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With Rudy Galindo she won the junior title at the U. Two years later, Yamaguchi won the singles and, with Galindo, the pairs titles at the World Junior Championships; Galindo had won the World Junior Championship in singles. In Yamaguchi and Galindo won the senior pairs title at the U. They won the title again in 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 , Yamaguchi decided to focus solely on singles.

Galindo went on to have a successful singles career as well, winning the U. There, she took psychology courses at the University of Alberta. The same year Yamaguchi placed second to Tonya Harding at the U. 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 , Yamaguchi won her first U. Joining her on the U. 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. Kristi Yamaguchi turned professional after the competitive season. She toured for many years with Stars on Ice and also participated in the pro competition circuit.

In , Kristi established the Always Dream Foundation for children. Kristi Yamaguchi celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year. There, she took psychology courses at the University of Alberta. The same year Yamaguchi placed second to Tonya Harding at the U. That year, the American ladies team, consisting of Yamaguchi, Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, became the only national ladies team to have its members sweep the Worlds podium.

In , Yamaguchi won her first U. Joining her on the U. 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 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.

In , Yamaguchi established the Always Dream Foundation for children. The goal of the foundation is to provide funding for after school programs, computers, back-to-school clothes for underprivileged children, and summer camps for kids with disabilities.

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Charles Stauffer Jr. Championships , losing to Tonya Harding. Just one month later, she went on to compete in World Championships in Munich, Germany and won the title. Yamaguchi won her first U. At the time, Yamaguchi was focusing on her artistry and triple-triple combinations and aspired to become a more well-rounded skater.

Her teammates Kerrigan and Harding were instead focusing on their triple axel jumps, however, during the Olympics , they both fell. This allowed Yamaguchi to win the gold medal. The same year, she also successfully defended her World title. In the season, Yamaguchi turned professional and toured with the Stars on Ice and participated in pro competition circuit.

In , Kristi Yamaguchi established the Always Dream Foundation for children, to provide funding for after-school programs, computers, back-to-school clothing and summer camps for disabled children. Currently, the foundation is focused on early childhood literacy and has partnered with Raising a Reader to launch reading programs in schools in California.

She has also published several books.