Emma Hedican, Daughter of Kristi Yamaguchi at Sunnyvale Grand Opening

Emma Hedican (left), Daughter of Kristi Yamaguchi at Sunnyvale Grand Opening

[@tiggerlady2352]

Your mother is my favorite ice skater. I watched her during the Olympic long time ago and she won 🥇 Gold medal. I was so thrilled! And now here you are following your mother’s step. You’re so amazing just like her! M so proud of you 👏🏻😊🤟🏻💜

[@alexasaltz4229]

Both young women gave fabulous performances. I would have guessed Emma was Kristi's daughter, she has the same grace in her movement...

[@cards0486]

What a joy to see Kristi’s daughter skating.

[@karenlm9062]

No one ever talks about it, but it can be so challenging to skate with show lights on you. It was can be disorienting. Also, skating outside feels different. In a rink, yes, it's still cold, but you don't have cold air blowing on you like the night air in the winter months. So it feels so much colder. Wearing a thin show costume can make your body feel stiff. It's hard enough to become accomplished in ice skating with warm layers, indoors, and good lighting to see where you are going. I give them a lot of credit for dealing with all that AND the nerves of performing in front of a crowd on such a small ice rink.

[@debrakateri2979]

she skates just like Kristi especially in her layback and catch foot spin

[@aalegalfocus]

Yes! That's why I could tell which one was Kristi's daughter!

[@dianasun3169]

Your mom amazed me when she performed in the winter Olympic. And now watching your video. You remind me your mom. You go Emma, I am so proud of you in this performance.

[@JanuaryTown]

It’s amazing the resemblance to Kristi when she skates. They have the same body movements.

[@heidim6468]

Your daughter is beautiful Kristi……

[@ohnojoe1076]

Her father was a pretty good skater himself. Played a number of years in the NHL.

[@sherris5601]

He was a Stanley Cup Champ in 2006 with Carolina Hurricanes.

[@hattiem.7966]

He sure did!!!!

[@teresabarber217]

How am I this old? I remember watching young Kristy not that long ago. Beautiful work from both these ladies!

[@sandragreen9560]

She is as talented as her Mom. Bravo !!!

[@denisecampbell6736]

I said the exact same thing to my Mom about 10 minutes ago. Yi yi yi...I remember when the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup & she was a Toddler in Mommy’s arms & her Baby Sister was sitting inside the Cup w/Daddy’s help. Still one of my all time Favourite Family Pictures after winning a Stanley Cup I’ve ever seen. Sigh...One of the very few Skaters from that Era I never had the pleasure of meeting. My only regret of being a fan of Kristi’s, which isn’t a bad one to have when it comes to following a Skater. Especially after the last few weeks.

[@auroraborealis6009]

I'm glad they can enjoy this together

[@earlinereed3256]

Beauty on Ice. Emma your mom was one of my favorite skaters. I’m sure she’s proud of you.⛸🛼⛸🏂🛼🛷⛸🥌🛼⛸🌟🌟

[@mosquedasam]

My favorite ice skater gold medal Queen. Her daughter is pretty good. Definitely will be a fan. The apple don't fall far from the tree.

[@rupulstilskin]

I wish her name was Emma Yamaguchi Hedican.

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE when ladies ice-skate (dance) with their hair down like this. The beauty of their grace shines out like a rainbow of pure gold. Her mother has got to be extremely proud. Both ladies skated beautifully here.

[@thebluevelvetriver]

I absolutely love it too!

[@lauribricker9439]

Like mother, like daughter, no question about that!💕

[@siliconvalleyiceskatingass8075]

Absolutely!!

[@sistitulasi]

The ice rinks are a real big deal in Silicon Valley.

[@risewhitworth8873]

I can’t even stand up on skates! I was impressed!

[@k.r.hayman4633]

Too short! I wanted to see MORE OF EMMA REALLY SKATING!

[@Ladythyme]

Must be hard to always be compared to her mom.

[@terrieseverson6346]

Having seen this video for the first time, is Kristie’s daughter the first skater presented or the second. I wasn’t able to see enough of their faces to be able to tell. Both are elegant young skaters with a bright future ahead of them.

[@iamlight1]

They look more like sisters than mother and daughter. Lovely seeing them.

