Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinsky of Food Network's Wedding Cake Championship

Today on The Neil Haley Show, The Total Tutor Neil Haley will
interview Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinsky of Food
Network's Wedding Cake Championship.


Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir


In 2013 NBC announced Lipinski would be a sports commentator for
the Sochi Winter Games, pairing her with figure skating champion
and fellow Olympian Johnny Weir. The duo resonated with audiences
and used social media to bring in new fans. 


“We brought in a lot of people that never watch figure skating at
all," Lipinski said. "We really don’t know, [but] we go off of
our Instagram and our Twitter.” Lipinski and Weir were so
well received that they were asked to cover every major figure
skating event for the network going forward.


Lipinski and Weir have also graduated beyond the ice skating rink
and positioned themselves as lifestyle personalities. They worked
the red carpet as fashion commentators at the 86th Academy Awards
and have also appeared at the Kentucky Derby in 2014, the Super
Bowl in 2015 and the National Dog Show in 2017, among other high
profile events.