Who is the best female figure skater of all time?

Often considered the greatest figure skater in the history of the sport — male or female — Norway's Henie won Olympic gold three times in ladies' singles (1928, '32 and '36) and a remarkable 10 consecutive world titles from 1927-36. Those combined championships are the most of any female.
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Who was the best female figure skater ever?

The skater with the most World Championships of all time is Sonja Henie, with 10 gold medals between 1926 and 1936. During her career, Henie also won one silver medal, for a total of 11 World Championship medals in her career.
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Who is the most decorated female figure skater?

Sonja Henie is the most decorated skater at the World Championships in the women's singles discipline. She has won ten gold and one silver medal for Norway.
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Who is the best American female figure skater?

Top American women's figure skaters
  • Kimmie Meissner. Withdrew from U.S. Champs. Born: Oct. ...
  • Caroline Zhang. Born: May 20, 1993. Height: 5' 2" ...
  • Rachael Flatt. Born: July 21, 1992. Height: 5' 0" ...
  • Mirai Nagasu. Born: April 16, 1993. ...
  • Ashley Wagner. Born: May 16, 1991. ...
  • Alissa Czisny. Born: June 25, 1987. ...
  • Bebe Liang. Born: March 31, 1988.
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Who is the most beautiful figure skater?

Top 10 Hottest Female Figure Skaters
  • Alina Zagitova.
  • Adelina Sotnikova.
  • Victoria Sinitsina.
  • Tessa Virtue.
  • Tanith Belbin.
  • Kiira Korpi.
  • Alissa Czisny.
  • Yuna Kim.
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Top 10 Best Female Figure Skaters of all time



Who is the best female figure skater in the world 2021?

Who is Kamila Valieva? Valieva is a Russian Olympic medalist figure skater. She's the 2022 European champion, the 2022 Russian national champion, the 2021 Rostelecom Cup champion and the 2021 Skate Canada International champion.
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Who was the first woman to land a triple axel?

Japanese skater Midori Ito became the first woman to land a triple axel in competition in 1988.
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Who is the richest ice skater?

The 12 Richest Figure Skaters in History
  1. Kim Yuna – $35.5 million.
  2. Scott Hamilton – $30 million. ...
  3. Evgeni Plushenko – $21 million. ...
  4. Kristi Yamaguchi – $18 million. ...
  5. Brian Boitano – $18 million. ...
  6. Johnny Weir – $10 million. ...
  7. Michelle Kwan – $8 million. ...
  8. Nancy Kerrigan – $8 million. ...
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Who is the best female figure skater 2022?

Olympic Figure Skating Results 2022: Anna Shcherbakova Wins Women's Singles Gold
  • Kaori Sakamoto (JPN): 233.13.
  • Kamila Valieva (ROC): 224.09.
  • Wakaba Higuchi (JPN): 214.44.
  • You Young (KOR): 213.09. Replay. Play/Pause. Mute. ...
  • Alysa Liu (USA): 208.95.
  • Loena Hendrickx (BEL): 206.79.
  • Kim Ye-Lim (KOR): 202.63.
  • Mariah Bell (USA): 202.30.
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Did Tara Lipinski do a triple axel?

Longman reported that Lipinski opened with a double axel, and included a triple flip and her "signature triple-loop, triple-loop combination". She received 5.8's and 5.9's in her technical scores and a 5.7 and 5.8 for her presentation scores.
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Who is the most decorated figure skater in US history?

The most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, Michelle Kwan's skating brilliance and accomplishments have earned her a place among the all-time greats of the sport.
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How much do female figure skaters make?

The salaries of Figure Skaters in the US range from $19,910 to $187,200 , with a median salary of $44,680 . The middle 50% of Figure Skaters makes $28,400, with the top 75% making $187,200.
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What is the best figure skating performance of all time?

That being said, here's a list of some of my favorite figure skating performances over the years:
  • Yuna Kim's 2010 Vancouver Olympics Short Program to a James Bond Medley. ...
  • Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's Moulin Rouge at PyeongChang 2018. ...
  • Evgenia Medvedeva's skate to "Anna Karenina" soundtrack at PyeongChang 2018.
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Has a woman ever done a quadruple Axel?

As of 2022, no female skater has attempted a quadruple Axel in competition. Russian skater Alexandra Trusova was the first female skater to land a quadruple jump in combination (a quad toe loop-triple toe loop), at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lithuania in September 2018.
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Has a female figure skater landed a quad?

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu became the first American woman to land a quad in competition in 2019, at a Junior Grand Prix event.
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Who is the youngest figure skater?

Tara Lipinski was six years old when she started ice skating.
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Who is the 15-year-old figure skater?

It's too much to expect from anyone, let alone a 15-year-old. Gold medal favorite Kamila Valieva finished her disastrous final performance at Thursday's Olympics and skated over to the edge of the rink, where her Russian Olympic Committee coach began to reprimand her.
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Do figure skaters get periods?

Luckily, Team USA figure skater Mirai Nagasu didn't have to deal with her monthly flow during this year's Winter Games — although it was a close call. "I had my period on the way to the Games," says the 24-year-old. That's not to say she's never hit the ice during that particular point of her cycle.
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Who is the best Russian female figure skater?

Her nickname is 'Miss Perfect'

And for good reason: At the tender age of 15, Kamila Valieva has already set nine world records. She got an early start: Valieva began skating at age 3, telling her mother that she wanted to be an Olympic champion.
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Who is the most famous figure skater?

Sonja Henie

Often considered the greatest figure skater in the history of the sport — male or female — Norway's Henie won Olympic gold three times in ladies' singles (1928, '32 and '36) and a remarkable 10 consecutive world titles from 1927-36. Those combined championships are the most of any female.
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Who skates in Disney on Ice?

Mom Jamie Lynn started skating in the very first production of Disney On Ice in 1981 (Disney World On Ice) and Dad Jimmie joined in 1983 with Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom on Ice. Fast forward more than 3 decades later and their children, Ryan, Sarah and Jessie are all now skating professionally with Disney On Ice.
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