The figure skating champion was the first Asian American to take home the gold medal in the sport Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.
Kristi Yamaguchi, born July 12, 1971, in Fremont, California, is an Olympic gold medal winning figure skater. Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win gold at the Winter Olympics when she took ...