List of Olympic medalists in figure skating by age
Ladies' singles

List of Olympic medalists in figure skating by age

Section Title: Ladies' singles
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Age	Nation & Name	Games	Medal	Date of Birth	Date of Event	Notes

1	15 years, 79 days	United Kingdom Cecilia Colledge	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Silver	November 28, 1920	February 15, 1936

2	15 years, 249 days	Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya	2014 Sochi	Gold	June 5, 1998	February 9, 2014	In team event

3	15 years, 255 days	United States Tara Lipinski	1998 Nagano	Gold	June 10, 1982	February 20, 1998

4	15 years, 261 days	Austria Ingrid Wendl	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Bronze	May 17, 1940	February 2, 1956

5	15 years, 270 days	International Olympic Committee Alina Zagitova	2018 Pyeongchang	Silver	May 18, 2002	February 12, 2018	In team event; her 1st medal

6	15 years, 281 days	International Olympic Committee Alina Zagitova	2018 Pyeongchang	Gold	May 18, 2002	February 23, 2018	Her 2nd medal

7	15 years, 316 days	Norway Sonja Henie	1928 St. Moritz	Gold	April 8, 1912	February 18, 1928	Her 1st medal

8	16 years, 13 days	United States Carol Heiss	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Silver	January 20, 1940	February 2, 1956	Her 1st medal

9	16 years, 101 days	Ukraine Oksana Baiul	1994 Lillehammer	Gold	November 16, 1977	February 25, 1994

10	16 years, 217 days	United States Tenley Albright	1952 Oslo	Silver	July 18, 1935	February 20, 1952	Her 1st medal

11	16 years, 295 days	United States Sarah Hughes	2002 Salt Lake City	Gold	May 2, 1985	February 21, 2002

12	17 years, 77 days	Canada Petra Burka	1964 Innsbruck	Bronze	November 17, 1946	February 2, 1964

13	17 years, 93 days	China Chen Lu	1994 Lillehammer	Bronze	November 24, 1976	February 25, 1994	Her 1st medal

14	17 years, 150 days	United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg	1948 St. Moritz	Bronze	September 8, 1930	February 5, 1948	Her 1st medal

15	17 years, 228 days	United States Michelle Kwan	1998 Nagano	Silver	July 7, 1980	February 20, 1998	Her 1st medal

16	17 years, 234 days	Russia Adelina Sotnikova	2014 Sochi	Gold	July 1, 1996	February 20, 2014

17	17 years, 257 days	Austria Fritzi Burger	1928 St. Moritz	Silver	June 6, 1910	February 18, 1928	Her 1st medal

18	18 years, 26 days	Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra	1960 Squaw Valley	Silver	January 28, 1942	February 23, 1960	Her 1st medal

19	18 years, 66 days	Canada Kaetlyn Osmond	2014 Sochi	Silver	December 5, 1995	February 9, 2014	In team event; her 1st medal

20	18 years, 77 days	East Germany Katarina Witt	1984 Sarajevo	Gold	December 3, 1965	February 18, 1984	Her 1st medal

21	18 years, 85 days	International Olympic Committee Evgenia Medvedeva	2018 Pyeongchang	Silver	November 19, 1999	February 12, 2018	In team event; her 1st medal

22	18 years, 96 days	International Olympic Committee Evgenia Medvedeva	2018 Pyeongchang	Silver	November 19, 1999	February 23, 2018	Her 2nd medal

23	18 years, 137 days	Czechoslovakia Hana Mašková	1968 Grenoble	Bronze	September 26, 1949	February 10, 1968

24	18 years, 176 days	United States Gracie Gold	2014 Sochi	Bronze	August 17, 1995	February 9, 2014	In team event

25	18 years, 307 days	United States Janet Lynn	1972 Sapporo	Bronze	April 6, 1953	February 7, 1972

26	18 years, 323 days	United States Barbara Roles	1960 Squaw Valley	Bronze	April 6, 1941	February 23, 1960

27	19 years, 46 days	East Germany Christine Errath	1976 Innsbruck	Bronze	December 29, 1956	February 13, 1976

28	19 years, 79 days	East Germany Gabriele Seyfert	1968 Grenoble	Silver	November 23, 1948	February 10, 1968

