Top 10 Olympic Ladies Figure Skaters,Michelle Kwan,Kim Yuna,Tara Lipinski,Oksana Baiul

top 10 olympic ladies figure skaters 1.Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan is a legend in women's figure skating. She is the most decorated American figure skater throughout history. Kwan earned 5 medals at World Championships, 9 at U.S. Championships, and 2 medals at the Olympic games. Really, the only medal she did not win was gold at the Olympic Games. She is known for her expressive skating and for putting her heart out on the ice. Truly, one of the best skaters of all time. 2.Kim Yuna born 5 September 1990, is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and 2014 silver medalist in ladies' singles; the 2009, 2013 World champion; the 2009 Four Continents champion; a three-time Grand Prix Final champion; the 2006 World Junior champion; and a six-time South Korean national champion. Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea.As a result of her numerous accomplishments, she is frequently referred to as "Queen Yuna" by various media across the world. 3.Tara Lipinski Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982)is an American former figure skater, actress, and sports commentator. She won the ladies' singles Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, on February 20, 1998 at the age of 15 years, 8 months, and 10 days, becoming the youngest Olympic gold medalist in ladies' figure skating in an individual event. When she won the 1997 World Champion at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days, she became the youngest person – by 32 days – ever to win a World Figure Skating Championship,[3] and she is two-time Champions Series Final Champion and 1997 U.S. Champion. 4.Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian former figure skater. She is the 1993 World champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles. Baiul is the first skater to win gold at the Winter Olympics representing Ukraine.She is also the first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine in any sport. Kristi Yamaguchi Kristi Yamaguchi was the first American woman to win the Olympics in figure skating since 1976. Yamaguchi competed in pairs skating with partner Rudy Galindo. In 1989, she became the first woman, in thirty-five years, to win two medals, one in singles and one in pairs, at the U.S. nationals. Katarina Witt Katarina Witt (born 3 December 1965) is a German figure skater. Witt won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She is a four-time World champion and twice World silver medalist . A feat only equalled by Sonja Henie among female skaters, Witt won six consecutive European Championships . Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time. Shizuka Arakawa 2006 Olympic Figure Skating Champion Shizuka Arakawa is Japan's first ever ladies figure skating Olympic Champion. Arakawa was twenty-four years old when she won the Olympic Figure Skating title. That made her the oldest women's Olympic figure skating champion since 1908 Olympic Figure Skating Champion Florence "Madge" Cave Syers. Syers won at the age of twenty-seven. Sarah Hughes . Sarah Hughes - 2002 Olympic Figure Skating Champion 2002 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, Sarah Hughes, was not expected to win the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City Midori Ito Japanese figure skating legend, Midori Ito, won the the 1989 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1992 Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medal. In addition to being the first woman to ever land the triple Axel jump in competition, at the 1992 Olympics, Midori Ito made history by becoming the first woman to ever land a triple Axel at the Olympics. 10. Nancy Kerrigan - Two Time Olympic Figure Skating Medalist Just before the 1994 Olympics, it was alleged that Tonya Harding might have been part of the conspiracy to hurt Nancy Kerrigan. The "Kerrigan Attack" increased the popularity of figure skating