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Yamaguchi was born with bi-lateral clubfoot, resulting in serial leg casting for most of the first year of her life followed by corrective shoes and bracing, [12] [13] [5] and began skating as physical therapy when she was 4 or 5 after seeing Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill in the Ice Follies and Ice Capades.
The original dance (OD) was factored by 0.6 (30% of the total score), while the free dance (FD) was factored by 1.0 (50% of the total score). In the result of factored placements being tied, the free skating was the tie-breaker. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, the short program was called the original program.
Kristi Yamaguchi was the first Asian American Pacific Islander to earn a gold in any sport at the Olympics 32 years ago. Her latest honor: Being a Barbie doll.
A scheme had been hatched whereby the French pairs judge had agreed to award the gold medal to the Russian team, while the Russian ice dance judge was to award the gold medal to the French ice dance team. The International Skating Union announced a day after the competition that it would conduct an "internal assessment" into the judging ...
Kristi Yamaguchi will never forget standing on the Olympic podium with a gold medal around her neck, partially due to the incredible support of the figure skating icons who came before her ...
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / MAY 7 Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medalist and founder of Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream, makes an appearance at Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School. Her ...
Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was co-founded in 1986 by Bob Kain , IMG executive, and Scott Hamilton , the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in men's figure skating . The production is a theatrical show featuring a small cast of elite skaters who perform together in ensemble as well as solo numbers.
Yamaguchi, who became the first Asian American to win an individual figure skating gold medal, at the 1992 Winter Olympics, has been immortalized as a doll for Barbie's “Inspiring Women Series,” Mattel announced Wednesday. The release is timed for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in May.
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