Can you believe it's been three decades?
At the same time she was becoming one of the world's top competitive singles skaters, Yamaguchi was actually a part of a competitive pair, too. Her partner was, who also went on to a successful singles career. In fact, Yamaguchi won gold in both the singlesthe pairs events at the World Junior Championship in 1988. She and Galindo are two-time U.S. champions as a pairs team, as well. In the early '90s, they went their separate ways to each focus solely on their singles skating.
The 1992 Olympics were Yamaguchi's first, and they'd also be her last as a competitor. She turned pro after that year's World Championships, which she also won, meaning that she retired from amateur competition. But she continued to compete in professional competitions and to perform in touring shows, like Stars on Ice, as well as one-offs and TV specials.
And she's stayed involved in the sport in other ways, as well. For the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Yamaguchi was a commentator for NBC Sports andIn 2008, Yamaguchi competed in the sixth season of
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