Figure Skater Kristi Yamaguchi Looks Back At Her Olympic Gold Medal Moment | TODAY

[@Proudnerd2013]

She's who I think of when I think of figure skating. She seems so down to earth, so lovely

[@Boooommerang]

And Yuna Kim

[@JessicaSue]

She's such a doll. You can tell she's got a light and positive soul.

[@shihlin1]

Dang! Yamaguchi really hasn't changed that much since 1992! It's her wonderful demeanor that radiates her.

[@ifeelpretty5790]

Kristi has to be one of the classiest people on the planet 😊 she's just amazing.

[@caileybrazee1433]

She looks so great. She hasn’t aged a bit. She deserves so much happiness

[@RunningKimono]

LOVED this interview!!!

[@Ronizetti]

Kristi was always a lady - polite, gracious and friendly to all ... a very consistent skater and most deserving of her Olympic Gold! Class all the way, and a wonderful mother who was the antithesis of a "skating mom" - Looking good, girl!

[@alexacutiie]

I remember choosing Kristi as my star idol in 2nd grade and I had to dress up as her and create a huge presentation on why I loved and respected her. Ahhh! Love her so much.

[@ayanoueda5139]

Yesss! Such an icon for all young women and Asian-Americans ❤️❤️ Love her

[@sahpire75]

Kristy is such a beautiful person inside/out. Love her!!

[@TheNewsWave]

She looks the same. How is this possible? 😮

[@sahpire75]

ALEXANDERthenotsoGREAT beautiful Asian genes and athlete:)

[@Alabanzas159]

ALEXANDERthenotsoGREAT Eating good. No smoking or drinking lol

[@chrisdarcy8438]

Asians almost always look younger then they are. I once knew a Japanese women who was 68 but looked like mid-forties

[@PHlophe]

Azn don't raisin, pal.

[@mel...s]

Melanin

[@2Bdiscovered]

SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS.

[@wingsmith9003]

She looks attractive rather than beautiful, in my opinion, and yes, she is classy all the way.

[@Jude74]

The best. She could’ve been a medalist in pair skating at the World level too. She is simply remarkable. Love you kristie and proud you’re an American.

[@ghostwolfcosmetics385]

Kristi you were my idol when I was a kid. I’m 28 and I just bought my first pair of skates I’m so excited

[@kylieeats1639]

LOVE HER!

[@lilypoon1175]

Kristi looks good.

[@chrisdarcy8438]

Asians almost always look younger then they are. I once knew a Japanese women who was 68 but looked like mid-forties.

[@bophreyhumgart2953]

She has aged extremely well. And I remember her as being one of the few DWTS contestants who kept her cool and never got upset or caused any controversy. And, of course, she is still one of the best to have competed on the show.

[@djk0072009]

down to earth people are the best people on earth!

[@hunterchampion5433]

When I came to America, I was fixated on Kristi. I swore she was the best before finding out that she really was the best. As an immigrant you naturally flow towards your people without knowing. I'm so happy she's doing so well and has a beautiful interracial family.

[@dandrespruill1165]

I have to consider Kristi Yamaguchi a legend in figure skating.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

She certainly is a legend!

[@cybersquire]

An amazing and accomplished woman. Always conducts herself with grace and dignity. It seems a side effect of winnings Gold Medal is you stop aging.

[@aakar88]

Kristi Yamaguchi in full flight was one of the most awesome visuals in sports, ever.

[@god563616]

I NEVER forget IN kindergarten I wrote in my memory book I wanted to be Kristi yamouguchi when I grow up

[@RachelDavisMatthews]

Always A Class Act!!

[@markscofkoe4820]

What an elegant ex-champion. We're lucky to have her represent us.

[@alldayeveryday20able]

Had Kristi not gone professional after 1992, that would have been her knee whacked, but she would have won a 2nd gold

[@tomv5988]

I forgot she went professional so quickly, all I can say is good for her. She did not have to deal with Harding and the whole knee whacking thing.

[@ivykaneshiro7554]

When Kristi won…..no company promoted her….that was sad….no recognition was there for her..sad…I’m glad that she is doing well in life. Good luck to your daughters…kristi is soo so polite and respectful to everyone ….

[@MrJm323]

I wonder why that was the case (regarding no company approaching her)?

[@BeaMode1990]

Kristi was my favorite figure skater growing up. 😍

[@ZhangtheGreat]

There are very few people on this planet who are impossible to hate (at least from a public standpoint). Kristi is one of them. If anyone said they hated her, I'd question that person's sanity.

