Kristi Yamaguchi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Kristi Yamaguchi Kristi Yamaguchi at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show Personal Information Country represented: United States Date of birth: July 12, 1971 (1971-07-12) (age 37) Former partner: Rudy Galindo Former coach: Christy Ness Skating club: St. Moritz ISC Retired: 1994 Olympic medal record Ladies' figure skating Gold 1992 Albertville Singles Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi- Hedican (born July 12, 1971)[1] is an American figure skater and the 1992 Olympic Champion in women's 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-area TV station KNTV (NBC 11) during the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] On May 20, 2008, Yamaguchi became the celebrity champion in the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars with pro dance partner Mark Ballas, defeating finalist couple Jason Taylor and Edyta Śliwińska. The judges commented that she was the most consistent competitor of any dancer in any season of the show. According to the host of the show, she had the highest scores of any competitor in the show's history.[citation needed] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Pairs career 1.2 Singles career 1.3 Endorsements 1.4 Professional & Personal life 1.5 Dancing With The Stars 1.5.1 Performances 2 Competitive highlights 2.1 Singles career 2.2 Pairs career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Biography Kristi Yamaguchi was born on July 12, 1971 in Hayward, California, to Jim Yamaguchi, a dentist, and Carole Doi, a medical secretary, who is of Japanese and Filipino descent.[citation needed] Kristi is Yonsei (fourth-generation Nikkei). Her paternal grandparents and maternal great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Japan.[3] Kristi's grandparents were sent to an internment camp during World War II, where her mother was born. Kristi and her siblings, Brett and Lori, grew up in Fremont, California, where Kristi attended Mission San Jose High School her freshman year and transferred to Willow Glen High School in San Jose, California, where she graduated but she did not attend college. Yamaguchi began skating as a child, as physical therapy for her club feet. [edit] Pairs career With Rudy Galindo she won the junior title at the U.S. championships in 1986. Two years later, Yamaguchi won the singles and, with Galindo, the pairs titles at the 1988 World Junior Pair Championships; Galindo had won the 1987 World Junior Championship in singles. In 1989 Yamaguchi and Galindo won the senior U.S. championships pairs title and won again in 1990. As a pairs team, Yamaguchi and Galindo were unusual in that they were both accomplished singles skaters, which allowed them to consistently perform difficult elements like side by side Triple Flip jumps, which are still more difficult than side by side jumps performed by current top international pairs teams. They also jumped and spun in opposite directions, Yamaguchi counter-clockwise, and Galindo clockwise, which gave them an unusual look on the ice. In 1990, Yamaguchi decided to focus solely on singles. Galindo went on to have a successful singles career as well, winning the 1996 U.S. championships and the 1996 World bronze medal. [edit] Singles career In 1991, Yamaguchi moved to Edmonton, Alberta to train with coach Christy Ness. There, she took psychology courses at the University of Alberta.[4] The same year Yamaguchi placed second to Tonya Harding at the U.S. championships, her third consecutive silver medal at Nationals. The following month in Munich, Germany, Yamaguchi won the 1991 World Championships. That year the American ladies team, consisting of Yamaguchi, Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, became the only national ladies team to have its members place first, second and third at Worlds. In 1992, Yamaguchi won her first U.S. title and gained a spot to the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France. Joining her on the U.S. team were again Kerrigan and Harding. While competitors Harding and Japan’s Midori Ito were consistently landing the difficult triple axel jump in competition, Yamaguchi instead focused on her artistry and her triple-triple combinations in hopes of becoming a more well-rounded skater. Both Harding and Ito fell on their triple axels at the Olympics (though Ito successfully landed the jump later on in her long program after missing it the first time), allowing Yamaguchi to win the gold, despite errors in her free program, including putting a hand to the ice on a triple loop and a double salchow instead of a planned triple. Yamaguchi