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Born
Tara Lipinski was born on June 10, 1982 in Philadelphia, PA. -
Began Roller Skating
Age 3: When her mom saw an ad for a "free Care Bear" if you signed up for 10 roller skating lessons, she enrolled Tara in these lessons. -
First time Ice Skating
This was the beginning of an era for Tara. Just 6 years after learning how to ice skate, she was already winning championships and becoming a household name -
Biggest Roller Skating Award
At age 9, Tara won her biggest roller skating award: Primary Girls Freestyle Event at the 55th United States Roller Skating Championships -
Won the 1994 US Olympic Festival competition
Became recognized across the United States. She became the youngest ladies figure skating gold medalist as well as the youngest athlete in any discipline to win gold. -
1998 Winter Olympics
Winning the awardWins the gold medal at the Winter Olympics for the ladies singles figure skating located in Nagano, Japan. Tara was only 15 years old. Youngest champion in an individual event in the history of the Olympics. -
Post Olympic Career
Tara only competed in one Olympics event. After multiple hip injuries, she quit ice skating and started acting and also became a commentator on other ice skating events -
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