let ▁of ▁London . ▁She ▁also ▁pract iced ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁c ello . ▁ ▁Ru h ▁lives ▁in ▁[[ N Y C ]. ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁tw in ▁girls , ▁Angel ica ▁and ▁Angel ina . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ru h ▁began ▁sk ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁soon ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁Japan . ▁She ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁sk ating ▁as ▁her ▁main ▁activity ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁about ▁eight . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Ru h ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁coach ▁Nob uo ▁S ato . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Japan ▁Junior ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Although ▁she ▁initially ▁enjoyed ▁j umps , ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁them ▁w an ed ▁as ▁she ▁grew ▁to ▁ 5 ' 9 " ▁( 1 7 5 . 2 6   cm ), ▁" Since ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁gravity ▁was ▁higher , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁rig id ▁training ▁while ▁growing , ▁I ▁never ▁really ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁get ▁my ▁timing ▁and ▁balance ▁back . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁inj uries ▁from ▁bad ▁falls ▁pl ag ued ▁me ▁even ▁more ▁and ▁I ▁started ▁not ▁lik ing ▁j umps ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Tol ler ▁C ran ston . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁Christ y ▁N ess ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ,