Biography
Background | Competitive Career Highlights

Date of birth: July 12, 1971
Place of birth: Hayward, CA
Residence: San Francisco Bay Area
Spouse: Bret Hedican, wed July 8, 2000
Children: Keara, born Oct. 1, 2003, and Emma, born Nov. 17, 2005

 

Olympic Champion • Two-time World Champion • US Champion
Dancing with the Stars Champion

 

Competitive Career Highlights

 

Professional

2001 World Professional Figure Skaing Championships 2nd
1995 Gold Championships 1st
1994 World Professional Figure Skating Championships 1st
1994 Gold Championships 1st
1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships 2nd
1993 World Challenge of Champions 1st
1992 World Professional Figure Skating Championships 1st
1992 World Challenge of Champions 1st

Amateur

1992 WORLD CHAMPION
1992 OLYMPIC CHAMPION
1992 United States Champion
1991 WORLD CHAMPION
1991 United States Silver Medalist
1990 Nations Cup Champion
1990 Goodwill Games Champion
1990 World Championships - 4th
1990 United States Pair Champion
1990 United States Silver Medalist
1989 Olympic Festival Champion
1989 United States Pair Champion

Awards

2008 Asian Excellence Award
2008 Thurman Munson Award
2006 Induction into the Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame
2005 U.S. Olympic Committee Olympic Hall of Fame
2004 Women's Sports Foundation Flo Hyman Award
2004 Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
2004 Great Sports Legends Awards
1999 Induction into the World Skating Hall of Fame
1999 Induction into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame
1992 Sullivan Award finalist
1992 Outstanding Citizen Japanese American Citizens League Award
1991 Athlete of the Week from ABC Network
1990 Sullivan Award Finalist
1990 Outstanding Asian American from National Chinese Women's Business Organization and the Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce

Skating Tours

1992-2002 Stars on Ice