[@miagomora9019]

Amazing woman ❤️❤️❤️

[@mellamokori]

She’s so beautiful in every way 😍

[@gardnerjp1]

Great story. Reminds me of the days when Olympians were heros.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Seeing Kristi again reminded me that figure skating used to be a relatively "innocent " sport, untouched by major scandals. 😊

[@simpletraveler2354]

Kristi is a good role model to young girls.

[@jessicakennon]

Lol. The only thing that's changed with her is she doesn't have those late 80's-early 90's bangs. Haha. She's so amazing and beautiful.

[@allier1867]

she's gorgeous~~ looks like she never aged

[@paul-zx5du]

She is gorgeous!

[@chris-tg1hv]

My favorite skater of all time ❤

[@chrismonahan9988]

Met Kristi at a Japanese Bazaar here in the Bay Area, CA. Her father is my Dentist. Such great people!

[@sloams]

Love Kristi!!! Always one of my all time favorite skaters!!! :-))

[@craig265]

I can't count how many times I've just wanted to bring her roses just to say hello and introduce myself

[@Lily-di6hm]

Her daughter skates at my rink and she’s there all the time and u won’t believe the amount of times I’ve wanted to go up and say hi but I’m just wayyyy to shy

[@brendamashburn5101]

She’s still beautiful!

[@dailytimes6787]

She's so beautiful

[@paulready8897]

Amazing lady, even more beautiful than I remember. Very classy and elegant lady.

[@VeganSoulMama]

Love Christy! Class act

[@karishmasingh4517]

Amazing role model

[@onetwocue]

It's hard to think that Kwan came into the scene twenty years ago also

[@NL-tr7ix]

Can't even imagine she's already 47 here…

[@gingerlentz4254]

Still georgous just like 1992. I loved watching her. She was good

[@shandagibbs2192]

Once she and Michelle Kwan stopped skating I stopped watching.

[@MzCrayKray]

Pretty much. lol

[@Lowdermoomoo]

Yeah The only people I like now are Ashley Cain and Timothy de luc in pairs skating, she had a bad fall and blacked out, finished her performance and came back a month later and won silver with the same performance. Everyone else is kinda lackluster.

[@karenfayeebora7429]

Wow legends are all the same when they succeed they are contented and Just enjoy their future skating career now i know why Yuna Kim also retire for Competetive skating and just focus on doing it

[@shihlin1]

Can we please have Kristi or Michelle in the Olympic commentator‘s booth instead of the increasingly annoying Tara !! Oh, trollers are gonna say "Michelle didn't win Gold". Then at least get Yamaguchi in there instead of Tara !!

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle kwan didn't win the 1998 Olympics because she was robbed and Tara was overrated. Tara's performance just like a Disney cartoon, WTF. And Michelle got into the World Figure skating Hall of Fame which means she is more than a Olympics gold.

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

Imagine her as your coach. She could do amazing things

[@PeterTX]

So classy how she handled the Harding comments, and a shame that her career has to take 2nd stage to that debacle. Glad she's had a fantastic life after the 1992 Olympics, looking forward to her future career as a supportive skating mom!

[@Backup218]

Lovely girl

[@shihlin1]

Notice in her diplomatic way she laughs off the Tonya movie "...Take it with a grain of salt...there‘s artistic license...." She prob doesn't agree with the sympathetic portrayal of Tonya. Kristi looks great (obviously had some nip tuck work done). But much more articulate in interviews since her skating days !

[@firefalcoln]

She stayed at the hotel where I work and apparently the one front desk worker was a big fan of her and figure skating, but missed her because Kristi visited on my co-worker’s days off. 😂 The rest of the hotel never would have known that an Olympic gold medalist had visited the hotel if not for the one fan at the front desk seeing her name on the arrival list before completely missing her. 😆

[@angelaanaconda55]

She aged really well, compared to Tonya.

[@NayrTydus]

that normal in asian gene.

[@shihlin1]

Tonya also admittedly smokes a pack a day, which doesn't help.

[@cathyhall7457]

My daughter met Kristi Y... When she was just 5... she still has the picture they took together.. She is 26 now....

[@likhadolly]

They should interview Dorothy Hamill as well :)

[@onetwocue]

3:52 is that Ryan from Ryan's world?

[@samslick9000]

Kristi is so cute

[@silverbells4732]

she had nvr exuded jealousy on any other skaters....she was such a healthy skater with positive and no back-biting skater...without any vengeful agenda.....

