Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi won Olympic gold in 1992 in Albertville, France. She is also a world champion and two-time U.S. National Champion. Yamaguchi is a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Yamaguchi won top honors with partner Mark Ballas on the TV show Dancing with the Stars. In 1996, she founded the Always Dream Foundation to encourage reading and early childhood literacy as a way to inspire underserved children to reach for their dreams. Yamaguchi is the New York Times best-selling author of three books: Dream Big, Little Pig!; It’s a Big World, Little Pig!; and Cara’s Kindness. Yamaguchi resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Bret Hedican, and their two daughters, Keara and Emma.