I grew up in Montreal and skated at the outdoor rink every day of the long Quebec winter. Even though I was not yet born when Barbara Ann Scott was winning medals I, and most other budding figure skaters, idolized her.
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In 1940, at age 11, she became the youngest junior national champion in history. Four years later, she won her first senior title.
After winning the Olympics in 1948, she was greeted by a crowd of 70,000 people in Ottawa to celebrate the Olympic gold.
Scott won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete in 1945, 1947 and 1948. She was named Canada’s top female athlete in 1946, 1947 and 1948.
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