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Although Kristi Yamaguchi is officially rooting for fellow Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek on the current season of Dancing with the Stars, the season 6 champion says she was surprised when she found herself cheering for someone else.
“You know who
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I was channel surfing on my way to the Minnesota Vikings v. Green Bay Packers game today (now that baseball season is almost over I’m turning more attention to football and basketball) when I happened upon “Kristi Yamaguchi & Friends.”
Usually I only
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TORONTO - Olympic gold medallist Kristi Yamaguchi and her NHL husband Bret Hedican are weighing in on the CBC-TV reality show, "Battle of the Blades."
Yamaguchi, a 1992 U.S. Olympic champion, and the recently retired Hedican, who won a Stanley Cup in 20
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Child stars will often falter at some point, but don’t count Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi among them. Not only did she follow up an unblemished competitive figure skating career with ten years of Stars On Ice, she went on to marry
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DALLAS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympic Gold Medalist, "Dancing with the Stars" winner and mother Kristi Yamaguchi visited the Metroplex to help the American Lung Association of the Central States' Faces of Influenza campaign raise awareness about the
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S he's got an Olympic gold medal, two World Figure Skating Championships, a hot pro hockey player husband, two books and a title from Dancing With the Stars. Even twenty years after bagging the gold, Kristi Yamaguchi is still on top, balancing two
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FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is teaming up with U.S. health experts to deliver a simple and important message as flu season approaches: With all the hype around the H1N1 swine flu, don't forget
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During the early 1980's, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi was a world-renowned figure for her numerous awards for excelling in her sport. From 1992-2002, Yamaguchi achieved several awards and titles. These awards and titles included Yamaguchi's win in
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says. "You're pushing your body to learn something it's never done before and you're doing it in a very intense situation. When I did the show, I literally lived on Advil for 10 weeks."
She high-stepped her way to the Season 6 crown of "Dancing With
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That growing guest-list of celebrities getting ready to walk the carpet at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday has an international flavor to it:
The British Broadcasting Corporation says its Washington correspondents will
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(S08E11) With no dance off, the results show lost most of my motivation. The fluff factor of the cheesy dances was in high effect. The episode was surprisingly sexual: Samantha couldn't keep a straight face interviewing Lawrence about Edyta's lack of
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We’ve reached the midpoint of Dancing with the Stars when the hommes are separated from the garçons, and Gilles is definitely not a little boy. Can anybody come between Gilles Marini and the mirror ball trophy? Each week, the answer looks more and more
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(S08E09) I was jarred by the beginning of the show. I flip the channels and realize that right after the credits, the show started off with Lil Kim and Derek's performance. Wait, what? Gilles and Cheryl scored better by three points. No matter.
I'll
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...and easily coachable,” says Yamaguchi. “Mark is having a great time working with her and she’s got great potential.” Kristi Yamaguchi also sees Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft, who shared first place on the leader board with Shawn Johnson after last Monday’s...
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Reality TV Magazine
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Kristi Yamaguchi isn't surprised that the injury bug has already bitten several Dancing with the Stars eighth-season celebrity participants.
"The injuries aren't surprising," Yamaguchi told People in Los Angeles over the weekend. "People don't
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...there’s one person who knows how grueling an entire season of Dancing with the Stars can be, it’s season 6 champ Kristi Yamaguchi. “The injuries aren’t surprising,” Yamaguchi says of season 8’s spate of injuries. “People don’t know how physical it gets. I...
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She said : I'm a huge fan! I love her (Yu-Na Kim) skating!
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Every time I open a magazine these days, Kristi Yamaguchi and Nic Sticks ads are on it. I’m not complaining at all. I happen to love Kristi Yamaguchi. That fact that she’s promoting nail laccquer that I’m very interested in trying out is a cherry on
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The figure-skating champ and member of the U.S. Olympics Hall of Fame talks "Dancing with the Stars," her future in skating, and shares advice with TODAY fans.
Q. You have such a drive to excellence. From the Olympics to "Dancing with the Stars" to
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Dancing With the Stars champ Kristi Yamaguchi thinks Steve-O could be the first to go next season.
"I think he might be the weakest of the whole bunch," she tells Usmagazine.com. "We know he's fearless, but we'll have to see if he's smooth as
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US Magazine
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The first time Catherine Julius of Plains Township saw Kristi Yamaguchi on “Dancing with the Stars,” she suspected the Olympic gold medalist would come out on top.
“I picked her on Day One,” said Julius, who was delighted to see her prediction came
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Wilkes-Barre Weekender
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The celebrity list of attendees for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games continues to grow, with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, first lady of California Maria Shriver and world-class figure skaters Scott Hamilton and Kristi Yamaguchi
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...Yamaguchi was a world champion figure skater before she won an Olympic gold medal in 1992, but the Winter Games in Albertville, France, changed her life. That is where she met a United States hockey player named Bret Hedican. They married in 2000 and have...
