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Kristi Yamaguchi inspires a record number of Asian American skaters

iceskatingworld February 15, 2018 Kristi Yamaguchi inspires a record number of Asian American skaters2018-02-13T19:10:23+00:00 Hot Topics, Winter Olympics No Comment

Half of Team USA’s figure skaters are Asian American, a record for the event. They include Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Mirai Nagasu, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani and Vincent Zhou. Contrast that to 1992 at the winter games in Albertville, France, when Kristi Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win the gold in the…