 | Tiffany Chin's
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Tiffany was born in Oakland, California, but grew up in San Diego. She began skating
at the tender age of 7, on
skates her mother bought at a garage sale. One of skating's most natural talents,
Tiffany quickly became one of our
nation's finest. She was a U.S Senior Lady at age 12, a World Team member at the
age of 15 and an Olympian at the
age of 16 in Sarajevo in 1984. She followed this by winning the U.S. National
Championship in 1985. Here is a more
complete listing of Tiffany's amateur titles:
- 1984 Olympic Freestyle Medalist. Second in technical program, third in
freestyle program, fourth overall.
- 4 time World Team Member, 1983 - 1986.
- 1985 United States Ladies National Champion
- 1985 and 1986 World Bronze Medalist
Following a successful amateur career, Tiffany skated professionally as a special
guest star with Ice Capades and
Holiday on Ice. She also skated the professional competitive circuit with a silver
medal at the 1990 Nutrasweet World
Championships.
Tiffany attended UCLA where she majored in English
Literature. While at UCLA
Tiffany also decided to give something back to the sport she loves so much, and began
to teach figure skating. She
currently teaches at the Easy Street Arena in Simi Valley, California.
In addition to teaching, Tiffany also finds time to skate. She has had recent
appearances at:
- The 1994 Los Angeles County Fair
- Universal City Walk's
annual winter festival
- Allied Signal's annual holiday celebration
- An Evening With
Champions to benefit The Jimmy Fund
at Harvard
- The first annual Legends of Figure Skating competition sponsored by ESPN.
- The Ladies Professional Skating Championships, Auburn Hill, MI.
- The Nutcracker on Ice, at Harrah's in Atlantic City, and at Foxwoods in Ledyard, CT.
- The Nutcracker on Ice, broadcast by NBC on New Year's Day, 1997.
Tiffany trains at Easy Street, and occasionally at Pickwick, in Burbank.
Back to Tiffany's Home Page
This page is maintained by her biggest fan, Steven Kan. Copyright 1997, all rights reserved. Feel free to
link, but please provide proper attribution. If you
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e-mail me at steven@kan.org.
Last updated: 3/28/97
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