Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wingshan Kwanis an American figure skater. She is a two-timeOlympic medalist, five-timeWorld champion and nine-timeU.S. champion...
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth7 July 1980
CityTorrance, CA
olympics respect
I respect the Olympics too much to compete.
double fell pulled
I fell on a double axel. That is how I pulled my groin.
body dropping listen spot
Dropping out is not something that I want to do, but I have to listen to how my body feels. Physically, if I'm not able to skate, I will give my spot up.
deeply
I am deeply disappointed that I will not be at nationals.
compete contain elements february games highest injury january level necessary observing olympic physically prevent prior programs ready short sole technical winter withdraw
Should those USFS representatives, after observing my short and long programs on January 27th or 28th, determine, in their sole discretion, that my programs do not contain the technical elements necessary for an Olympic level performance, or that my prior injury will prevent me from being physically ready to compete at the highest level at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 21, 2006, I will withdraw from the team.
comparison determine levels ready
We will write down her levels and do a comparison (with other skaters) to determine if she is ready to compete.
gold silver loses
I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.
mistake fall ice
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.
meaningful fall kids
When I look at the kids training today... I can tell which ones are going to do well. It's not necessarily the ones who have the most natural talent or who fall the least. Sometimes it's the kids who fall the most, and keep pulling themselves up and trying again.
motivational winning goal
Winning is not about how many medals you get-it's about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be!
morning luck wish
I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.
powerful winning admire
The one who wins all the time is great and powerful, but the one who had been trampled on and fallen is who I admire the most
good-friend rich ifs
If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.
legends skating figures
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.