"Tara Kristen Lipinski" is an American former figure skating/figure skater. She won the ladies' singles Olympic Games/Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, at the age of 15, becoming the youngest Olympic gold medalist in ladies' figure skating in an individual event. When she won the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships/World Champion at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days, she became the youngest person – by 32 days – ever to win a World Figure Skating Championship, and she is two-time Champions Series Final Champion (1997–1998) and 1997 United States Figure Skating Championships/U.S. Champion.

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The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

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It's hard work, and you have to love the sport so much. I think that shines through. If you don't love it, or you do it for someone else, you won't be able to hang onto it. Not only did I want it, I loved it. You really have to love it from within every corner of your body.

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I had that feeling of just pure joy and I went out there and put it in my program.

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It's incredible pressure (on both).

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