Molina Vidal. After her are Pendleton Ward, Jeffrey Buttle, Anders Eggert, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Víctor Bernárdez, and Anna Tunnicliffe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tara Lipinski ranks 17,144 out of 20,380Before her are Paula Vogel (1951), Matthew Emmons (1981), Stephen Frick (1964), Rodney Harvey (1967), Ursula Burns (1958), and Ill Bill (1972). After her are Alexandra Holden (1977), Rashad Evans (1979), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (1968), Rebecca Sugar (1987), Clay Shirky (1964), and Gable Steveson (2000).

Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Tara Lipinski ranks 34Before her are Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dan Jansen (1965), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Chad Hedrick (1977), and Shani Davis (1982). After her are Eric Flaim (1967), Derek Parra (1970), Evan Lysacek (1985), Debi Thomas (1967), Linda Fratianne (1960), and Rosalynn Sumners (1964).