Tippy Packard
| Tippy Packard | |
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 Packard performing at Holiday on Ice 75th Anniversary | |
| Born | Tippy Packard 29 June 1995 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[citation needed] |
Tiffany Packard, known as Tippy Packard,[1] (Chinese: 余佩詩; Jyutping: jyu4 pui3 si1), is a figure skater who represented Hong Kong and United States.[2] Packard is an American professional ice skater and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2013, when the 18-year-old won her third Hong Kong Championship and began her career in show biz with Happiness is…Snoopy. Packard continued her professional skating career in mid 2013 as a female principle in Royal Caribbean Ice Shows and CNE-Canadian National Exhibition. She toured over 40 countries as a show skater after retiring from the competitive sport. In 2018, she joined a part of ice skating history by becoming the female principle for the 75th Anniversary of Holiday on Ice.[3]
She was announced as a professional skater in Dancing on Ice Series 14.[4]
She is three time Hong Kong National Champion and Worlds Competitor. In 2022, Packard became a professional skater on the ITV skating series Dancing on Ice. In her first season, she was paired with Olympic BMX racer Kye Whyte.[5] In Season 14, Packard and her partner Kye Whyte had an extremely successful first year. Kye and Tippy were announced the semi-finalist for Series 14.
References
- ^ "Who are the Dancing on Ice 2020 professionals?". Radio Times. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Dancing on Ice newcomer Tippy Packard on her 'fearless' partner as she guns for victory in her first year". Entertainment Daily. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Cast/Creative". HOI. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Dancing On Ice 2022 cast of professional skaters confirmed". Itv.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Benson, Rhianna (October 26, 2021). "Dancing On Ice 2022 professional skaters confirmed". WalesOnline. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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