Kristi Articles: 2000

Kristi Articles

Updated January 21: 4 new articles :-)

2000 - 1999

'Stars on Ice' skates into city (The Oklahoman 1-21-00) Finally, an article about Stars On Ice that focuses on Kristi!
Star-studded skaters at the Target Center (Star Tribune 1-21-00)
Stars on Ice (Dallas Morning News GuideLive)
Only a true athlete can defy gravity and ice (Albuquerque Tribune 1-20-00) Mostly about Scott, but it does mention Kristi.
Stage Is Set for Skaters to Glide Onto Screens (The Salt Lake Tribune 1-19-00) Review of the Salt Lake City SOI show.
Target Stars on Ice Glide into OC (Orange County Today) About the Anaheim SOI show. Includes an incredible 15 photo slideshow! Check out photos from "Bridge", "Smooth" and more! There are 6 beautiful photos of Kristi - more than any other skater :-) Other photos feature Tara (3), Ilia & Katia (3), Kurt, Bechke & Petrov, and Roca & Sur.
Glitzy Star Turns Make for Slick Ice-Show Fun (LA Times 1-17-00) Review of Anaheim SOI show.
Column: Hedican, fiancee cross paths (Palm Beach Post 1-16-00) Bret watches Kristi perform at the Oakland Stars On Ice show.
'Stars on Ice' coming to E Center Tuesday (Deseret News 1-14-00) Includes a small photo of the cast.
Staples Center Hosts Los Angeles Premiere of Target Stars on Ice (PR Newswire 1-14-00)
Steeled For Action: This year's Stars on Ice show trades big numbers for tougher artistic challenges (LA Times 1-13-00) Overview of the SOI show - mentions Kristi.
Stars on Ice (Arizona Republic 1-12-00) Mostly about Ilia Kulik, but it does contain a small pic of Katia, Scott, Kristi & Tara w/ their arms around each other.
Fidelity ad: Presto, change-o Campaign uses magic to create its online image (USA Today 1-9-00) Mentions that Kristi will be part of Fidelity's new ad campaign.
The ice skaters cometh (LA Times 1-8-00) Kristi says this year's program is livelier than in tours past, "It's more of a happier mood. There's disco music in the program and other different types of music for all tastes."
Target Stars on Ice Announces Visit of Olympic Champions to Los Angeles' John Adams Middle School for Take Charge of Education Seminar, January 6, 2000 (PR News 1-4-00)
Fancy footwork and a few falls mark show (Boston Herald 1-2-00) Review about the Boston SOI show.
Skaters bring showmanship to the TV screen (Seattle Times 12-23-99) About figure skating television specials.
Hot on the Ice: Champion skaters joining Brian Boitano for TV special (Las Vegas Review-Journal 12-17-99) Includes a great quote about Kristi by Brian.
Photo of Brian Boitano and Kristi (Las Vegas Sun 12-17-99)
Your pace or mine? (National Post 12-17-99) This article is about celebrity sports couples and reasons they appeal to one another. Kristi and Bret are listed at the end.
Photo: Artistic Impression (Las Vegas Review-Journal 12-17-99) Photo of Kristi, Brian B., Alexei Uramanov and Oksana Baiul at the unveiling of the new figure skating stamp.
Figure Skating Honored With New Postage Stamp (12-16-99)
Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center (K101 Radio website) Print your own 2 For ONE coupon. Good through Jan. 5, 2000
The Ice Storm: Spectacular Skating Show Freezes the Competition (Las Vegas Showbiz) About the upcoming Brian Boitano's Holiday Skating Spectacular show.
Brian Boitano Holiday Skating Spectacular brings four Olympic Gold Medallists to the Ice at the Mandalay Bay Events Center December 18th (Mandalay Bay Website)
TV figure skating has some golden moments (HotCoCo.com 12-11-99) Columist Chuck Barney's "As Seen On TV" article about the A Golden Moment show. Thank you Carolyn for the link!
Kristi Yamaguchi's "A Golden Moment" (BayInsider/KTVU)
Target Gives Unparalleled Gift of Four Star-Studded TV Specials (PR Newswire 11-30-99)
A Golden Moment (VIEW Magazine Holiday 1999) Kristi, Peggy Fleming, and other skating stars host an evening on ice to help support the fight againest breast cancer.
Yamaguchi Headlines Skating Show (The Denver Post 11-10-99)
Ice skaters keep Olympic spirit going in Baton Rouge (The Advocate 11-3-99) This article is about the pro competition Ice Wars. Kristi says "It's pretty much a friendly competition. We're all professionals now."
Target Stars on Ice Sets 1999/2000 Cast and U.S. Touring Season (company press release 11-1-99)
Producing A Golden Moment (IFS magazine Nov/Dec '99)
Figure Skaters Top Endorsement List (USFSA Skating Magazine Oct '99) Kristi is in second place behind Michelle Kwan as the the "most appealing female athletic endorser in the world" in a survey conducted by Burns Sports Celebrity Service
Kristi Yamaguchi Heralds Celanese Debut in New York Stock Exchange (Celanese/NYSE 10-25-99)
The Women's Sports Foundation, 25 years later (Orange County Register 10-17-99) Brief mention of Kristi in article about how she was one of the athletes to have received help from the foundation.
Sharks getting more attention (San Jose Mercury News 10-8-99) Includes info about Kristi and Bret. They are mentioned in the current ESPN magazine feature about "hockey players who know famous women, and famous women who love hockey".
Made for Each Other: Barry Manilow, figure skaters blend skills into TV special (Las Vegas Review-Journal 10-8-99) Nice article about the up-coming show and infomation.
Ice Music: Skating's Best Pay Tribute to Barry Manilow (Vegas.com 10-7-99)
Barry Manilow (live!) plus Kristi Yamaguchi and Co. equals 'StarSkates' (Las Vegas Sun 10-6-99) Includes a couple of great quotes from Kristi and more information about the event.
