Tara Prasad

Tara Prasad (born 24 February 2000) is an Indian-American figure skater who represents India in women's singles skating. She is a two-time Indian national champion and competed in the final segment of the 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[1]

Tara Prasad
Personal information
Country represented India
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Home townChennai, India
ResidenceColorado Springs, United States
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachStephanie Kuban
ChoreographerTara Prasad
Skating clubWinter Games Association of Tamil Nadu
Former skating clubWinterhurst Figure Skating Club
Detroit Skating Club
Training locationsColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total133.15
2023 Four Continents
Short program46.04
2023 Four Continents
Free skate87.11
2023 Four Continents

Personal life

Prasad was born on 24 February 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Indian immigrants from Tamil Nadu. Her mother, Kavita Ramaswamy, was a national champion in hurdling for India in her teens. Except for her father, who lives with her in the United States, Prasad's family lives in Chennai, India.[2] Prasad splits her time between the two countries and holds Indian citizenship since 2019.[3][4][5]

Prasad's figure skating inspirations include 2010 Olympic champion Kim Yu-na, 2015 World champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, and fellow Indian-American skater Ami Parekh.[6]

Career

Prasad began learning how to skate at age seven in Cedar Rapids. She competed domestically for the United States as a child at the juvenile through the novice levels until 2015.[7] She made her international debut for India in 2020 at the Mentor Toruń Cup.[8][9]

2021–22 season

She competed at her first major competition at Four Continents in 2022.[2]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[10]
2021–2022
[11]

Competitive highlights
International[12]
Event 19–20 21–22 22–23
Four Continents20th14th
CS Cup of Austria29th
CS Finlandia22nd
CS Nebelhorn30th
CS U.S. ClassicWD
Bavarian Open6th
Bellu MemorialWD
Cranberry Cup18th9th
Dragon Trophy5th
Merano Cup4th
Philadelphia7th
Toruń CupWD
U.S.Classic8th
National[12]
Indian Championships1st1st

References
  1. "Indian figure skater Tara Prasad wins hearts on Four Continents Championships debut". The Bridge. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. "Indian Figure Skater Tara Prasad Makes Stellar Debut at Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022". News18. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 15 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. Nag, Utathya. "Mission Olympics - Tara Prasad dreams to mix Indian creativity and Bollywood on ice". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ""In India my skates are taken for weapons sometimes" Amazing story of Indian skater Tara Prasad who admires Tuktamysheva and wants to go on training camp with Tutberidze". FS Gossips. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  6. Kuznetsov, Dmitry (21 January 2022). "«Мой кумир — Туктамышева! Она же поедет на Олимпиаду, да?» Интервью индийской фигуристки, которая хочет к Тутберидзе" ["My idol is Tuktamysheva! She's going to the Olympics, right? Interview with an Indian figure skater who wants to see Tutberidze] (in Russian). Sport-Express.ru. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. "Tara PRASAD". RinkResults.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. "2020 Mentor Torun Cup- Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. "Tara Prasad". SkatingScores.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. "Tara PRASAD: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. "Tara PRASAD: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022.
  12. "Competition Results: Tara PRASAD". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.


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