went on to successfully defend her World title that same year. [edit] Endorsements Though Yamaguchi won the gold medal, she would be overshadowed in publicity and endorsements by Nancy Kerrigan who later endured the highly publicized attack staged by associates of teammate Harding. Yamaguchi never expressed any dissatisfaction with her lack of endorsements as she had one of the most successful professional skating careers since Sonja Henie[citation needed], performing with such shows as Champions on Ice and Stars on Ice for over ten years. Yamaguchi received endorsements deals from Wendy's and DuraSoft Colors contact lenses, but not high-profile, multimillion-dollar deals with corporate giants like Campbells, Disney or Pepsi. Some suspected that her Asian heritage may have put her at a disadvantage. Bill Imada, whose firm advises companies on marketing to Asian Americans observes that for marketers "People like Kristi Yamaguchi don't represent, at least with marketers, the wholesome all-American image". [5] She later received contracts with high fashion firms like Celanese Acetate, appeared in a "Got Milk" ad, and was featured on a Wheaties Box. And in 2008, she became the first woman to drop the green flag to start the Indianapolis 500. On July 16,2008, in a Harris Poll quoted by MarketWatch [6] put Kristi Yamaguchi in the top 10 of US Favorite Female Sport Stars even after 16 years of her Olympic win. Fellow figure skater Michelle Kwan, who also is "Asian American" is on the list too. [edit] Professional & Personal life Kristi Yamaguchi turned professional after the 1992 competitive season. She toured for many years with Stars on Ice and was also a fixture on the pro competition circuit, where she continued to be technically competitive with the younger ladies that had only recently retired. In recent years she has cut back on her skating schedule to concentrate on family life. Since July 8, 2000 she has been married to Bret Hedican, a professional hockey player she initially met at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Yamaguchi and Hedican, who is currently with the Anaheim Ducks, reside in Raleigh, North Carolina with their two daughters, Keara Kiyomi, born on October 1 2003 and Emma Yoshiko, born on November 17, 2005 in Raleigh.[7] In 1996, she established the Always Dream Foundation for children. Kristi is also the author of Always Dream, Pure Gold, and Figure Skating for Dummies. She made a fitness video with the California Raisins in 1993 called, "Hip to be Fit: The California Raisins and Kristi Yamaguchi". As an actress, she appeared in the PBS series, Freedom: A History of Us portraying Haruko Obata, one of the first teachers of ikebana in the San Francisco Bay Area. As herself, she appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Frosted Pink, and the Disney Channel original movie Go Figure. Kristi has also appeared in numerous television skating specials including the Disney special Aladdin on Ice, portraying Princess Jasmine. Kristi Yamaguchi received the Inspiration Award at the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards. Two days after her Dancing with the Stars champion crowning, she received the 2008 Sonja Henie Award from the Professional Skaters Association. Among her other awards are the Thurman Munson Award, Women's Sports Foundation Flo Hyman Award, and the Great Sports Legends Awards. She is also a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Olympic Hall of Fame, World Skating Hall of Fame, and the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame. [edit] Dancing With The Stars See also: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6) Yamaguchi is the 2008 season winner[8] on ABC's reality program Dancing with the Stars 6th season paired with Mark Ballas. In the first three weeks, they received scores of 9, 9, and 9 for a total of 27 for their Foxtrot, Mambo, & Tango. This was the highest first and third week score in the show's history. During the fourth week, she received 10, 9, and 10 to have a total of 29, and the fifth week she received 9, 10, and 10 of having another total of 29 on the Paso Doble & Rumba. On her April 21 performance she received a perfect 30 score from the judges for her Jive. This makes her holding the 1st place spot for 6 weeks in a row, which is a new record on the show. During the seventh week, she didn't come in first. She received a 26 out of 30 for her Viennese Waltz which the judges gave her 9, 8, and 9 which gives her first 8 ever given, and her Cha-Cha-Cha was a 28 out of 30. The judges gave her 10, 8, and 10. Yamaguchi ended up with a fifty-four out of sixty which put her in second, her