Argumentative Essay On Figure Skating

According to Kristi Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi participated in skating competitions and practiced at skating arenas and camps as a young child. Once Yamaguchi began figure skating under the guidance of Christy Kjarsgaard, one of San Francisco’s top figure skating coaches at the time, her practicing and dedication to figure skating intensified. Yamaguchi and her mother woke up at 3:45 AM just to get to the ice skating rink for 5:00 AM practice with Kjarsgaard. “It was a lot for an eight-year-old to manage, but Kristi so loved what she was doing that no sacrifice was too great, no difficulty too challenging.” (Hasday, page 47) In 1982, Kristi competed in her first official U.S. Figure Skating Association (USFSA) competition at just nine year old. (Hasday,