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When Olympic gold-medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi first heard about plans for an ABC program called Dancing With the Stars, she was skeptical. “What a hokey idea,” Kristi said. “I thought, ‘Who’s going to watch ballroom dancing on television?’ ”
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(S07E19) The big question coming into the results show this week, obviously, was who would make it through to the finals. That, on its own, was probably enough to get most of the crowd to tune in. The powers that be could have just banked on it and
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(S07E17) It's crunch time. A trip to the semi-finals was riding on the results tonight. One couple would fall just short of that goal. Would it be the steady, season long leader, Brooke? Or the young, and sometimes erratic, Cody? Have fans warmed up to
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(S07E16) Week eight. We're getting down to it now, just two weeks away from the finals. You can certainly make a case for a couple of teams that would be considered the favorites, but at this point in the competition, anyone can win. All of the teams
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...Theatre (Clemson at Florida State, Oklahoma at Texas A&M, Penn State at Iowa, Your Mom at Our Pants) [ABC]. • 4:00 — Nonsense: Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family [NBC] - Special guest star: KITT! He rips through a barnburner version of "Mister Zamboni Man"...
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...gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi is the chairwoman for the American Lung Association's Christmas Seals campaign to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. She is currently doing public service announcements about the serious health risks of getting the...
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...season finale, beginning Monday, May 19 and concluding Tuesday, May 20, 2008. DANCING WITH THE STARS 6 Samantha Harris, Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas star in the"Episode 610A" - The remaining two couples performed their third and final dance - one of their...
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...Tuesday, May, 2008. DANCING WITH THE STARS 6 After ten weeks of entertaining drama, camaraderie and dazzling performances, Kristi Yamaguchi and her professional partner Mark Ballas, were crowned champion of "Dancing with the Stars," in the two-part season...
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...(Well, technically, she was tied for first place with Lance Bass this week.) Brooke's performance thus far reminds me of Kristi Yamaguchi's amazing streak last season on Dancing with the Stars. Kristi immediately proved herself to be a champion right from...
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...has endless strength and natural talent something no one can teach," Hulick said, according to Judy Hasday in her book, "Kristi Yamaguchi." After three years of training solo and with Galindo, Yamaguchi wanted to get to the next level: the nationals. To get...
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...of the most important things in Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi's life. Those influences are what led the skater to begin the Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family Ice Show four years ago. After Kristi's oldest daughter Keara Kiyomi, 5, was born, the 37-year-old...
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.../ Asthma Article Date: 09 Oct 2008 - 5:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medalist and most recent winner of Dancing With the Stars, has been named chairperson for the 2008 American...
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...two-part season finale, beginning Monday, May 19, and concluding Tuesday, May, 2008. DANCING WITH THE STARS 6 Tom Bergeron, Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas star in the"Episode 610A" - The remaining two couples performed their third and final dance -- one...
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...Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medalist and most recent winner of Dancing With the Stars, has been named chairperson for the 2008 American Lung Association Christmas Seals Campaign in an effort to help raise funds in support...
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...late because I was on the phone with Kristi Yamaguchi!" I announced to the Cub Scouts I was supposed to pick up at school a few minutes earlier. "You know, the Olympic figure skater?" I offered. They nodded, but I could tell they were more interested in getting...
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...Olympic gold medalist and "Dancing with the Stars" 6th season champion will bring her "Kristi Yamaguchi Friends and Family" show to the US Airways Center in Phoenix Oct. 12 for one performance only. Demi Lovato and Jordan Pruitt also will perform during the...
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...May 20, 2008. DANCING WITH THE STARS 6 After ten weeks of entertaining drama, camaraderie and dazzling performances, Kristi Yamaguchi and her professional partner Mark Ballas, were crowned champion of "Dancing with the Stars," in the two-part season finale,...
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...off Monday on ABC with the first part of a three-night live event. So soon? Didn't "Dancing" just declare ice princess Kristi Yamaguchi the winner in May? Yes, but this ratings-grabbing ballroom machine doesn't slow down. It keeps churning out season after...
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...off Monday on ABC with the first part of a three-night live event. So soon? Didn't "Dancing" just declare ice princess Kristi Yamaguchi the winner in May? Yes, but this ratings-grabbing ballroom machine doesn't slow down. It keeps churning out season after...
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...in dancing and, what else, the Olympics. DM: I read a lot of articles that referred to you as Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. That was 16 years ago, and you've done a lot since then, but that Olympics title has had a massive impact on you. KY: It's...
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...Kristi Yamaguchi and Bret Hedican Photo by: Kathy Hutchins / Hutchins Photo Last March, Kristi Yamaguchi was celebrated for becoming a contestant on Dancing with the Stars – but in her personal life, the Olympic Gold Medalist and her husband, NHL star Bret...
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...based entertainment company with meaningful content, announced that its CrocPond (TM) brand is locally supporting the Kristi Yamaguchi's Friends and Family ice show slated for October 12 in Phoenix, AZ at the US Airways Center. The show will include very special...
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...its CrocPond (TM) brand. "When great family brands come together that are 10 out of 10 in our book, such as Kristi Yamaguchi and her Always Dream Foundation, The Jonas Brothers, Musselman's Apple Sauce, CrocPond, and NBC, it is amazing the cumulative and exponential...
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...Yamaguchi sparkles at the world premiere of Disney-Pixar’s film Wall-E held at the Greek Theater on Saturday in Los Angeles. The 36-year-old Olympic champion figure skater was accompanied on the red carpet with hockey player husband Bret Hedican, 37, and their...
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...be re-signing, local reports say. (Simon Hayter/Canadian Press) Carolina Hurricanes' defenceman Bret Hedican and wife Kristi Yamaguchi are moving their family to northern California this summer and he's looking for a new job, says a report in the Raleigh...
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...away with a well-deserved win. After four consecutive male winners on “Dancing With the Stars,” it was finally ladies’ night. Kristi Yamaguchi was named the new “Dancing” champ on the show’s season finale, becoming the first woman to win the ABC dance-off...
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