A Kristi Yamaguchi Fan Page

• From the Why Milk - Famous Faces ad campaign
  • magazine ad for milk - (79K)

• from the October/November '95 issue of International Figure Skating.
• from an advertisement in the October/November '95 issue of International Figure Skating.
• Kristi from the Stars on Ice program, same as above.
• Christine Hough and Kristi displaying attitude from the Stars on Ice program booklet.
• Kristi as Madame Butterfly - I like Kristi, I like the program, but if she was seeking her roots then she might have looked further than an opera written by an Italian. For my feelings on that work, see M. Butterfly (the play, not the movie).

Bios

Kristi's skating idol was Dorothy Hamill, and Kristi was the first American woman to win gold at the Olympics since Dorothy, ending a drought of 16 years.

During her rise through the ranks, Kristi competed in both the women's singles and pairs (with Rudy Galindo) disciplines. She was both determined and successful until 1989 when her singles coach, Christy Ness, moved to Edmonton. Kristi began bouncing between Edmonton and California in her quest to continue training in both disciplines, until the travel and pressure from the USFSA to just pick one all became too much. When her pairs coach, Jim Hulick, died late that year, the choice was almost easy.

Kristi has had no second thoughts about going pro. Although she is still young, she has accomplished all that she wants or needs to as an amateur singles skater and was never tempted by reinstatement. She could be persuaded to return to amateur competition, but only as part of a pairs team. Surprisingly enough, no one has taken her up on that offer.

• Biography: Kristi Yamaguchi: Artist on Ice by Shiobhan Donohue
  For "The Achievers" series of books targetted at the youth market (64 pages with illustrations).
  Lerner Pub. Co., Minneapolis, MN, 1994
  1-800-328-4929
  ISBN 0822505223 (library binding): 0822596490 (paperback)

Basic Stats

• Birth Date: 12/07/1971
• Home Town: Fremont, CA
• Trains: Royal Glenora, Edmonton, AB
• Former Partner: Rudy Galindo (1983--1989)
• Coach: Christy Kjarsgaard-Ness, John Nicks (pair), Jim Hulick (pair)
• Choreographer: Sandra Bezic
• Sister: Lori
• Brother: Brett
• Mother: Carole (medical secretary and USFSA official)
• Father: Jim (dentist)
• Grandfather: George Doi

Competitive History

Amateur

• 1st, Worlds '92 (Oakland, CA)
• 1st, Olympics '92 (Albertville, Fra)
• 1st, USA Nationals '92
• 2nd, Skate America '91 (Oakland, CA)
• 2nd, Trophy Lalique '91 (Albertville, Fra)
• 1st, Worlds '91 (Munich, FRG)
• 2nd, USA Nationals '91 (Minneapolis, MO)
• 1st, Skate America '90
• 1st, Nations Cup '90
• 1st, Goodwill Games '90
• 4th, Worlds '90 (Halifax, NS)
• 5th, Worlds '90 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)
• 2nd, USA Nationals '90
• 1st, USA Nationals '90 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)
• 6th, Worlds '89 (Paris, Fra)
• 5th, Worlds '89 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)
• 2nd, USA Nationals '89 (Baltimore, MD)
• 1st, USA Nationals '89 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)
• 1st, World Junior Championships '88 (Brisbane, Australia)
• 1st, World Junior Championships '88 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)
• Rudy Galindo 1st, World Junior Championships '87 (Kitchener, ON)
• 4th, US Junior Nationals '86
• 5th, World Junior Championships '85 (as pair with Rudy Galindo)

Professional

• 1995
  • 2nd, World Professional FSC '95 (Landover, MD)
• 1st, Gold Championship '94 (Edmonton, AB)
• 1st, World Professional Championship '95 (Landover, MD)
• 2nd, World Professional Championship '94
• 1st, World Professional Championsihp '93

Exhibitions and Shows

• Aladdin on Ice
• Holiday Festival on Ice '94-5
• Grand opening of GM Place in Vancouver, BC, Sept 21, 1995
• Sunlife/Discover Card Stars on Ice '93-5
• Skates of Gold II
• Symphony on Ice '94-5
• Kraft Dreams on Ice '94
• guest in Kurt Browning's TV special You Must Remember This

Other Notable Awards or Achievments

• 1986 named Up and Coming Artistic Athlete of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation

Contacts and Clubs

Agent/PR

Other Links of Interest

• Kristi Yamaguchi's Official Web Site - mostly highlighting the Always Dream Foundation.
• another Kristi Fan Page - perhaps more central to their lives than this one is to mine 8)
• Kristi's Stars on Ice profile
• A Canadian Figure Skating Fan Page - a jump point for information about Canadian figure skating in general.
• Sandra Loosemore's Figure Skating Home Page - the generally acknowledged central repository and starting point for figure skating information.

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