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}} Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and world champion. She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' 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 Jose 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''. == Childhood == Research done in 2010 by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for the PBS series ''Faces of America'' showed that Yamaguchi's heritage can be traced back to Wakayama and Saga prefectures in Japan and that her paternal grandfather, Tatsuichi Yamaguchi, immigrated to Hawaii in 1899.〔("Faces of America: Kristi Yamaguchi" ). PBS, ''Faces of America'' series, with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2010.〕 Kristi Yamaguchi was born on July 12, 1971〔Date of birth found on the ''California Birth Index 1905–1995'', under Yamaguchi, Kristine T, on 12 July 1971 in Los Angeles County.〕 in Hayward, California,〔("Kristi Yamaguchi: First Asian American Woman to Bring Home the Gold" ). "Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers", National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 22, 2013.〕 to Jim Yamaguchi, a dentist, and Carole (née Doi), a medical secretary. Yamaguchi is Yonsei (a fourth-generation descendant of Japanese emigrants).〔Nomura, Gail M. (1998). "Japanese American Women," in 〕 Her paternal grandparents and maternal great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Japan, originating from Wakayama Prefecture and Saga Prefecture. Yamaguchi's grandparents were sent to an internment camp during World War II, where her mother was born. Her paternal grandfather was in the US army and fought in Germany and France during WWII. Yamaguchi and her siblings, Brett and Lori, grew up in Fremont, California. Yamaguchi studied from independent studies and then she graduated from Mission San Jose High School. While at Mission, Kristi's excellence in skating prompted a "Kristi Yamaguchi Day" on February 24, 1989. Mission held an assembly honoring her, where she was presented with an honorary varsity jacket. Yamaguchi began skating and taking ballet lessons, as a child, as physical therapy for her club feet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kristi Yamaguchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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