Figure skates worn by Kristi Yamaguchi
date: label: Date made
content: 1990s
name: label: user
content: Yamaguchi, Kristi
label: maker
content: Harlick
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Ice skates worn and signed by American Kristi Yamaguchi (b. 1971) as a member of the "Stars on Ice" tour, with whom she performed from 1992 - 2002..
label: Description (Brief)
content: Yamaguchi, a native Californian, became the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating when she finished first in women's singles at the 1992 Winter Games (Albertville, Canada.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: The skater also won two World Figure Skating Championships (1991 & 1992.) She was also an accomplished pairs skater, winning two U.S. championships with partner Rudy Galindo in 1989 and 1990.
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Figure skating
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Women
label: web subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from Kristi Yamaguchi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0165.02
label: accession number
content: 2003.0165
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0165.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ice skates, figure skating
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25.1 cm x 10 cm x 27.5 cm; 9 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in x 10 13/16 in