--- title: Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir Love the Olympics Hunger Games Meme description: They're truly enjoying their reign over the figure skating competitions canonical: https://time.com/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-16T02:01:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:41.442Z og:title: No One Can Get Enough of the Olympics Hunger Games Meme og:description: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are truly enjoying their reign over figure skating og:url: https://time.com/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0587c9a5341dbdb/698927d897cdff26ca6b4586/gettyimages-918467602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1756 og:image:height: 988 og:image:alt: Winter Olympics - Celebrity Appearances og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: No One Can Get Enough of the Olympics Hunger Games Meme twitter:description: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are truly enjoying their reign over figure skating twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0587c9a5341dbdb/698927d897cdff26ca6b4586/gettyimages-918467602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Love the Internet's Olympics _Hunger Games_ Meme Too > Sponsored content. 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Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski comment for NBC the Figure Skating Pair Skating Free Program on day six of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 15, 2018 in Gangneung, Pyeongchang, South Korea.Jean Catuffe—Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Feb 16, 2018 2:01 AM UTC As the [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5141249/olympics-opening-ceremony-photos/) heads toward the end of its second week, fans are still going strong on their memes about some of the star commentators. This time, it’s in the form of comparing the beloved Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to characters in [_The Hunger Games_](http://time.com/2920906/hunger-games-mockingjay-trailer/) franchise—and the two former Olympians seem to love it. The two former [figure skaters](http://time.com/5159775/olympics-2018-germany-ice-skaters-first-gold/) are known for their eye-catching style and [razor-sharp commentary](http://time.com/5141622/tara-lipinski-johnny-weir-throwing-shade-winter-olympics-2018/?iid=sr-link2). But when Lipinski and Weir began their figure skating coverage last week, fans quickly noticed the pair’s outfits were straight out of Panem. The fun continued on Wednesday and Thursday, as Twitter users watched the commentators talk about the pair skating competition and the men’s short program. > [](https://twitter.com/tucci%5Famy/status/964302971277402112) > [](https://twitter.com/smlorenzi/status/963984381156225024) > [](https://twitter.com/thrillis4/status/964301819857031169) > [](https://twitter.com/emmysmom88/status/964304940364697601) > [](https://twitter.com/Jon%5FMcGrath/status/964304712274251776) Some even made intense images of the commentators in Hunger Games-inspired scenes. > [](https://twitter.com/darrendman/status/964054309770993665) Weir responded to all the memes by saying he was a fan. > [](https://twitter.com/JohnnyGWeir/status/962971195917283329) And Lipinski has enjoyed the love for her and her co-commentator too. > [](https://twitter.com/taralipinski/status/964272277792550912) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/"},"headline":"Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Love the Internet's Olympics Hunger Games Meme Too","datePublished":"2018-02-16T02:01:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:41.442Z","description":"They're truly enjoying their reign over the figure skating competitions","url":"https://time.com/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Winter Olympics","2018 Pyeongchang Olympics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0587c9a5341dbdb/698927d897cdff26ca6b4586/gettyimages-918467602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abigail Abrams","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0587c9a5341dbdb/698927d897cdff26ca6b4586/gettyimages-918467602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Winter Olympics - Celebrity Appearances","caption":"Winter Olympics - Celebrity Appearances","creditText":"Jean Catuffe—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/5161898/olympics-hunger-games-meme-johnny-weir-tara-lipinski/","name":"Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir Love the Internet's Olympics Hunger Games Meme Too"}}]}] ```