SKATER

Kristi Yamaguchi

1971 - Today

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Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist. A former competitor in women's singles, Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1991 and 1992), and the 1992 U.S. champion. In 1992, she became the first Asian American to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympic competition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kristi Yamaguchi has received more than 2,479,833 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Kristi Yamaguchi is the 229th most popular skater (down from 210th in 2019), the 14,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,608th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Kristi Yamaguchi ranks 229 out of 483. Before her are Maurizio Margaglio, Povilas Vanagas, Gabriella Papadakis, Jacqueline Börner, Dagmar Lurz, and Robin Szolkowy. After her are Kiira Korpi, Evgenia Radanova, Nathalie Péchalat, Elena Berezhnaya, Alexandra Trusova, and Ilia Averbukh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Kristi Yamaguchi ranks 658. Before her are François Bégaudeau, Noel Hogan, Manuel Beltrán, Eddie Jones, Daniel Sunjata, and Dmitry Nelyubin. After her are Kim Soo-nyung, Antonio Pinilla, Igor Kokoškov, Kazuaki Tasaka, Roberto Muzzi, and Alfred Freddy Krupa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kristi Yamaguchi ranks 14,823 out of 20,380. Before her are Ronan Farrow (1987), Josh Pais (1958), Kalomira (1985), Paul Attanasio (1959), David J. Tholen (1955), and James Sie (1962). After her are Mitch Harris (1969), Gale Storm (1922), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Matt Ross (1970), Vicki Lewis (1960), and Aldis Hodge (1986).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Kristi Yamaguchi ranks 32. Before her are Eric Flaim (1967), Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dianne Holum (1951), Chad Hedrick (1977), and Scott Hamilton (1958). After her are Shani Davis (1982), Dan Jansen (1965), Linda Fratianne (1960), Tara Lipinski (1982), Nathan Chen (1999), and Evan Lysacek (1985).

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