Two Guys, Five Rings: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
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How did Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir meet?
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Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring. That was a new melody we found. I like it. Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring.
It can be anything and it is. Five notes, five syllables is five opportunities for, or more opportunities for melody.
And that's on music. Now, today we're here to talk about sports, though, because this is the Two Guys, Five Rings podcast. And I'm Matt Rogers.
I'm Bowen Yang. Would you say music is the opposite of sports? I would. No, theater is the opposite of sports. I don't know. Theater and sports are kind of similar where it's just people watching.
Well, here's the thing. Theater really does meet sports when we discuss a certain dynamic duo that's, get this, on our show today. Yes, there is another Olympics duo that's not us. I don't know whether to be threatened or welcoming, I guess, because they're on the show. We should choose the latter.
We should choose the latter and welcome them. They are our guests. We're not going to threaten them. It's going to be a nice moment. We don't want to be, I don't know, a Judge Judy. You know that woman, she brings people into her show and then she's rude to them.
She really is a very judgmental person. But I guess that's sort of the whole thing with being a judge. You know what I mean?
I'd go, oh, Judge Scheindlin, have some respect for yourself. I'm not going to call you by your first name. I don't know you like that.
Oh, wow, yeah. Scheindlin.
You forget about the Scheindlin of it all. I happen to like that name. Judge Judy Scheindlin. Judge Judy Scheindlin. You know what are great last names as well? What? Lipinski and Weir. I can't think of better.
Rogers and Yang, get bent. Get bent. Get bent. Seriously.
Seriously.
Sick of us. Anyway, luckily, these two are going to be all over our screens for the next, I guess, hopefully, long time.
The rest of our lives.
We hope they make it very far on Traders. We don't yet know.
Yes.
But I will say that they are on traders. They are Olympians themselves. They are commentating, which is different than judging. In fact, they often commentate on the judging.
Which is very valuable.
What events have Tara and Johnny participated in together?
It's the checks and balances of the Olympics, as it were.
And here they are. The one, the only, or should we say the two.
And only.
The two and only.
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Well, well, well, look who it is. Another pair.
Another iconic pair. We've got Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir with us. Thanks for joining.
We're so excited to be here. Thank you guys for having us.
Listen, we did need someone, anyone with any expertise about winter sports to come beyond this podcast because it is not us. So thank you so much for throwing us a life raft.
We're here to help. We're here to help. If you need to know, just ask.
Right. So explain the concept of winter for everybody.
Well, in hockey, they wear pads for winter.
Okay. That's the main thing that we need to know. Padding, of course.
So you guys are obviously... I think it sort of changed commentating when you guys decided to team up. Was that an idea that you guys had about each other? Was there a chemistry read? How did it happen that you guys...
So it was really kismet because I was commentating the women's event and Johnny was commentating the men's event and we were doing it separately. And of course, you know, skating is a very small world. So I knew of Johnny, but we never really had a lot of interactions. We skated at different times and competed at different times. But we were in NBC Sports studios and waiting to do our respective commentaries that night. Uh-huh. And we were sitting in a hallway on the floor with our bags next to each other. And we just started talking about our handbags. And I was like, this is my best friend. I don't know where he's been, but this is my soulmate in life. And I love you. And pretty much we chatted. And by the end of that conversation, we said we need to pitch NBC that we commentate together.
And this was right before the 2014 Olympics. Oh, my goodness. It's been crazy.
Wow.
over a decade. And we then did a little audition.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir meet?
0:00–2:18
2
What events have Tara and Johnny participated in together?
2:18–6:13
3
How has their dynamic changed the commentary landscape?
6:13–10:00
4
What challenges do figure skaters face in their careers?
10:00–15:53
5
How do Tara and Johnny prepare for their commentary?
15:53–20:04
6
What makes their friendship special in the competitive world of sports?
20:04–23:41
7
How do they balance technical knowledge with entertainment?
23:41–27:51
8
What can we expect from the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics?
27:51–30:08