Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir Let Loose After Alysa Liu Gold With Bathtub Champagne Fun

The former figure skaters and NBC commentators have some fun after calling the women’s free skate gold medal stunner.
Jan 27, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; NBC correspondents Tara Lipinski (right) and Johnny Weir (left) in attendance during media day for Super Bowl XLIX at US Airways Center.
Jan 27, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; NBC correspondents Tara Lipinski (right) and Johnny Weir (left) in attendance during media day for Super Bowl XLIX at US Airways Center. | Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski have been big hits at the Milano Cortina Games with their eye-popping fits, but the story everyone is talking about today is Alysa Liu winning gold in women’s figure skating. Weir and Lipinski celebrated the end of the competitive figure skating events at the Winter Olympics with some bathtub champagne fun.

Lipinski, 43, retired from amateur figure skating in 1998 after she took home gold in the Nagano Olympics the same year at age 15. Weir, meanwhile, now 41, has been retired from competitive skating since 2013. The three-time national champion never medaled in the Olympics but was always a fan favorite, and certainly knows how to stun with his unique sense of style.

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Now, they are standing out as commentators for NBC and have brought out the best in each other’s fashion these Games like Lipinski’s unreal gold dress stunner for Liu’s skate, and the duo rocking head-turning matching silver looks.

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Lipinski, Weir congratulate Liu

Both of them had congratulatory messages for Liu after she became the first women’s figure skater since Sarah Hughes in 2002.

Lipinski wrote, “Alysa you were magic out there! The way you so effortlessly showed us all what pure joy and passion looks like on the ice gave me goosebumps. I love how you’re completely YOU on and off the ice—an inspiration to us all. Welcome to the club! 🥇.”

Lipinski of course won her gold in 1998 at the Nagano Games at the age of 15 — the youngest ever to do so. In fact, it was 28 years ago today, February 20.

Weir would post his congratulations as well: “Congratulations Queen Alysa! You showed us all that you CAN win on your own terms. Bravo! @alysaxliu”

Lipinski, Weir, have fun lip-syncing in the tub

Lipinski and Weir would then celebrate the end of the competition with some fun in the tub with some bubbly involved.

That’s the way to do party right there!

What do Lipinski and Weir do outside of the Olympics?

Besides working for NBC, they both are star in Peacock's reality series The Traitors.

Lipinski is married to TV producer Todd Kapostasy since 2017. Weir was married to lawyer Victor Voronov in 2011, but divorced in 2014.

Johnny Weir (right) and Tara Lipinski
NBC commentators Johnny Weir (right) and Tara Lipinski (left) in attendance during Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at University of Phoenix Stadium. | Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

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MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.