Natasha Kanani Janine Kai (born May 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer forward and Olympic gold medalist.

[5] Kai's electrifying play on offense was key in Sky Blue FC's 2009 WPS championship season.

In February 2013, Kai was selected during round four (25th overall) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft for the inaugural season of National Women's Soccer League.

[6] According to a press release of the Spirit, she was recovering from a knee injury, and was expected to begin play around the start of the 2013 NWSL season.

[10] Kai joined LA Galaxy Orange County, a team in the United Women's Soccer league, in 2019.

[4] Kai started her first training camp with the full United States Women's National Soccer Team in February 2006.

She made her full Women's National Team debut at the 2006 Algarve Cup in Portugal,[13] scoring in her first two games against Denmark and France, as a substitute.

[4] In 2007, Kai played in seven games heading into the final pre-Women's World Cup match, starting in four.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kai scored the winning goal in overtime to lead the U.S. past Canada in the quarterfinal round.

She was featured on an episode of the hit show LA Ink and had a large spread in ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue".

I had missed the first camp under new head coach Pia Sundhage in early-January because I had bronchitis, and I was going through a nasty break-up with my girlfriend.