- Became the first non-European woman to win an Olympic figure skating gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
- She was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on April 19, 1991 for her services to figure skating.
- Inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998 (charter member).
- She was so popular that a Barbara Ann Scott doll was made after the St. Moritz Olympics. She also made the cover of Time magazine.
- She became the first woman to land a double Lutz in competition when she was only 13.
- She won the Olympic gold medal skating on an outdoor ice surface riddled with holes and ruts from two hockey games played earlier that day.
- She won the European, World, and Olympic skating titles within a six-week period at the age of 19.
- Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.
- Inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
- Inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1979.
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