With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her "best friends." So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.

With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her "best friends." So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.

With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.

With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.

Mattel’s new “Inspiring Women Series” Barbie duplicates the barrier-shattering moment Kristi Yamaguchi made history at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Since then, the toy market has evolved somewhat with big companies like Mattel diversifying and independent entrepreneurs filling the void. Two Asian doll lines — Jilly Bing and ...