Kristi is a 20th-century American diminutive of Kristina / Christine — from the Greek christianos (follower of Christ). **Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971)** — **American figure skater; gold medalist at the 1992 Albertville Olympics; the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games**. **Two-time World Champion (1991, 1992); five-time US Champion**. **Inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame (2005) and the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame (1998)**. **Founded the Always Dream Foundation in 1996 supporting early childhood literacy**. **Winner of *Dancing with the Stars* season 6 (2008)**. **Married NHL player Bret Hedican in 2000**. **A top-300 US baby name from 1980 to 1996**. **Kristi Noem (born 1971)** — US politician; Governor of South Dakota (2019-2025); 8th US Secretary of Homeland Security (2025). **Kristi McNichol (born 1962)** — American actress.
Subject of countless Olympic figure-skating retrospectives.
Kristi reduces to five — the number of follower of Christ.