Michelle Kwan
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| Full name | Michelle Wingshan Kwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 7, 1980 Torrance, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 175.20 2005 Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short program | 61.22 2005 Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free skate | 113.98 2005 Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American figure skater. She has won five world championships and nine U.S. championships.
Birth and childhood[change | change source]
Michelle Kwan was born on July 7, 1980, in Torrance, California. Kwan showed interest in figure stating when she followed Ron and Karen, her brother and sister, onto the ice, saying that all she could remember was "every day, tying up my skates and a big smile on my face, excited to go on the ice".[1] She attended public school until eighth grade, when she began being homeschooled in 1994.[2]
Junior world champion[change | change source]
Kwan won the world junior championship in 1994. The same year, at the age of 13, she came in the top 10 in the world senior championship. She became world champion in 1996, when she was 15.
Olympics[change | change source]
- World Championships: first place in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
- Olympics: 1998 - silver; 2002 - bronze
- U.S. Championships: first place in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "CNN Programs - People in the News". cnn.com. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Brennan, Christine. Inside Edge. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0-684-80167-1.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Michelle Kwan at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Michelle Kwan at Wikiquote- United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) Athlete Biography
- International Skating Union (ISU) Skater Biography
- US Olympic Committee Biography
- Michelle Kwan Fan Site (1)
- Michelle Kwan Fan Site (2)
