What was Tara Lipinski’s major achievement?

American figure skater Tara Lipinski is the youngest woman in her sport to win an Olympic gold medal, having captured the women’s singles title at age 15 at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games. In 2022 the International Skating Union voted to raise the minimum age for senior international figure-skating competition—including the Olympics—from 15 to 17, thus cementing Lipinski’s record permanently.