Kristi Yamaguchi

Asian Pacific America: Kristi Yamaguchi looks back at her historic gold medal win.

The popular Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink opens Friday night in San Ramon, with NBC Bay Area meteorologist Rob Mayeda serving as emcee for the kickoff. Bob Redell reports.

Time to get out your winter jackets and mittens! The Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink is opening in City Center Bishop Ranch on November 11th.  The ice rink will be open on weekdays from 12:00PM to 9:30PM and on weekends from 10:00AM to 9:30PM. For $21, you get a skate rental and 90 minutes of time to explore the ice….

The winter holidays are still a ways away but there’s already a big change coming for one longtime South Bay holiday tradition.

The winter holidays are still a ways away but there’s already a big change coming for one longtime South Bay holiday tradition. Robert Handa reports.

Thirty years ago, legendary figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, a Fremont native, became the first Asian American Pacific Islander for Team USA to capture an Olympic gold medal in her sport. She talks about the historic moment with NBC Bay Area’s Mike Inouye.

When Tiffany Chin became the first Asian-American figure skater at the Olympics, she inspired Kristi Yamaguchi, who inspired Nathan Chen… Jo Ling Kent looks at the figure skaters who made representation a reality.

Here’s how to watch the Tuesday, February 15th Winter Olympics, including figure skating with Karen Chen, Alysa Liu and Mariah Bell, slalom skiing with River Radamus and Luke Winters, freestyle skiing with Alex Hall, and the USA men’s hockey team and women’s curling team.

Team USA’s women’s singles figure skater Karen Chen discusses being influenced and mentored by Kristi Yamiguchi, as well as her experience writing a book ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.

Figure skater Karen Chen talks about growing up in Fremont, Calif., and her path to the Olympics.

Fremont, California would not be the first place most look when it comes to finding Olympic figure skaters, but Karen Chen knows that if Fremont was good enough for Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, it’s good enough for her.