[@Graphiccore]

360, Kristi Yamaguchi~

[@dalisayreyes8893]

The best USA skater my fav

[@LynnDeatherage-q3k]

The incident as a child 🚸 coming out of the Roseville Ice Arena when I got shoved down and hurt my left hand, both hips and knee severely. By the darn bullies from the jr highschool.

[@pegcanniff4615]

In fifth grade we did a living museum and I just up as Hurt because I am a juvenile figure skater

[@lelekv4042]

Always dream! Ill work there someday

[@Phuong_Nguyen_]

Kristi yamaguchi and Michelle kwan stayed on your tv during the 90s

[@psfca]

Kristi should have competed in Lillehammer

[@AT-jm4dl]

Well, the Tonya's goons might have whacked her knee in 94 instead of Nancy's.

[@OrdinaryAviator]

She was so gracious when responding to I, Tonya.

[@Inessence4]

She pretty much panned it as all make-believe.

[@camillemckenzie3235]

I wish she'd stuck around for the Lillehammer games, but I understand not wanting to put herself through that pressure

[@TripleTreuViet]

The life everyone dream of

[@cheryldodd-marko9787]

🕊🇺🇲💕

[@minarose3193]

This girl is so snooty I remember working at a salon as an assistant and I looked up at her for a second and she gave me the dirtiest look as if I was below her. Lol I was very surprised

[@mayday6501]

Minarose SF lie lie lie

[@evarose9323]

Same thing happened to me in the early 90’s at Glueck’s bar, mnpls. I was a fan until she gave me a snooty look too. She was with all the Olympic hockey skaters. Very disappointing to see someone you thought was so great not be so nice.

[@minarose3193]

teresa corona yes I remember being shocked. I thought to myself wtf? Why even bother giving me a dirty look? I was young and clearly I was sweeping and only an assistant, need she make me feel even lower? Lol She must really hate average people or maybe she has jealousy issues

[@minarose3193]

teresa corona they are praising her saying she's so down to earth lol More like wanna b high society white girl

[@Kekoa552]

Tonya should've won the Olympic championship

[@gymnast1910]

I know she happy she didn't go to Lilyhammer 😂😂😂

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

Im the only olympic team member qualified as payed dues throughout the years. I'm the only all-round athlete of my peers.

[@vegandolls]

obviously a vampire. that was THIRTY years ago. again, obviously a vampire

[@LynnDeatherage-q3k]

This is how I knew I was in the movie 🍿🎥 I Tonya Harding. The incident happened in 1970, wear I walking out of the areas and shoved down. My sister saw a part I was hurt and put in how I was bashed with club and shoved down hard.

[@mel...s]

The skating iTonya seemed like CGI

[@willandwill115]

She criticized “triple axel” of Midori Ito and Mao Asada. She couldn't do it. Why did she criticize them? I don't like Kristi’s style

[@vanlynguyen8068]

???? Kristi expressed her love for Mao multiple times through social media tho. I don't know what you're talking about

[@berylstephens5042]

Vanessa James morgan cipres

[@LDVTennis]

Is that a flutz?

[@CocogoatMain0501]

she looks 30

[@JoshuaFazeli]

Doubles partner? That’s why pairs siting is still in the dumpster.

[@46foryounger]

She’s an amazing athlete but honestly her skating bored the sh@t out of me. Nonetheless anyone that can accomplish what she did is amazing af and I respect her class and endearing personality.

[@k18-m2f]

she look like rich bryan

[@PhiksuPlantBiologist]

Will you puleez tell Nathan Chen NOT to go to med school. It will ruin him; I don't care what his dragon mom says! 😅

[@PhiksuPlantBiologist]

Dragon moms are just Asian Jewish mothers. 😂

[@JoshuaFazeli]

But wait, you fell in your LP in Albertville. That would not have won in ANY other Olympics. Love you, but not a fan of this interview.

[@JoshuaFazeli]

If you are going to mentor Karen Chen, please fix her bs boot issues!

[@covertwasp5238]

Yamaguchi Nagasaki Yamaha. Su..zuki! Hyundai Honda Datsun, Sansui. Mitsu...bishi !!! Kawasaki? Hitachi, Samsung Daihatsu Toyota Hiroshima. NO!! Nissan Isuzu Fukashima? Mazda, Daiwoo, KIA!!!

[@TheDriftingsmoke]

lmaoo

[@Keshagamingrp]

I love her had to look her up🥰 my name sounds just like hers lol

[@franss7554]

She’s so down to earth, graceful, and really beautiful!!!😍