nPostednon July 12, 2013
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Shenwon Olympic Gold for the US in one of the most popular events of thenWinter Olympics: women’s figure skating. Of course, she also won somenother titles, including World Figure Skating Champion and U.S. FigurenSkating Champion!
Shenwon Olympic Gold for the US in one of the most popular events of thenWinter Olympics: women’s figure skating. Of course, she also won somenother titles, including World Figure Skating Champion and U.S. FigurenSkating Champion!n
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nOh!nAnd, does becoming the winner of the TV show Dancing with the Starsncount?
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Bornnin California in 1971, Kristi Yamaguchi is a third-generationnAmerican whose grandparents and great-grandparents immigrated fromnJapan. She was born with club feet, so naturally she became a skater!
Bornnin California in 1971, Kristi Yamaguchi is a third-generationnAmerican whose grandparents and great-grandparents immigrated fromnJapan. She was born with club feet, so naturally she became a skater!n
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nActually,nit is perhaps surprising that a girl with club feet had such an amazing skating career, butnYamaguchi’s mom put her in ballet and skating lessons as physicalntherapy for the problem, so it was at least a tiny factor in her success!
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nHerenis Yamaguchi’s Olympic performance.
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nLearnnmore about figure skating at Kidz World.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Orangefest
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nInventornand scientist George Washington Carver’s birthday
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nCryptographernMichael Ventris’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Julynholidays, historicalnanniversaries in July,nand Julynbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Augustnholidays, historicalnanniversariesnin August,nand Augustnbirthdays.
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