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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist. A former competitor in women's singles, Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1991 and 1992), and the 1992 U.S. champion.
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Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi-Hedican ( Hayward, Califórnia, 12 de julho de 1971) é uma ex- patinadora artística estadunidense e campeã na Olimpíada de Inverno de 1992, bem como campeã da mundial em 1991 e 1992. Também foi campeã mundial da categoria júnior em 1988.
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Kristi Yamaguchi was born in Hayward, California, in 1971. She was born with club feet and began skating at 6 as therapy. She won her first U.S. championship as a pairs skater with Rudy Galindo in 1986. After switching to singles skating, she won a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics. Since then she’s founded the Always Dream Foundation, published four...
Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi, better known as Kristi Yamaguchi, was born on July 12, 1971, in Hayward, California, and raised in nearby Fremont. She was born with club feet, and had casts to correct the condition. She started skating at age 6 as physical therapy, after she saw her older sister, Lori, on the ice.
Although Lori quickly dropped out of the sport, Yamaguchi’s love of ice skating kept growing. She started competing in junior high, and in 1986 she won the junior pairs title at the U.S. championships with her partner, Rudy Galindo. Two years later they took home the same honor at the World Junior Championships, and Yamaguchi also won the singles e...
After conquering the ice, Yamaguchi turned to the screen. In 1993 she made a fitness video titled Hip to Be Fit: The California Raisins and Kristi Yamaguchi. She went on to act in the PBS series Freedom: A History of Us, and has played herself in the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, the film D2: The Mighty Ducks, the TV special Frosted Pink and the ...
In 2000, Yamaguchi married Bret Hedican, a hockey player she met at the Olympic Games in 1992. They have two daughters, Keara and Emma, and divide their time between the San Francisco Bay area; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Minnesota.
Kristi Yamaguchi is a U.S. figure skater and Olympic gold medalist who also won Dancing with the Stars. She is an author, philanthropist and founder of the Always Dream Foundation.
27 de mar. de 2021 · Biography. Kristi Yamaguchi, whose mother was born in a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans while her grandfather was serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, became obsessed with figure skating as a little girl. Her favorite toy was a Dorothy Hamill doll that she carried with her everywhere. Concentration on singles competition.
92K Followers, 641 Following, 1,671 Posts - Kristi Yamaguchi (@kristiyamaguchi) on Instagram: "Skater, mom, philanthropist, children's book author, entrepreneur alwaysdream.org"
17 de out. de 2020 · Relive Yamaguchi's historic victory as the first Asian American figure skating champion and how it inspired future generations. Watch her interview with Rippon and Davis in the new series 'Time Machine'.
31 de jan. de 2024 · Hall Of Fame Bio. Kristi Yamaguchi is an Olympic gold medalist figure skater and two-time world champion. Born in Hayward, California, Yamaguchi fell in love with figure skating at a young age, winning the pairs title at the 1988 World Junior Championships with skating partner Rudy Galindo.
