--- 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: 2026-10-12T08:57:26.750Z 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir's Blistering Figure Skating Commentary Should Be a Winter Olympic Sport > Sponsored content. 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Get to know Team USA figure skater Nathan Chen._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 9, 2018 4:51 PM UTC Get to know Team USA figure skater Nathan Chen.  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) ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:06] My first memory of the Olympics were probably based [00:09] around the 2002 olympics. I was home in Salt Lake [00:11] City with my family watching the men's figure skating [00:14] event. That was really what drew me to figure skating [00:16] to start with. Watching those games was something that [00:19] was really memorable to me. I want you lift up and [00:19] look a little to your right hand side. At [00:27] least for the past few seasons I [ MUSIC ] Tend to do a [00:29] little bit too many jumps. And my coach gets a little [00:32] nervous sometimes watching me do tons of jumps. [00:33] And so he wants me to pull it back a little bit, and [00:35] make sure that every jump that I do is like quality, [00:38] quality, quality versus tons of quantity. One, two, three. [00:38] [ MUSIC ] It's brilliant. Even [00:45] from a very young age, I have put a lot of pressure on [00:47] myself. I have so much pressure from within that I think [00:50] that all the external stuff doesn't really bother me that [00:53] much. I have a lot of expecations upon myself that I [00:56] have to acheive before I listen to what other people [00:58] have for me. So I think that's how I'm dealing with the [01:00] season. [ MUSIC ] I mean, I'm [01:05] excited to go to the Olympics in general. It's such an [01:07] honor to be part of that team. 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