Tippy Packard

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Tippy Packard
Packard performing at Holiday on Ice 75th Anniversary
BornTiffany Packard Yu
29 June 1995
Monterey Park, California, United States
HometownHong Kong
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Hong Kong
DisciplineWomen's singles & adagio pairs
CoachAlex Chang
Sondra Holmes
Jere Michael
Began skating1996

Tiffany Packard Yu, known as Tippy Packard,

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

She is three time Hong Kong National Champion and Worlds Competitor. In 2022, Packard became a professional skater on the ITV skating series

Season 14
, Packard and her partner Kye had an extremely successful first year: they were eliminated in the semi-final stage.

Tippy was partnered with former ski jumper

Eddie (the Eagle) Edwards
in Series 16: however a knee injury in training forced her to withdraw from the programme.

References

  1. ^ "Who are the Dancing on Ice 2020 professionals?". Radio Times. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. HOI
    . Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Dancing On Ice 2022 cast of professional skaters confirmed". Itv.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Benson, Rhianna (October 26, 2021). "Dancing On Ice 2022 professional skaters confirmed". WalesOnline. Retrieved January 20, 2022.