Olympic Figure Skaters Re-enact Olympic Swimming in a Rio Bath Tub

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES

Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, the flambouyant and entertaining former Olympic figure skaters who are in Rio reporting on culture for NBC, turned their hotel bathtub into an Olympic swimming pool to compete for gold.

As they prepare for the big race, one can’t help but notice their Very Impressive Wardrobe in the background. Those rumors of five suitcases for Weir alone look to be based on fact.

Meanwhile, Lipinski stretches, Weir does his best impression of a Phelps arm-flap, and they’re off!

Weir furiously splashes his way through a 4-meter freestyle, while Lipinski gracefully churns through a backstroke race. And the winner is….?

Click below to find out:

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ERVINFORTHEWIN
8 years ago

is that all they have to do in their spare time ?

USMS fan
8 years ago

well, that a waste of time.

Lp Man
8 years ago

First the Kentucky Derby, now swimming. Great to see johnny weir make a mockery of yet another sport

NSwim
8 years ago

Love watching them in the winter olympics and now the summer olympics too!

Cynthia mae Curran
Reply to  NSwim
8 years ago

Johnny Weir is such a crack up.

About Anne Lepesant

Anne Lepesant

Anne Lepesant is the mother of four daughters, all of whom swam in college. With an undergraduate degree from Princeton (where she was an all-Ivy tennis player) and an MBA from INSEAD, she worked for many years in the financial industry, both in France and the U.S. Anne is currently …

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