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Tara Lipinski

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DOB
10 June 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Height
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.