Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi spends time at Minnesota getaway

The 1992 Olympic gold medal figure skater (and a former "Dancing WIth The Stars" champion) and her St. Paul-born husband Bret Hedican have a place near Brainerd. She talks with KAAL TV about the getaway where the family recently spent some vacation time.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Aug 20, 2012

Former Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and her husband Bret Hedican, himself a former Olympic hockey player and Minnesota native, have a getaway near Brainerd, she tells KAAL TV. The couple and their two young daughters recently spent some time there fishing and enjoying the outdoors, she said.

Yamaguchi was also the 2008 champion on "Dancing With The Stars," reality show.

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