Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi has another trophy for her house with her win last night on "Dancing with the Stars". The figure skater and her partner Mark Ballas came into the final contest Tuesday with a perfect score and bested football star Jason Taylor and Cristian de la Fuente to claim the mirrorball trophy.
Kristi was clearly the most talented dancer on this season's competition, regularly landing atop the judges' scoreboard, but the fan reaction put her over the top.
"Obviously the fans are the deciding factor here," Kristi said, "and I can't say enough to thank them."
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba credited Kristi's athletic performance background for the win: "She was technically great and she was doing incredible choreography. She was able to really develop her crowd-pleasing skills and that's what set her over the top."
