Kristi Yamaguchi

Kristi Yamaguchi is an American figure skater who won Olympic gold in women’s singles at the 1992 Winter Games and the 1992 World Championship.

1992 Winter Olympics: The Winter Olympic Games held in Albertville, France, from February 8 to 23, 1992. Yamaguchi won the women’s singles gold medal at these Games.
Figure skating jumps: Rotational leaps in which figure skaters take off from an edge or toe pick and land on one foot. Yamaguchi’s triple jumps supplied the technical difficulty in her competitive programs.
Christy Ness: An American figure skating coach who coached Kristi Yamaguchi. Ness guided Yamaguchi’s training during her rise to elite competition.
Olympic gold medal: The first-place medal awarded to an Olympic champion in an event. Yamaguchi’s 1992 victory made her an Olympic champion and a prominent national figure.
1992 World Figure Skating Championships: The 1992 edition of the annual ISU championships in figure skating. Yamaguchi followed her Olympic victory by winning the world title.
Triple loop: A figure skating jump with three rotations, taking off and landing on the same backward outside edge. The triple loop was among the difficult jumps performed in women’s singles competition.
Linda Leaver: An American figure skating coach who worked with Kristi Yamaguchi. Leaver was part of the coaching team behind Yamaguchi’s competitive development.
Professional figure skating: Figure skating performed outside eligibility-based amateur competition, often in shows or professional events. After winning Olympic gold, Yamaguchi pursued professional skating and performance opportunities.
Tonya Harding: An American figure skater who competed in women’s singles during the late 1980s and 1990s. Harding was a prominent American rival in the era of Yamaguchi’s Olympic victory.
Figure skating spins: Elements in which a skater rotates around a vertical axis while maintaining a controlled position. Spins added balance and technical elements alongside Yamaguchi’s jumps.

Linked from 2 pages