first time not being first on the judge's leader board. On the eighth week of competition, they received a 29 out of 30 as the judges scored 9, 10, and 10 for their quickstep and 26 out of 30 for their sassy samba with the judges scored them for 8,9, and 9. In the ninth week of competition, Kristi got her "top spot" back after two weeks. On the Tango, the judges gave her a 29 and on the Jive, 28. On the tenth week of the competition (finals), she received the highest score once again, breaking the tie with Mario Lopez for the most times a celebrity placed first place. On her "Mambo and Hip Hop" mesh Freestyle to Michael Jackson's Working Day and Night, the judges gave her a perfect 30, her first since her Jive in Week 6. And on her Cha-Cha, she received another 30. She received all but one of the perfect 30s awarded in that season (Jason Taylor's finale dance being the other). The Cha-Cha was danced back-to-back for the finals. [edit] Performances Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result Inaba Goodman Tonioli 1 Foxtrot/ "The More I See You" 9 9 9 Safe 2 Mambo/ "Hey Baby" 9 9 9 Safe 3 Tango/ "Rio" 9 9 9 Safe 4 Paso Doble/ "Blue Monday" 10 9 10 Safe 5 Rumba/ "Say" 9 10 10 Safe 6 Jive/ "Rip It Up" 10 10 10 Safe 7 Viennese Waltz/ "I'm With You" Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Don't Stop the Music" 9 10 8 8 9 10 Safe 8 Quickstep/ "Billy A Dick" Samba/ "Volare" 9 8 10 9 10 9 Safe 9 Semi-finals Tango/ "Midnight Tango" Jive/ "Nutbush City Limits" 10 9 9 9 10 10 Safe 10 Finals Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling" Freestyle/ "Workin' Day and Night" Jive/ "Rip It Up" 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WON [edit] Competitive highlights [edit] Singles career Event/Season 1987-1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1991 1991–1992 Winter Olympics 1st World Championships 6th 4th 1st 1st World Junior Championships 1st U.S. Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st Goodwill Games 1st Skate America 3rd 1st 2nd Nations Cup 1st Trophée Lalique 2nd NHK Trophy 2nd 2nd [edit] Pairs career (with Galindo) Event 1984–1985 1985–1986 1986–1987 1987–1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 World Championships 5th 5th World Junior Championships 5th 3rd 1st U.S. Championships 5th J. 1st J. 5th 5th 1st 1st Skate America 5th 2nd NHK Trophy 3rd 4th Skate Electric 1st J = Junior level [edit] Filmography Year Title Role 2005 Go Figure Herself [edit] References ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905–1995, under Yamaguchi, Kristine T, on 12 July 1971 in Los Angeles County. ^ Jan. 25, 2006: Bay Area Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Joins NBC11's Olympic Broadcast Team ^ Scorecard : Sports Illustrated vault ^ "Off-ice advice: Kristi Yamaguchi relies financially on family, friends". Market Watch. 2001-11-12. http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={9620C364-EF1C-4A97-A28E-5C97255E10BF}&siteid=mktw. Retrieved on 2009-01-28. ^ http://themanmc.tripod.com/articles/kristimc.html "From tennis rackets to tinted contacts: Nelson Wang looks at the major league game of athletic endorsements, to find out if Asian Americans get fair play" ^ http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/americans-canadians-agree-tiger-great/story.aspx?guid=%7BF7F640EC-CFAA-4F8D-BC70-9BDBA6185A7B%7D&dist=hppr: U.S. FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR TOP 10 RANKING 2008 ^ Figure Skater Kristi Yamaguchi Gives Birth - Pregnancy, Kristi Yamaguchi : People.com ^ "Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing with the Stars". Pacific Coast News. 2008-05-21. http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/05/surprise-kristi-yamaguchi-won.html. [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kristi Yamaguchi Kristi's official website AlwaysDream.org: Kristi's Always Dream Foundation olympic.org Athlete Profile - Yamaguchi Yamaguchi induction into US Olympic Hall of Fame Kristi Yamaguchi at the Internet Movie Database Awards and achievements Preceded by Nawal El Moutawakel Flo Hyman Memorial Award 2004 Succeeded by none Preceded by Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough Dancing with the Stars (US) winner Season 6 (Spring 2008 with Mark Ballas) Succeeded by Brooke Burke & Derek Hough [show]v • d • eDancing with the Stars Seasons 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 Participants Complete List of Participants (Celebrities & Professionals) Current Hosts Tom Bergeron • Samantha Harris Former & Replacement Hosts Lisa Canning (Season 1) • Drew Lachey (Season 5 - temporary) Current & Replacement Judges Len Goodman • Carrie