More than three decades after she became an Olympic gold medalist, Kristi Yamaguchi is going through a rebirth of sorts. In 1990 Yamaguchi, now 54, competed in the World Figure Skating Championships ...

First Serve-Santa Fe has given Etsuko Yamaguchi plenty of opportunities in tennis and academics. That continued this summer when the U.S. Tennis Association Foundation awarded Yamaguchi, a recent ...

When Kristi Yamaguchi won an Olympic gold medal for ice skating in 1992, she was the first Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) competitor to earn a gold in any sport in the Winter Games. “At the ...

Do you remember Kristi Yamaguchi's heyday? She was like the Kate Middleton of ice skating. Just the sight of her taking the ice was enough to cause waterworks in thousands of young fans. These days, ...

Yamaguchi's Barbie is part of the Inspiring Women lineup and also celebrates AAPI Heritage Month Hedy Phillips is the Senior News Editor, Style at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

"It's hard to believe, but 1992 in Albertville was a big deal because not only was it the Olympics, but that's where my husband (Bret Hedican, who played for the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team) and I ...

PARIS – Akane Yamaguchi beat former world No. 1 Chen Yufei of China 21-9, 21-13 on Sunday to win the women’s singles badminton world championship final. The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled ...