Tiffany Packard Yu, 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 principal for the 75th Anniversary of Holiday on Ice.[3]
| Tippy Packard | |
|---|---|
 Packard performing at Holiday on Ice 75th Anniversary | |
| Born | Tiffany Packard Yu 29 June 1995 Monterey Park, California, United States |
| Hometown | Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Discipline | Women's singles & adagio pairs |
| Coach | Alex Chang Sondra Holmes Jere Michael |
| Began skating | 1996 |
She was announced as a professional skater in Dancing on Ice Series 14.[4]
She is a 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 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.
Skating Results
edit| International[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-2011 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| World Championships | 4th | 31st | |||
| Four Continents Championship | 28th | 25th | |||
| Ice Challenge | 23rd | ||||
| Merano Cup | 25th | ||||
| New Year's Cup | 18th | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 10th | ||||
| Volvo Open | 18th | ||||
| National[7] | |||||
| Hong Kong Championship | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "HKG- Tiffany Packard Way". Skating Scores.
- ^ "HK Championships – Hong Kong China Skating Union". hksu.org. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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