Ann Inaba • Bruno Tonioli • Michael Flatley (Season 7 - Week 6) Celebrity champions Kelly Monaco • Drew Lachey • Emmitt Smith • Apolo Anton Ohno • Hélio Castroneves • Kristi Yamaguchi • Brooke Burke Professional champions Alec Mazo • Cheryl Burke (Seasons 2 & 3) • Julianne Hough (Seasons 4 & 5) • Mark Ballas • Derek Hough Celebrity runners-up John O'Hurley • Jerry Rice • Mario Lopez • Joey Fatone • Mel B • Jason Taylor • Warren Sapp Professional runners-up Charlotte Jørgensen • Anna Trebunskaya • Karina Smirnoff • Kym Johnson (Seasons 4 & 7) • Maksim Chmerkovskiy • Edyta Śliwińska Ballroom & Latin Dances Cha-Cha-Cha • Foxtrot • Mambo (Season 3-present) • Quickstep • Tango • Jive • Paso Doble • Viennese Waltz (Seasons 5-present) • Waltz (Seasons 1-4, 8-present) • Samba • Rumba • Hustle (Season 7-present) • Salsa (Season 7-present) • West Coast Swing (Season 7-present) • Jitterbug (Season 7-present) • Argentine Tango (Season 8-present) • Lindy Hop (Season 8-present) • East Coast Swing (Season 8-present) • Freestyle Alternate Versions Dancing with the Stars (International) • Strictly Come Dancing (United Kingdom) Games Dancing with the Stars • We Dance! • Dancing with the Stars (card game) Spin-Offs Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann [show]v • d • eOlympic champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1908: Madge Syers · 1920: Magda Julin · 1924: Herma Szabo · 1928: Sonja Henie · 1932: Sonja Henie · 1936: Sonja Henie · 1948: Barbara Ann Scott · 1952: Jeannette Altwegg · 1956: Tenley Albright · 1960: Carol Heiss · 1964: Sjoukje Dijkstra · 1968: Peggy Fleming · 1972: Beatrix Schuba · 1976: Dorothy Hamill · 1980: Anett Pötzsch · 1984: Katarina Witt · 1988: Katarina Witt · 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi · 1994: Oksana Baiul · 1998: Tara Lipinski · 2002: Sarah Hughes · 2006: Shizuka Arakawa [show]v • d • eWorld champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1906–07: Madge Syers-Cave · 1908–11: Lily Kronberger · 1912–14: Opika von Méray Horváth · 1922–26: Herma Szabo · 1927–36: Sonja Henie · 1937: Cecilia Colledge · 1938–39: Megan Taylor · 1947–48: Barbara Ann Scott · 1949–50: Alena Vrzáňová · 1951: Jeannette Altwegg · 1952: Jacqueline du Bief · 1953: Tenley Albright · 1954: Gundi Busch · 1955: Tenley Albright · 1956–60: Carol Heiss · 1962–64: Sjoukje Dijkstra · 1965: Petra Burka · 1966–68: Peggy Fleming · 1969–70: Gabriele Seyfert · 1971–72: Beatrix Schuba · 1973: Karen Magnussen · 1974: Christine Errath · 1975: Dianne de Leeuw · 1976: Dorothy Hamill · 1977: Linda Fratianne · 1978: Anett Pötzsch · 1979: Linda Fratianne · 1980: Anett Pötzsch · 1981: Denise Biellmann · 1982: Elaine Zayak · 1983: Rosalynn Sumners · 1984–85: Katarina Witt · 1986: Debi Thomas · 1987–88: Katarina Witt · 1989: Midori Ito · 1990: Jill Trenary · 1991–92: Kristi Yamaguchi · 1993: Oksana Baiul · 1994: Yuka Sato · 1995: Chen Lu · 1996: Michelle Kwan · 1997: Tara Lipinski · 1998: Michelle Kwan · 1999: Maria Butyrskaya · 2000–01: Michelle Kwan · 2002: Irina Slutskaya · 2003: Michelle Kwan · 2004: Shizuka Arakawa · 2005: Irina Slutskaya · 2006: Kimmie Meissner · 2007: Miki Ando · 2008: Mao Asada [show]v • d • eUnited States national champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1914: Theresa Weld · 1918: Rosemary Beresford · 1920–1924: Theresa Weld · 1925–1927: Beatrix Loughran · 1928–1933: Maribel Vinson · 1934: Suzanne Davis 1935–1937: Maribel Vinson · 1938–1940: Joan Tozzer · 1941–1942: Jane Vaughn · 1943–1948: Gretchen Merrill · 1949–1950: Yvonne C. Sherman · 1951: Sonya Klopfer · 1952–1956: Tenley Albright · 1957–1960: Carol Heiss · 1961: Laurence Owen · 1962: Barbara Roles · 1963: Lorraine Hanlon · 1964–1968: Peggy Fleming · 1969–1973: Janet Lynn · 1974–1976: Dorothy Hamill · 1977–1980: Linda Fratianne · 1981: Elaine Zayak · 1982–1984: Rosalynn Sumners · 1985: Tiffany Chin · 1986: Debi Thomas · 1987: Jill Trenary · 1988: Debi Thomas · 1989–1990: Jill Trenary · 1991: Tonya Harding · 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi · 1993: Nancy Kerrigan · 1994: * · 1995: Nicole Bobek · 1996: Michelle Kwan · 1997: Tara Lipinski · 1998–2005: Michelle Kwan · 2006: Sasha Cohen · 2007: Kimmie Meissner · 2008: Mirai Nagasu · 2009: Alissa Czisny *Title stripped from Tonya Harding [show]v • d • eUnited States national champions in figure skating - Pairs 1914: Jeanne Chevalier & Norman M. Scott • 1918: Theresa Weld & Nathaniel Niles • 1920-27: Theresa Weld & Nathaniel Niles • 1928-29: Maribel Vinson & Thornton Coolidge • 1930-32: Beatrix Loughran & Sherwin Badger • 1933: Maribel Vinson & George Hill • 1934: Grace Madden & J. Lester Madden • 1935-37: Maribel