Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American figure skater, actress, and sports commentator. A former competitor in ladies' 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. She is the youngest ever to win a World Figure Skating title, doing so at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days, and the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the individual ladies' singles event, having won in Nagano, Japan, on February 20, 1998, at the age of 15 years, 8 months, and 10 days.
Lipinski was born on June 10, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Patricia (née Brozyniak), a secretary, and Jack Lipinski, an oil executive and lawyer. She spent her earliest years in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The family lived in the Sewell section of Mantua Township, New Jersey until 1991.