--- title: Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir Throw Shade at Olympics 2018 description: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir's expertly thrown shade during their skating commentary should be its own Olympic sport. canonical: https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-09T16:51:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:29.168Z og:title: Tara and Johnny's Ice Skating Commentary Is an Olympic Sport og:description: "There's no one more judgmental than an ice skater" og:url: https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4958158cfb7555/698926e7ab6d7741566b1ad2/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-shade-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: KCON 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tara and Johnny's Ice Skating Commentary Is an Olympic Sport twitter:description: "There's no one more judgmental than an ice skater" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4958158cfb7555/698926e7ab6d7741566b1ad2/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-shade-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir's Blistering Figure Skating Commentary Should Be a Winter Olympic Sport  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 9, 2018 4:51 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 19: Figure Skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir attend the KCON 2017 concert held at the Staple Center on August 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 19: Figure Skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir attend the KCON 2017 concert held at the Staple Center on August 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images)Greg Doherty—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 9, 2018 4:51 PM UTC The [2018 Winter Olympic Games](http://time.com/5141249/olympics-opening-ceremony-photos/) in Pyeongchang may have just started, but [Tara Lipinski](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1968197%5F1968201%5F1968195,00.html) and Johnny Weir’s blistering commentary on figure skating is already in full swing. The former Olympians, known for their strong opinions and even stronger personalities, spared no one’s feelings with some reporting on early events that was basically a lesson in [how to expertly throw shade](http://time.com/4662821/merriam-webster-dictionary-throw-shade-meaning/). Lipinski and Weir’s commentary about the ice skating performances so far quickly captured the collective interest of the Internet, netting a range of emotions; some viewers were living for the shade, while others would have preferred a gentler delivery. Either way, one thing’s for certain — when shade like this is thrown so dexterously, it should probably be an Olympic sport of its own. Read on to see the Internet’s feelings about Lipinski and Weir’s ice skating commentary at the Winter Olympics so far. > [](https://twitter.com/G17Esiason/status/961800682146811904) > [](https://twitter.com/TommyMcFLY/status/961768714311012352) > [](https://twitter.com/hillibusterr/status/961773380230877184) > [](https://twitter.com/katydoom/status/961784647351971841) > [](https://twitter.com/judybattista/status/961780306234757122) > [](https://twitter.com/abbeyinvermont/status/961784715626807302) > [](https://twitter.com/meghanfeggan/status/961779391100579842) > [](https://twitter.com/DawnGrpntblank/status/961784522672046081) > [](https://twitter.com/atkinson%5Fted/status/961807097225625601) And then there were Hunger Games comparisons to their outfits. > [](https://twitter.com/JoshxHolder/status/961964575225675776) > [](https://twitter.com/kim%5Fswert/status/961768153859502080) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/"},"headline":"Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir's Blistering Figure Skating Commentary Should Be a Winter Olympic Sport","datePublished":"2018-02-09T16:51:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:29.168Z","description":"\"There's no one more judgmental than an ice skater\"","url":"https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Winter Olympics","2018 Pyeongchang Olympics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4958158cfb7555/698926e7ab6d7741566b1ad2/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-shade-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4958158cfb7555/698926e7ab6d7741566b1ad2/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-shade-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"KCON 2017","caption":"KCON 2017","creditText":"Greg Doherty—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/","name":"Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir's Blistering Figure Skating Commentary Should Be a Winter Olympic Sport"}}]}] ```