Vinson & George Hill • 1938-40: Joan Tozzer & Bernard Fox • 1941: Donna Atwood & Eugene Turner • 1942-44: Doris Schubach & Walter Noffke • 1945-46: Donna J. Pospisil & Jean-Pierre Brunet • 1947: Yvonne Sherman & Robert Swenning • 1948-52: Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy • 1953-56: Carole Ormaca & Robin Greiner • 1957-60: Nancy Ludington & Ronald Ludington • 1961: Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards • 1962: Dorothyann Nelson & Pieter Kollen • 1963-64: Judianne Fotheringill & Jerry Fotheringill • 1965: Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph • 1966-69: Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman • 1970-72: JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley • 1973: Melissa Militano & Mark Militano • 1974-75: Melissa Militano & Johnny Johns • 1976-80: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner • 1981-84: Kitty Carruthers & Peter Carruthers • 1985: Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard • 1986: Gillian Wachsman & Todd Waggoner • 1987-88: Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard • 1989-90: Kristi Yamaguchi & Rudy Galindo • 1991: Natasha Kuchiki & Todd Sand • 1992-93: Calla Urbanski & Rocky Marval • 1994-96: Jenni Meno & Todd Sand • 1997-98: Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen • 1999: Danielle Hartsell & Stephen Hartsell • 2000-02: Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman • 2003: Tiffany Scott & Philip Dulebohn • 2004: Rena Inoue & John Baldwin • 2005: Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash • 2006: Rena Inoue & John Baldwin • 2007: Brooke Castile & Benjamin Okolski • 2008-09: Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker [show]v • d • eWorld Junior champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1976: Suzie Brasher · 1977: Carolyn Skoczen · 1978: Jill Sawyer · 1979: Elaine Zayak · 1980: Rosalynn Sumners · 1981: Tiffany Chin · 1982: Janina Wirth · 1983: Simone Koch · 1984: Karin Hendschke · 1985: Tatiana Andreeva · 1986: Natalia Gorbenko · 1987: Cindy Bortz · 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi · 1989: Jessica Mills · 1990: Yuka Sato · 1991: Surya Bonaly · 1992: Laetitia Hubert · 1993: Kumiko Koiwai · 1994: Michelle Kwan · 1995: Irina Slutskaya · 1996: Elena Ivanova · 1997: Sydne Vogel · 1998: Julia Soldatova · 1999: Daria Timoshenko · 2000: Jennifer Kirk · 2001: Kristina Oblasova · 2002: Ann Patrice McDonough · 2003: Yukina Ota · 2004: Miki Ando · 2005: Mao Asada · 2006: Kim Yu-Na · 2007: Caroline Zhang · 2008: Rachael Flatt · 2009: Alena Leonova [show]v • d • eWorld Junior champions in figure skating – Pairs 1976: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan · 1977: Josée France & Paul Mills · 1978: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini · 1979: Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov · 1980–81: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov · 1982–83: Marina Avstriskaia & Yuri Kvashnin · 1984: Manuela Landgraf & Ingo Steuer · 1985: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov · 1986–87: Elena Leonova & Gennadi Krasnitski · 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi & Rudy Galindo · 1989: Evgenia Chernisheva & Dmitri Sukhanov · 1990–92: Natalia Krestianinova & Alexei Torchinski · 1993: Inga Korshunova & Dmitry Saveliev · 1994–95: Maria Petrova & Anton Sikharulidze · 1996: Victoria Maxiuta & Vladislav Zhovnirski · 1997: Danielle Hartsell & Steve Hartsell · 1998–99: Julia Obertas & Dmitri Palamarchuk · 2000: Aliona Savchenko & Stanislav Morozov · 2001: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao · 2002: Elena Riabchuk & Stanislav Zakarov · 2003: Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao · 2004: Natalia Shestakova & Pavel Lebedev · 2005: Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov · 2006: Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins · 2007: Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker · 2008: Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh · 2009: Lubov Iliushechkina & Nodari Maisuradze Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Yamaguchi" Categories: 1971 births | American figure skaters | Asian Americans | Asian American sportspeople | Dancing with the Stars (US TV series) participants | Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics | Japanese American sportspeople | Japanese Americans | Living people | Olympic figure skaters of the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | People from the Triangle, North Carolina | People from the San Francisco Bay Area | Reality show winners | University of Alberta alumni | Winter Olympics medalists