29	19 years, 153 days	Japan Mao Asada	2010 Vancouver	Silver	September 25, 1990	February 25, 2010

30	19 years, 172 days	East Germany Anett Pötzsch	1980 Lake Placid	Gold	September 3, 1960	February 22, 1980

31	19 years, 173 days	South Korea Yuna Kim	2010 Vancouver	Gold	September 5, 1990	February 25, 2010	Her 1st medal

32	19 years, 198 days	United States Peggy Fleming	1968 Grenoble	Gold	July 27, 1948	February 10, 1968

33	19 years, 202 days	United States Dorothy Hamill	1976 Innsbruck	Gold	July 26, 1956	February 13, 1976

34	19 years, 204 days	United States Linda Fratianne	1980 Lake Placid	Silver	August 2, 1960	February 22, 1980

35	19 years, 272 days	Canada Barbara-Ann Scott	1948 St. Moritz	Gold	May 9, 1928	February 5, 1948

36	19 years, 304 days	United States Rosalynn Sumners	1984 Sarajevo	Silver	April 20, 1964	February 18, 1984

37	19 years, 308 days	Norway Sonja Henie	1932 Lake Placid	Gold	April 8, 1912	February 10, 1932	Her 2nd medal

38	19 years, 309 days	Canada Karen Magnussen	1972 Sapporo	Silver	April 4, 1952	February 7, 1972

39	19 years, 351 days	Austria Regine Heitzer	1964 Innsbruck	Silver	February 16, 1944	February 2, 1964

40	20 years, 12 days	United States Bradie Tennell	2018 Pyeongchang	Bronze	January 31, 1998	February 12, 2018	In team event

41	20 years, 30 days	Canada Gabrielle Daleman	2018 Pyeongchang	Gold	January 13, 1998	February 12, 2018	In team event

42	20 years, 34 days	United States Carol Heiss	1960 Squaw Valley	Gold	January 20, 1940	February 23, 1960	Her 2nd medal

43	20 years, 86 days	Netherlands Dianne de Leeuw	1976 Innsbruck	Silver	November 19, 1955	February 13, 1976

44	20 years, 121 days	United States Maribel Vinson	1932 Lake Placid	Bronze	October 12, 1911	February 10, 1932

45	20 years, 124 days	Austria Eva Pawlik	1948 St. Moritz	Silver	October 4, 1927	February 5, 1948

46	20 years, 199 days	United States Tenley Albright	1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Gold	July 18, 1935	February 2, 1956	Her 2nd medal

47	20 years, 224 days	United States Kristi Yamaguchi	1992 Albertville	Gold	July 12, 1971	February 21, 1992

48	20 years, 298 days	Austria Trixi Schuba	1972 Sapporo	Gold	April 15, 1951	February 7, 1972

49	20 years, 339 days	United States Debi Thomas	1988 Calgary	Bronze	March 25, 1967	February 27, 1988

50	21 years, 35 days	West Germany Dagmar Lurz	1980 Lake Placid	Bronze	January 18, 1959	February 22, 1980

51	21 years, 39 days	Soviet Union Kira Ivanova	1984 Sarajevo	Bronze	January 10, 1963	February 18, 1984

52	21 years, 78 days	France Jacqueline du Bief	1952 Oslo	Bronze	December 4, 1930	February 20, 1952

53	21 years, 88 days	China Chen Lu	1998 Nagano	Bronze	November 24, 1976	February 20, 1998	Her 2nd medal

54	21 years, 120 days	United States Sasha Cohen	2006 Torino	Silver	October 26, 1984	February 23, 2006

55	21 years, 165 days	United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg	1952 Oslo	Gold	September 8, 1930	February 20, 1952	Her 2nd medal

56	21 years, 229 days	United States Michelle Kwan	2002 Salt Lake City	Bronze	July 7, 1980	February 21, 2002	Her 2nd medal

57	21 years, 249 days	Austria Fritzi Burger	1932 Lake Placid	Silver	June 6, 1910	February 10, 1932	Her 2nd medal

58	21 years, 343 days	Austria Herma Szabo	1924 Chamonix	Gold	February 22, 1902	January 31, 1924

