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
CoachAlex Chang
Sondra Holmes
Jere Michael
Began skating1995

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 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

  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. "Cast/Creative". 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.
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