Now we're getting somewhere! :yes:
Ladies who have a 50% or better winning percentage at worlds (post World War II)
Barbara Ann Scott 100% (2 for 2)
Oksana Baiul 100% (1 for 1)
Carol Heiss 71% (5 for 7)
Peggy Fleming 60% (3 for 5)
Michelle Kwan 50% (5 for 10)
Alena Vrzanova 50% (2 for 4)
Kristi Yamaguchi 50% (2 for 4)
Jeanette Allweg 50% (1 for 2)
Rosalynn Sumners 50% (1 for 2)
Tara Lipinski 50% (1 for 2)
Did I forget anyone?
Is there a way to weight these statistics for consistency? After all, this isn't like counting flips of a coin. To excel in Worlds year after year has to mean more than showing up once at your peak of physical excellence and winning, as Oksana did. I'm thinking of Carol Heiss, who won gold five out of seven times; her 71% surely ought to outweigh Oksana's 100% on some scale. I'm going to recuse myself from any argument about Michelle's percentage, because I know how biased I am, but I have no special feelings for Carol Heiss's skating excellence except deep admiration.