59	22 years, 5 days	Netherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra	1964 Innsbruck	Gold	January 28, 1942	February 2, 1964	Her 2nd medal

60	22 years, 69 days	Canada Kaetlyn Osmond	2018 Pyeongchang	Gold	December 5, 1995	February 12, 2018	In team event; her 2nd medal

61	22 years, 80 days	Canada Kaetlyn Osmond	2018 Pyeongchang	Bronze	December 5, 1995	February 23, 2018	Her 3rd medal

62	22 years, 86 days	East Germany Katarina Witt	1988 Calgary	Gold	December 3, 1965	February 27, 1988	Her 2nd medal

63	22 years, 131 days	United States Nancy Kerrigan	1992 Albertville	Bronze	October 13, 1969	February 21, 1992	Her 1st medal

64	22 years, 192 days	Japan Midori Ito	1992 Albertville	Silver	August 13, 1969	February 21, 1992

65	22 years, 204 days	Canada Elizabeth Manley	1988 Calgary	Silver	August 7, 1965	February 27, 1988	Her 3rd medal

66	22 years, 269 days	United States Ashley Wagner	2014 Sochi	Bronze	May 16, 1991	February 9, 2014	In team event

67	22 years, 292 days	German Empire Elsa Rendschmidt	1908 London	Silver	January 11, 1886	October 29, 1908

68	23 years, 12 days	Russia Irina Slutskaya	2002 Salt Lake City	Silver	February 9, 1979	February 21, 2002	Her 1st medal

69	23 years, 168 days	South Korea Yuna Kim	2014 Sochi	Silver	September 5, 1990	February 20, 2014	Her 2nd medal

70	23 years, 215 days	United States Beatrix Loughran	1924 Chamonix	Silver	June 30, 1900	January 31, 1924	Her 1st medal

71	23 years, 313 days	Norway Sonja Henie	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Gold	April 8, 1912	February 15, 1936	Her 3rd medal

72	24 years, 43 days	Canada Joannie Rochette	2010 Vancouver	Bronze	January 13, 1986	February 25, 2010

73	24 years, 56 days	Japan Shizuka Arakawa	2006 Torino	Gold	December 29, 1981	February 23, 2006

74	24 years, 135 days	United States Nancy Kerrigan	1994 Lillehammer	Silver	October 13, 1969	February 25, 1994	Her 2nd medal

75	24 years, 174 days	Sweden Vivi-Anne Hultén	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Bronze	August 25, 1911	February 15, 1936

76	24 years, 203 days	Sweden Svea Norén	1920 Antwerp	Silver	October 5, 1895	April 25, 1920

77	24 years, 302 days	United States Mirai Nagasu	2018 Pyeongchang	Bronze	April 16, 1993	February 12, 2018	In team event

78	25 years, 276 days	Sweden Magda Julin	1920 Antwerp	Gold	July 24, 1894	April 25, 1920

79	26 years, 32 days	United Kingdom Dorothy Greenhough-Smith	1908 London	Bronze	September 27, 1882	October 29, 1908

80	26 years, 248 days	United States Theresa Weld	1920 Antwerp	Bronze	August 21, 1893	April 25, 1920

81	27 years, 12 days	Italy Carolina Kostner	2014 Sochi	Bronze	February 8, 1987	February 20, 2014

82	27 years, 14 days	Russia Irina Slutskaya	2006 Torino	Bronze	February 9, 1979	February 23, 2006	Her 2nd medal

83	27 years, 43 days	United Kingdom Madge Syers	1908 London	Gold	September 16, 1881	October 29, 1908	Her 1st medal

84	27 years, 233 days	United States Beatrix Loughran	1928 St. Moritz	Bronze	June 30, 1900	February 18, 1928	Her 2nd medal

85	38 years, 246 days	United Kingdom Ethel Muckelt	1924 Chamonix	Bronze	May 30, 1885	January 31, 1924

Sentence(s)

Yulia Lipnitskaya became the youngest Olympic gold medalist, being six days younger than American Tara Lipinski was when she won the 1998 Olympics at 15 in Nagano.

final_sentence: Yulia Lipnitskaya became the youngest Olympic gold medalist, being six days younger than American Tara Lipinski was when she won the 1998 Olympics at 15 in Nagano.