Iconic Figure Skaters
Name↕ | Country↕ | Years Active↕ | Olympic Golds↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sonja Henie | Norway | 1923-1936 | 3 | Three-time Olympic gold medalist, transformed women's skating into an artistic sport, Hollywood star |
Katarina Witt | East Germany | 1977-1994 | 2 | Back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988, Carmen on Ice, Cold War style icon |
Michelle Kwan | United States | 1992-2005 | 0 | Five-time world champion and nine-time US national champion, most decorated US skater in history |
Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 2004-2022 | 2 | Two-time Olympic champion (2014, 2018), first man to land a quadruple loop in competition |
Dick Button | United States | 1943-1956 | 2 | Back-to-back Olympic golds 1948 and 1952, first to land a double axel and triple jump in competition |
Scott Hamilton | United States | 1976-1984 | 1 | 1984 Olympic champion, four-time world champion, beloved commentator and cancer advocate |
Kristi Yamaguchi | United States | 1984-1992 | 1 | 1992 Olympic champion, first Asian American woman to win figure skating gold at the Olympics |
Tara Lipinski | United States | 1994-1998 | 1 | Youngest ever individual Olympic gold medalist in figure skating at 15 (Nagano 1998) |
Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 1994-2014 | 2 | Olympic champion in 2006 and 2014 team event, three-time world champion, Sex Bomb showman |
Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 1993-2003 | 1 | 2002 Olympic champion, four-time world champion, intense rivalry with Plushenko |
Brian Boitano | United States | 1978-1988 | 1 | 1988 Olympic champion over Brian Orser in the Battle of the Brians, Tano triple lutz named for him |
Oksana Baiul | Ukraine | 1991-1994 | 1 | 1993 world and 1994 Olympic champion, first Olympic gold for independent Ukraine |
Yuna Kim | South Korea | 2002-2014 | 1 | 2010 Olympic champion, first South Korean skating world and Olympic champion, Queen Yuna |
Peggy Fleming | United States | 1960-1968 | 1 | 1968 Olympic champion, three-time world champion, balletic style that redefined ladies' skating |
Dorothy Hamill | United States | 1969-1976 | 1 | 1976 Olympic champion, namesake of the Hamill camel spin and the iconic wedge haircut |
Nathan Chen | United States | 2010-2022 | 1 | 2022 Olympic champion, three-time world champion, first skater to land five quads in a single program |
Mao Asada | Japan | 2003-2017 | 0 | Three-time world champion, only woman to land three triple axels in a single Olympic competition |
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