The most successful Winter Olympians from Great Britain are Jeannette Altwegg, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, each with one gold and one bronze medal, the latter two as a pair in ice dance.
Having won at age 15, she was the youngest U . S . senior ladies'champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1951 World Championships, standing on the podium with Jeannette Altwegg and Jacqueline du Bief.
Williams became the first British gold medallist in an individual event at the Winter Olympics for 30 years, following Robin Cousins'victory in figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, and the first British female individual Winter Olympics gold medallist since Jeannette Altwegg in 1952.