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Kristi Yamaguchi On The ‘Fine Line’ Of Being a Working Mom
When she retired from professional sports, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi envisioned a quiet life with husband Bret Hedican and their two daughters Keara Kiomi, 6, and Emma Yoshiko, 4 — but life hasn’t unfolded quite as she envisioned.
“I never thought I’d still be working this hard in my thirties,” the 38-year-old television personality concedes in a new interview with Working Mother. “I still have an itch.”
Staying busy off the ice comes at a price, however, and more often than not that price is guilt.
Like so many others working moms Kristi struggles to “juggle” the demands of family and career. She adds,
“Sometimes I think I overextend myself because I’m traveling too much and am away from the kids. It’s a fine line to find that balance. These days I make business decisions based on whether something is worth my time away from my kids.”
With that said, Kristi is quick to clarify that she harbors no regrets about the decision to hang up her skates.
“My priorities have changed drastically and I’m lucky I was ready for that,” she points out. “I’d toured with Stars on Ice for 10 years; I was ready to … unpack my suitcase and not pack it for a very long time.”
Click below to read about how Keara and Emma differ.
The couple employ a part-time nanny for 25 hours each week and Kristi says that Bret — who recently retired from the National Hockey League — is good about “pick[ing] up the slack” when she must travel for work, as she will this month while serving as an Olympic correspondent for The Today Show.
When she is home Kristi says she is responsible for getting the girls ready for school, and the couple split kitchen duty. “We’re trying to be a normal family,” she says. “We have dinner together as much as possible.”
Motherhood has made Kristi more cognizant of “how precious life is,” she says. “When I was younger, I was more adventurous … I felt invincible. I was game for everything.”
Since welcoming Keara and Emma, however, Kristi says she has been forced to assess the risks of being reckless. “I don’t want to get injured because then I can’t take care of my kids,” she explains.
“Even getting on an airplane, I’m more conscious of … Like they say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now.”The girls are very much their own people, which came as a surprise to Kristi. “After the first one is born, you think the second one will be the same — but she’s not,” she reveals.
While Keara is “very social, outgoing and adaptable” Kristi says that Emma is “a little shy” and more of a “Mommy’s girl.” She adds,
“Keara is more artistic. She loves imaginary play. Emma has really good athletic ability. She’s physically tough. It will be interesting to see what they choose to do.
Kristi Yamaguchi and Nancy kerrigan
Photo OF Kristi Yamaguchi With Her Two Daughters
Behind the Scenes with Kristi Yamaguchi
Olympic
ice skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi is finding new roles in her
professional career along with her roles as wife and mother of two young
girls. Following her victories at the 1992 Winter Olympics and World
Championships, Kristi embarked on a successful professional career that
went non-stop for more than a decade, when she toured with Stars on Ice and won numerous professional competitions. A new challenge came with the TV Show Dancing With The Stars, where her skating training in dance paid off. She is a broadcast commentator for figure skating during NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Working Mother takes you behind the scenes of our Cover Mom photography shoot with Kristi, her daughters Keara and Emma, and her husband, former Olympic and retired pro-hockey player Bret Hedican at their home in California_. Full Story here._
Interview by Suzanne Riss
Working Mother takes you behind the scenes of our Cover Mom photography shoot with Kristi, her daughters Keara and Emma, and her husband, former Olympic and retired pro-hockey player Bret Hedican at their home in California_. Full Story here._
Interview by Suzanne Riss
Doting Mom
These days, Olympic Gold Medal winner Kristi Yamaguchi is
happy to hang up her skates so she can spend time with daughters Keara,
7, (left) and Emma, 5, (right), photographed at their Alamo,
California, home in December. "I was ready to unpack my suitcase and not
pack it for a very long time," Kristi says of starting a family.
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Early Inspiration
Kristi was about daughter Keara's age when she discovered her
passion for skating: "I remember seeing Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill
and wanting to capture that magic," Kristi says. "I didn't fit in [in
highschool] but on the ice, I felt I belonged."
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Winning the Gold
Kristi tells her daughter Keara that she owes her success to hard
work, including 5-hour daily practice sessions growing up. Winning the
Olympic Gold "felt surreal," she says. "I felt that everything I had
done-the hard work, the tough times-were all worth it."
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Teamwork
Kristi and husband Bret Hedican (flormer Olympican and now
retired from the National Hockey League) are hands-on parents. "They say
once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body," Kristi
says. "I totally understand that now."
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Life in the Limelight
Though she describes herself as "painfully shy" growing up,
Kristi says she's grown much more comfortable in the spotlight, thanks
to competing in the Olympics and gigs like "Dancing with the Stars."
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Skating Superstars
Kristi and Bret met in 1992 on the ice when both were in the
Winter Olympics "I thought he was a really nice guy, polite, and worth
getting to know," says Kristi. Their first date, fittingly, was going
out for ice cream. They got married in 2000.
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Playtime
Kristi admires how outgoing and social her daughter Keara is. "At
her age, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed," says Kristi,
giving her daughter a piggy back ride, while a camera assistant flashes
a reflector at them.
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Behind the Scenes
With cover photographer Jim Wright, far left, Kristi and her
family posed in their backyard, where husband Bret spends a lot of time
grilling for family picnics.
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Family Fun
Kristi and her family found it easy to relax to cover
photographer Jim Wright's 1980s classic rock mix of Journey, Chicago and
Styx. The mood was easy going and playful.
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New Perspective
Getting a little touch-up from hair and makeup, the family
finishes up the shoot. "When I was younger, I was more adventurous,"
Kristi says. "I now realize how precious life is."
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Dream Big Little Pig
By Kristi Yamaguchi
Poppy the pig has big dreams, but following her dreams isn't easy. In this colorful children's book written by skating star and Olympian Kristia Yamaguchi, Poppy discovers ice skating and realizes that if you dream big anything is possible. Ages 2 and up ($16.99).
Read _Working Mother's_ interview with Kristi Yamaguchi.
Poppy the pig has big dreams, but following her dreams isn't easy. In this colorful children's book written by skating star and Olympian Kristia Yamaguchi, Poppy discovers ice skating and realizes that if you dream big anything is possible. Ages 2 and up ($16.99).
Read _Working Mother's_ interview with Kristi Yamaguchi.
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