Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in between.

Two days after her Dancing with the Stars champion crowning Kristi Yamaguchi received the 2008 Sonja Henie Award from the Professional Skaters Association. While competitors Harding and Japan’s Midori Ito were consistently landing the difficult triple axel jump in competition Yamaguchi instead focused on her artistry and her triple-triple combinations in hopes of becoming a more well-rounded skater. A sequel It's a Big World Little Pig is scheduled to be publiKristi Yamaguchid March 6 2012.

Yamaguchi was a local commentator on figure skating for San Francisco TV station KNTV (NBC 11) during the 2006 Winter Olympics. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two national titles in 1989 and 1990 as a pairs skater with Rudy Galindo. She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles.