On this day: Born June 10, 1982: Tara Lipinski, American figure skater


FILE PHOTO: Figure skater Tara Lipinski poses at the premiere of Showtime's "Kidding" at the Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leaving the ice with tears of joy after her gold medal-winning free skate at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, a shaking 15-year-old Tara Lipinski shared a sentiment shared by millions watching around the globe: "That was so cool."

Lipinski had delivered the skate of her life, becoming the youngest individual gold medallist in Winter Olympic history, nailing seven triples.

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