Tara Lipinski was six years old when she started ice skating. From age three she had taken roller-skating classes and private lessons. She won her age group’s gold medal at the roller-skating national championships when she was nine years old. She quickly transferred her roller-skating abilities to the ice, becoming the youngest world champion ever in 1997.
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