Barbara Ann Scott, who became a Canadian heroine at age 19 when she won figure-skating gold at the 1948 Winter Olympics, succeeding Norway's Sonja Henie as the premier women's skater in a sport Europeans had dominated for decades, died Sunday at her home on Amelia Island, Fla.
Growing up in Ottawa, Ms. Scott idolized Henie, the champion at the last three Olympics before World War II. Emerging as a champion in her own right at the Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Ms. Scott was hailed as Canada's sweetheart when she put her country on the international sports map. A toy company created a Barbara Ann Scott doll that became a cherished gift for a generation of Canadian girls.