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

wow

[@jenniferggreer457]

which is Emma, the first skater or second?

[@sandramorey2529]

A chip off the old ice cube. The other young lady is a fine skater, too. Seems like last week I was watching Kristie compete for Gold. Time flies. Mazeltov. Oakland CA 2022

[@stephanie3848]

I'm curious which one is Emma?

[@rheaking7839]

Which skater is Kristie's daughter?

[@katherinebuckalew4235]

It would be nice if you add the other skaters name in the title or description.

[@uncchristine99]

somebody check me... I'm pretty sure Emma is in her mom's dress as well! Kristi wore that dress while skating to Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu and I think also in SOI skating to Wishing on a Star.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Which one is Emma? The one with the illusion at shoulders and arms?

[@kristinann2907]

yup that's her mom's dress!

[@deirdrekiely6187]

Yes - same dress.

[@FrozenRose816]

The caption on the video says she's on the left when it starts.

[@hattiem.7966]

Is still still training with Rudy or just skates every now and then?Was Brian B there as he grew up in that town.They used to have an outdoor rink that he skated at as a child.

[@betteurbain7911]

Which one is Emma please?

[@gracie2298]

What? When did Kristi go up? Her daughter has some very graceful lines. Time is really flying by.

[@candyc.3163]

Which one?

[@carollewis6636]

And who is the other skater?

[@danni1993]

Which young lady is Kristi Yamaguchi's daughter? The one on the right of the screen?

[@marilynskrepich3238]

Which one is her daughter?

[@rrboost6151]

Kristy looks so young and they were both so good I don't know who was Kristy and who was her daughter

[@rowanaforrest9792]

I don't think either of these is Kristi. I'm not sure which one is her daughter or who the other girl is. They're both very good.

[@marieked]

Neither of them is kristy, lol.

[@lynnpeppa1]

I can’t tell who is who

[@nancyflaherty7038]

Which one was she?

[@DiddlyPenguin]

Nothing is said about the other girl. Does she not matter ?

[@straightarrow372]

But there are 2 women here. Which is Emma?

[@stephaniek1076]

I think it's the skater who skates first. She even resembles Kristi in some of her positions and body lines, imo.

[@judithryle2113]

Which one s emma

[@GorgieClarissa]

welp, there are two girls... idk which is the daughter

[@FrozenRose816]

It... says she's on the left at the beginning of the video, in the caption...

[@ctruth6185]

Which one was Emma Hedican?

[@johnjeffers1524]

Sunnyvale what??

[@janiehalstead3581]

But which one is kristys daughter?

[@ketherwhale6126]

Which girl was she?

[@LookingGlass24]

Who’s the other girl? They shouldn’t just mention Emma-they need to be fair and mention both. Both were beautiful.

[@jeffpetrie7744]

I take it that the skinny one is Yamaguchi’s daughter?

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Been there...yes it can be disorienting.

[@myeshaalston4928]

Her moms dress

[@CrixusHeart]

So which one is she?

[@siliconvalleyiceskatingass8075]

Emma is the first one to skate - she’s the girl standing on the left as the music begins.

[@sherronclavier1705]

Which one was Emma?

[@kellylynn904]

Not positive, but I think it is the one on the left. She has the same body type and moves just like Kristi.

[@4wheeling]

And she looks asian.

[@kellylynn904]

@@4wheeling Could not see her face well. Vision issues. I will take your word for it.

[@4wheeling]

@@kellylynn904 that makes sense. The girl on the left appeared to have much stronger Asian features. Both girls were beautiful, though.

[@GonFreaksss]

@@4wheeling Normally, if you are mixed, you normally do not have that much Asian features. I'd say Emma is the one that does not look Asian.

[@Briguy1027]

She's not interested in going into her Father's occupation?

[@olga3963]

Both girls are not professional figure skaters. Just because one of them is related to the famous athlete ,does not mean they deserve so many compliments on their performance. If I was skating like them, I would not perform on public. The music is beautiful. I love Christmas songs.

[@djwinchell]

Which one is Emma?

[@kpax2066]

They are lovely, but I wish they had put their hair in a bun. It was somewhat distracting. Still lovely, though.

[@sahpire75]

That long ponytail thing was totally 90s

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[@MrJm323]

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