Kristi Yamaguchi is an American figure skater born in 1971 who won the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian American to win a Winter Olympic gold medal. She was World Champion in figure skating in 1991 and 1992, and earlier, skating pairs with Rudy Galindo, won the 1988 World Junior title and was national pairs champion in 1989 and 1990. As a professional she won the World Professional Figure Skating Championships four times, in 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997, was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005, and won season six of Dancing with the Stars in 2008.
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Career Highlight1992 Olympic champion in women's figure skating and a two-time World champion (1991 and 1992); in 1992 became the first Asian American to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympic competition. 1 Classification
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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
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Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1991 and 1992), and the 1992 U.S. champion. In 1992, she became the first Asian American to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympic competition.
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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist.
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