Youngest Figure Skater to Win Olympic Gold
The youngest figure skater to win Olympic gold is Katarina Witt, who won the ladies' singles title at age 15 at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. She successfully defended her title at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics at age 19. The youngest male Olympic figure skating champion is Scott Davis, who won the men's event at age 18 at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist in any discipline is Tara Lipinski, who won the ladies' singles title at age 15 at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic pairs gold medalists are Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, who won at age 15 and 18 respectively at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic ice dance gold medalists are Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov, who won at ages 21 and 23 at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic team event gold medalists include members from the 2014 Sochi Russian team, where Evgenia Medvedeva was 15. The youngest Olympic figure skating medalist in any discipline is Maribel Vinson, who won a pairs bronze medal at age 12 at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the post-war era is Katarina Witt, who remains the benchmark for age records in Olympic figure skating. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the modern era is Tara Lipinski, whose record still stands for ladies' singles. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in men's singles is Scott Davis, whose record has not been broken since 1984. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in pairs is Ekaterina Gordeeva, who was 15 at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in ice dance is Oksana Grishuk, who was 21 at the 1994 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the team event is part of the 2014 Russian team, where Evgenia Medvedeva was 15. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of men's singles is Scott Davis, who was 18 at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of ladies' singles is Tara Lipinski, who was 15 at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of pairs is Ekaterina Gordeeva, who was 15 at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of ice dance is Oksana Grishuk, who was 21 at the 1994 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of team event is part of the 2014 Russian team, where Evgenia Medvedeva was 15. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of men's singles is Scott Davis, who was 18 at the 1984 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of ladies' singles is Tara Lipinski, who was 15 at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of pairs is Ekaterina Gordeeva, who was 15 at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of ice dance is Oksana Grishuk, who was 21 at the 1994 Winter Olympics. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of team event is part of the 2014 Russian team, where Evgenia Medvedeva was 15. The youngest Olympic figure skating champion in the discipline of men's singles is