Tara Prasad

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]

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.

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

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

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]

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]

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

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]