Kristi Yamaguchi: Triple Putz
When "DWTS" winner Kristi Yamaguchi said last night she'd never had to think about the position of her feet before, she forgot where ice skates went all those years.
Were those triple salchows just luck?
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Reader Comments
(Page 2 of 2) Previous 15 Comments16. I would like to say that I think Kristi's win was well deserved. I'm a figure skater, and I can say that I think more about my body carriage and where my arms go than my feet. And for those that say figure skating is dancing on ice, you're wrong. Dancing and figure skating are comparable yes, but the same thing? Not at all. I have figure skated for the past 15 years and still skate competitively, not near the level of Kristi though, and do not think I could go out and learn how to ball room dance. Taking dance for skating was more for the balance and flexibilty aspect than anything, and about 90% of the time the dance class was ballet, not ball room dancing. Kristi's win was well deserved.
Posted at 10:12PM on May 21st 2008 by Nice Job!
17. Good for Kristi! She is a champion on and off the ice. PLUS, she was born with clubfoot!
Posted at 1:27PM on May 21st 2008 by Tracy
18. That ugly bitch should not have been allowed to compete. The asian judge loved her..wonder why?
Posted at 1:37PM on May 21st 2008 by Dom
19. Professional dancers still do a better job. I wanna see Britney do Dancing with the Stars.
Posted at 1:52PM on May 21st 2008 by Victoria
20. I think TMZ owes Kristi an apology and retraction - get a grip.... skating and dancing are not the same. Besides, it's supposed to be a fun reality show, why are you so critical of the contestants???
Posted at 8:56PM on May 21st 2008 by Jill
21. Actually Kristy Yamaguchi was the junior WORLD PAIRS CHAMPIOM with Rudy Galindo (openly gay figure skater) in 1988 and won two national champs with him in 1989 and 1990. Look her up! It's all fact and it is so obvious TMZ! I don't know why this doesn't come up! She has definately worked with a partner before! Pairs skating requires you to be in complete sinc with each other, lifts --lots of things that would apply to ballroom dancing.
Posted at 9:22PM on May 21st 2008 by Lisa
22. By the way, the Junior level in figure skating is just one level below the senior, which is the level of competition at the Olympics. It's not easy stuff!
Posted at 9:24PM on May 21st 2008 by Lisa
23. I just did more research --- she was the senior national champ in pairs figure skating for two years with Rudy Galindo. That means they were the BEST PAIRS SKATERS IN THE COUNTRY. I don't know, that's a bit more than dabbling, and she certainly has experience working with a partner.
Posted at 9:29PM on May 21st 2008 by Lisa
24. I was in figure skating for 10 years. (I tested to intermediate level in USFSA.) And, I was a professional as I taught lessons (got paid for it) & judged tests. I think figure skating ability is a huge advantage in ballroom dancing. Obviously being an athlete of any sort is an advantage, but I think figure skating much more so --- you need to memorize a routine, stay in unison with a partner (as in pair skating for which Kristy is a former national champion) and interact with an audience as it relates to music. Ringer, yes, I think so.
Posted at 11:21PM on May 21st 2008 by Lisa
25. Kristi, and the show producers, would like the world to forget that Figure Skating used to be called ICE DANCING, Penn had it right from week one, she spent her entire life DANCING, and was a world champion {which was all amateur} until Stars on Ice which was Professional Ice DANCING
Posted at 1:59AM on May 22nd 2008 by vertigo
26. SHE HAS BEEN A DANCER SINCE SHE WAS APPROX 3 TO 4 YEARS OLD TAKING BALLET LESSONS THAN SKATING FOR YEARS AND YEARS...
SHE *********** DID NOT DESERVE THE TROPHY AT ALL *******************. I ALWAYS BELIEVED AND ALOT OF OTHERS SAID DANCING WITH THE STARS ARE THOSE CHOSEN THAT **HAS NO EXPERIENCE**.
I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS DECISION..... THAT'S WHY SHE SCORED 30 ON ALL DANCERS... DOES THAT PROVE TO ALL OF YOU JUDGES OF DANCING WITH THE STARS THAT U HAD CHOSEN SOMEONE THAT KNEW HOW TO DANCE,.... MAN, NEXT TIME CHOOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SKATERS.... OR HAD BALLERINA DANCE WHILE THEY WERE YOUNG...
Posted at 10:24AM on May 22nd 2008 by Shirliana
27. #12 - ************* I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT... SHE DID NOT DESERVE TO DANCE WITH DANCING WITH STARS... SHE KNOWS HOW TO DANCE ALREADY.... BAD MOVE ON WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE TO CHOOSE THOSE DANCERS... SHAME SHAME AND SHAME ON WHOEVER MADE THAT CHOICE ...
Posted at 10:24AM on May 22nd 2008 by Shirliana
28. Kristi is a great dancer, and so she should be. She is a professional. That's not what the show is supposed to be about.
It should be a level playing field for all and she came in light years ahead of all others. That is not a fair competition.
Posted at 11:22AM on May 24th 2008 by Chris D