Photo: Kristi Yamaguchi (Las Vegas Sun 10-6-99)
Ad game compels -- and annoys (Hot Coco 10-4-99) This article is about trends and celebrities in advertising. Scroll down to read why Mervyn's California choose Kristi to be their "pitch person".
StarSkates presents a salute to Barry Manilow starring Kristi Yamaguchi (Mandalay Bay Resort website)
Top Skaters Champion A Good Cause (Asianweek 9/30 - 10/6) Great review about "A Golden Moment" show
Reader's Survey Winners - Sports and Recreation (Metroactive 9/30 - 10/6) Kristi is voted second place in the "Best Local Female Athlete" category
Blades on Ice Magazine Skater of the Decade results. Kristi was voted in second place as the "Best Ladies Skater of this Decade - 1990 to 2000", after Michelle Kwan.
Faith's Journal--September 27, 1999 (KTVU: Newsroom) She was a special guest speaker at the A Golden Moment show.
Still Figuring 7 years after winning gold, Yamaguchi skating to make a difference in other arenas (San Francisco Chronicle 9-18-99) This is a wonderful "feel-good" article that's about her "A Golden Moment" show, the Stars On Ice tour, her Olympic gold medal win, fame, skating, and her engagement to Bret :-) Print this baby out - it's a keeper!!
Q & A With Barry Manilow (San Francisco Chronicle 9-18-99) Interesting article about Mr. Manilow's songs. Brief mention of Kristi skating in The StarSkates Tribute to the Music of Manilow in the first paragraph.
Yamaguchi Turns Kids' Dreams Into Reality (People Magazine 9-13-99) A Cigna special advertising feature.
Fremont vineyards, canyons spotlighted on 'Backroads' (Daily Review 9-07-99) About Kristi's appearance on the show "Bay Area Backroads
Celanese Acetate Launches "Newness of Acetate" Campaign (Celanese Acetate website 8-27-99) Has information about the new ad campaign and future advertisements. It features 4 great photos: 2 magazine ads and 2 photos of Kristi with designers Pamela Dennis & Nicole Miller. The article also states "The campaign will extend through the year 2000 in other fashion and trade magazines and promotions." [As an avid collector of these ads, let me say this: "YEA!" :-) Also, after reading this article, it answered my question as to why I couldn't find any more recent ads...LOL]
Skating royalty cheers marriage of an ice king (Boston Globe 8-16-99)
Olympic luster shines at couple's Cape wedding Kristi was a guest at Paul Wylie's wedding! Read more about it in this article. (Cape Cod Times 8-15-99)
Mervyn's and The Always Dream Foundation Announce Skating Concert on Ice Full title: Mervyn's California and Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation Announce Extraordinary Skating Concert on Ice at Oakland Arena To Benefit the Fight Against Breast Cancer (Yahoo Finance/Company Press Release 7-21-99)
A Golden Career (IFS Magazine cover story 8'99) This is a great read!
Oakland Colliseum's Top Ten [Greatest Moments] (NBA.com) Scroll down to #2 and read "Yamaguchi Conquers the World". It's about Kristi capturing her second World Title in front of her hometown crowd.
Arts festival raises funds for 35 area charities (The Argus 7-25-99) Mentions what Kristi said at the festival in the next-to-last paragraph.
Yamaguchi to make appearance at Fremont arts festival (The Argus 7-23-99)
Women's teams gain star power (The Philly Inquirer 6-23-99) Mentions Kristi's endorsements income...
Capital may join Bay Area's bid for Olympics in 2012 (The Sacbee 6-03-99) Kristi will serve as a member of the Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee board
Grace Set In Granite (The Gazette 5-29-99)
Unfazed By Salt Lake Scandal, GM Launches Billion Dollar Ad Campaign (Fox Sports 5-12-99) Kristi and others will serve on a committee advising GM to help the families of US hopefuls
Celebrity Snapshot (Off Court Press 5'99) Martina Hingis, Bret and Kristi pose together at the Ericsson Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida.
Kristi Yamaguchi, Merlin Olsen To Emcee Debut (2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Website 4-27-99)
Spinning, soaring thrill fans (The Fayettevillenc 3-29-99) Fan reactions to SOI show; nice picture of Kristi & Scott skating in the opening number...
Bret Hedican - Daily Dairy (The Sporting News) Kristi's hubby-to-be talks about their relationship and his proposal :-)
Hed-i-CAN!: Bret Hedican Brings Speed and Intelligence to the Panthers' Blueline (Florida Panthers Official Website) Another great article! Talks about Kristi in the first two paragraphs and again about 3/4 of the way down.
Kwan and Yamaguchi Lead Team USA vs. World Team... (USFSA 3-15-99)
Star-studded: Kwan, Yamaguchi to face each other in pro-am (CNN/SI 3-2-99)
World Class Field Forms for Hershey's Kisses Figure Skating Challenge (USFSA 3-2-99)
In Love or Skating, Yamaguchi is Fulfilling Her 'Dream' Theme (St. Louis Post Dispatch 1/29/99)
Glenora's glorious K days long gone (Edmonton Journal 1-27-99)
Lipinski steals show at Big Mac (Denver Post 1-27-99) Excerpt from article: "...the most impressive skating of the night, at least from the women, appeared to come from Yamaguchi's movements to a Tchaikovsky violin concert."
Veterans Star in Discover Stars on Ice (Salt Lake Tribune 1-20-99) Mostly talks about Tara Lipinski, but it does mention Kristi
PHOTO: Splitting Time Between Ice and Air (Las Vegas Review-Journal 1-12-99) Neat pic of Kristi performing a russian split

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