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Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi-Hedican (born July 12, 1971) is an American (United States) figure skater (figure skating) and the 1992 Olympic Champion (Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics) in womens singles. Yamaguchi also won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two national titles in 1989 and 1990 as a pairs skater with Rudy Galindo. In December 2005, she was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Yamaguchi was a local commentator on figure skating for San Francisco TV station KNTV (NBC 11) during the 2006 Winter Olympics. In 2008, Yamaguchi became the celebrity champion in the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars.
Title: Kristi Yamaguchi
Date of birth: 1971-07-12
Birth Location: Hayward, California, U.S.
Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Formerpartner: Rudy Galindo
Formercoach: Christy Ness
Medaltemplates: MedalCountry the USA MedalSport Ladies' Figure skating MedalCompetition Olympic Games MedalGold1992 Albertville (Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics)Ladies' singles (Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics) MedalCompetitionWorld Championships (World Figure Skating Championships) MedalGold 1992 Oakland (1992 World Figure Skating Championships) Ladies' singles (1992 World Figure Skating Championships) MedalGold 1991 Munich (1991 World Figure Skating Championships) Ladies' singles (1991 World Figure Skating Championships) MedalCompetitionWorld Junior Championships (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) MedalGold 1988 Brisbane (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) Ladies' singles (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) MedalCountry the USA MedalSport Pairs' Figure skating MedalCompetitionWorld Junior Championships (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) MedalGold 1988 Brisbane (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) Pairs (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) MedalBronze 1987 Kitchener (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) Pairs (World Junior Figure Skating Championships) MedalTop MedalCountry the USA MedalSport Ladies' Figure skating MedalGold 1992 Albertville (1992 Winter Olympics) Singles (Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics) MedalBottom