In October 2013 , it was announced that Lipinski would be a commentator and analyst on NBC , NBC Sports , and Universal Sports during the Sochi Winter Games . As a result of positive reviews for the event , Lipinski and fellow analyst Johnny Weir were invited to appear as fashion commentators for '' Access Hollywood '' at the 86th Academy Awards with host Billy Bush . In September 2014 , Lipinski and Weir were promoted to NBC 's primary figure skating broadcasting team with Terry Gannon after more than a decade of Scott Hamilton , Sandra Bezic , and Tom Hammond at the helm . This promotion meant the B team of NBCSN from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games would be commentating at every major skating event aired on NBC networks including the Grand Prix of Figure Skating : Skate America and the United States Figure Skating National Championships . Before the promotion , Lipinski , Weir , and Gannon only did the other five Grand Prix events and the Grand Prix Final , while Hamilton , Bezic , and Hammond got the bigger events like the National Championships
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Tara Lipinski