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10 June 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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5' 1"
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Tara Lipinski
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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
  • (1998) Youngest skater to win an Olympic gold medal.
  • 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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