Here Is The List Of Some Of The Well-Known Olympic Medalists And What Are They Doing Now

Published on 06/01/2020
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Evan Lysacek

This one is well-known for being the tallest skater in the whole world. Evan Frank Lysacek is an American figure skater whose career reached its peak in 2010. Not only did he win the Figure Skating category at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but he also got the title of being the Sportsman of the Year. However, after his big break in 2010, people did not see him at the Winter Olympics that came after that year. In the middle of 2019, he got married to Duangpatra Bodiratnangkura.

Evan Lysacek

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Kristi Yamaguchi

Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi, who is more professionally known as simply Kristi Yamaguchi, is a retired figure skater who is also famous for being the champion of the sixth season of the TV show, Dancing with the Stars. Before retiring from competing in skating competitions, Kristi managed to win tons of medals and one of them was an Olympic medal. In the 1992 Winter Olympics that was held in France, she bagged a gold medal. The former figure skater appeared in several films and TV shows such as Go Figure, Skating’s Next Star, and Stories from Tohoku. Now at 48 years old, she is happily spending her life with her husband, Bret Hedican, and their two lovely children – Emma Yoshiko Hedican and Keara Kiyomi Hedican.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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