Tara Prasad
Country(since 2020)
(until 2016)
Birth date24 February 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeCedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
HometownChennai, India
Colorado Springs, United States
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skating clubIce Skating Association of Tamil Nadu
Beganskating2007
DisciplineWomen's singles

Tara Prasad (born 24 February 2000) is an American-born Indian figure skater who competes in women's singles skating. She is the 2024 Reykjavik International silver medalist, the 2024 Skate Celje silver medalist and 2025 bronze medalist, the 2025 Bosphorus Cup silver medalist, and a three-time Indian national champion (2022–23, 2025).

She competed within the U.S. in the regionals before representing India internationally.[1] She has competed in the final segments of the 2022, 2023 and 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Personal life

Prasad was born on 24 February 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Indian immigrants from Tamil Nadu. Her mother, Kavitha Ramasamy, was a national champion in hurdling for India in her teens. Except for her father Sai Prasad, who lives with her in the United States, Prasad's family lives in Chennai, India.[3] Prasad splits her time between the two countries and has held Indian citizenship since 2019.[4][5][6][7] She speaks Tamil and English.

During a 5-year break from skating, Prasad had originally planned to move back to India permanently with her family to live and study. She switched from an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card to an Indian passport, intending to settle in Chennai. However, after attending a skating camp in India, she decided to return to skating, this time under the Indian flag.[8] Prasad states that one of her reasons for continuing skating is to “realize her full potential.”

Prasad's figure skating inspirations include 2010 Olympic champion Kim Yu-na, 2018 Olympic champion Aljona Savchenko, 2015 World champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, and fellow Indian-American skater Ami Parekh.[6][9]

She enjoys hiking, rock climbing, art, choreography and driving cars.[5]

Career

Early career

Prasad began learning how to skate at age seven in Cleveland, Ohio. She competed within the United States as a child at the juvenile through the novice levels until 2016.[1][10] Prasad described her early career as “recreational” and quit competing at the age of 16. However, she returned to skating some years later, having rediscovered her motivation to learn new skills on the ice.

2019–2020 season

She made her senior international debut for India in 2020 at the Mentor Toruń Cup.[11][12]

2021-2022 season

She competed at the 2022 Four Continents Championships, where she finished 20th.[3][13]

2022–2023 season

Tara had a delayed beginning to her 2022—2023 season, as she suffered two ankle sprains and a back injury, which prevented her from training for four months. However, she was able to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, where she finished in fourteenth place.[14]

2023–2024 season

In January 2024, Prasad placed first in the short program and third in the free skate segments of the 2024 Reykjavik International Games and received the silver medal, thereby becoming India's first medalist in a senior international figure skating competition.[15] She withdrew from the 2024 Four Continents Championships due to health problems caused by low blood pressure.[16]

2024–2025 season

After winning her third national title at the 2025 Indian Championships, Prasad went on to finish sixteenth at the 2025 Four Continents Championships.[17]

2025–2026 season

Prasad opened the season by finishing fifth at the 2025 Asian Open Trophy.[17] In late January, she competed at the 2026 Four Continents Championships – finishing in eighteenth place overall.[18]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2025–2026
[19][20]
2024–2025
[21]
2023–2024
[22]
2022–2023
[13]
2021–2022
[23]

Competitive highlights

*CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

  • TBD – Assigned
  • WD – Withdrew from competition

References

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  2. ^ "Indian figure skater Tara Prasad wins hearts on Four Continents Championships debut". The Bridge. 23 January 2022. Archived 23 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Indian Figure Skater Tara Prasad Makes Stellar Debut at Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2022". News18. 24 January 2022. Archived 24 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. August 15, 2019. Archived 3 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Kapur-Gomes, Suruchi (16 July 2023). "How Indian skaters are gaining global recognition". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ^ Nag, Utathya. "Mission Olympics - Tara Prasad dreams to mix Indian creativity and Bollywood on ice". Olympics.com. Archived 24 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ^ "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 10 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  8. ^ Sports Today (2025-03-29). EXCLUSIVE: Tara Prasad on figure skating, dream of representing India and her message to trollers. Retrieved 2025-11-19. – via YouTube.
  9. ^ 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 31 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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  11. ^ "2020 Mentor Torun Cup- Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived 31 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Tara Prasad". SkatingScores.com. Archived 26 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Tara PRASAD: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived 31 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  14. ^ Ansari, Aarish. "Tara Prasad on comeback trail after injury, figure skater eyes Winter Olympics debut in 2026". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Júlía fyrst íslenskra listskautara til að vinna gull á alþjóðlegu móti" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  16. ^ "🇮🇳 Tara Prasad’s withdrawal is due to continued problems of dizziness and blacking out.". No. 1751873555191431641. January 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "Competition Results: Tara PRASAD". International Skating Union. Archived 29 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  18. ^ "ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships 2026 - Women". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  19. ^ Prasad, Tara. "My new short program for 2025!! I really enjoy it a lot". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  20. ^ Prasad, Tara. "The new free program for 2025 is finished!!". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Tara PRASAD: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived 6 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  22. ^ "GOEing Into Detail with Tara Prasad". Anything GOEs. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2025-11-21. – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "Tara PRASAD: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022.