A World of Their Own
Tara Lipinski’s decision to withdraw from the World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis March 31-April 4 means that there will be different women’s Olympic and world champions for only the fifth time since 1908.
When Olympic and world figure skating championships are held during the same year, the women’s Olympic gold medalist has won the world title 14 times.
The years when the women’s Olympic champion did not win the World Championships:
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Year Olympic Champion World Champion 1994 Oksana Baiul,Ukraine Yuka Sato, Japan 1956 Tenley Albright, U.S. Carol Heiss, U.S. 1952 Jeannette Altwegg, Britain Jacqueline du Bief, France 1908 Madge Syers, Britain Lily Kronberger, Hungary
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