<page_title> List of Olympic medalists in figure skating by age </page_title> <section_title> Ladies' singles </section_title> <table> <cell> 15 years, 249 days <col_header> Age </col_header> </cell> <cell> Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya <col_header> Nation & Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gold <col_header> Medal </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15 years, 255 days <col_header> Age </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States Tara Lipinski <col_header> Nation & Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1998 Nagano <col_header> Games </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gold <col_header> Medal </col_header> </cell> </table>
Yulia Lipnitskaya became the youngest Olympic gold medalist, being six days younger than American Tara Lipinski was when she won the 1998 Olympics at 15 in Nagano.