Tara Lipinski - 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate

[getrealandsee]

Tara's recovery from the short is nothing if not phenomenal....to move up from 4th to 2nd is as close as she could possibly come to winning....she is one of the best skaters to ever set blade on ice....what a little tiny dynamo!!! Thanks for uploading this...I have been wanting to see it for a long time:)-:)

[HowsaBowsaYowsa]

very talented skater.

[intldawn]

She did five--five--of her triples in the second half of the performance. Sheesh. And two triple-triple combinations! Under this scoring system she probably wouldn't have gotten credit for that second triple loop. It was badly underrotated. But she would have cleaned up on the rest of her jumps being in the second half of the program. She has stamina, this one.

[russianskatingfan]

@intldawn I didnt think this was a good performance. Her jumps all had leans or poor landings. Her spins werent as good either, and she slower. The Olympic LP she did was miles better. I would have had Bobek second but her jump content was far behind.

[RevShaqueefa]

I feel like I'm rewatching this nationals as you post them. It's very nostalgic.

[RevShaqueefa]

Thanks!