Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi is not only a strong contestant on the upcoming lastest season of Dancing with the Stars. She is also a wife and mother to two young girls.
Yamaguchi is married to Bret Hedican who plays hockey with the Carolina Hurricanes. They met at the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Kristi won a gold medal in figure skating and Hedican was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team. They later married in 2000.
Kristi is mom to daughters Keara Kiyomi, age 4, and Emma Yoshiko, age 2. Her involvement in the competition this season will require the support and sacrifice of the whole family.
She will have to stay in Los Angelas while the show is airing. Her husband travels with the Hurricanes, so they will have to make special arrangements for where the girls will stay. But Kristi has a great family and her whole family is reportedly ready to do what it takes to stand behind her in her effort to be the next Dancing with the Stars champion.
Her professional dance partner this season will be Mark Ballas. He as already come to Raleigh, NC and they have begun practicing two hours a day. The finer techniques of dance are much different than those of figure skating so Yamaguchi will have to work hard to adjust if she wishes to be a successful Dancing with the Stars contestent.
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