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
skating priceless given
Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.
preparation secret knows
I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation
being-yourself fun hard-work
Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!
mean-girls people doing-me
I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don't know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy it. I'm the luckiest girl alive that I get to perform in front of thousands of people, do what I love doing.
voice negative turns
I needed to turn off the negative voice in my head - I was psyching myself out.
fearless failing knows
At 13, I was fearless. I looked at everything so positive. When you're older and been through it all, you know how bad it can get. There is a fear of failing.
competition emotion cry
There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is so much buildup to that competition.
winning answers wow
It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond for first place. My ninth title, I have no answer for that because I never thought it would be possible.
cds ice fabulous
What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music.
athlete proud united-states
As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.
soothing skater
I actually prefer soothing music - and maybe that's the skater in me.
dream gold realizing
And what is a gold medal? I'd never really thought about it before Nagano. Now I realize that it's a dream to strive for. I love my silver medal, because it stands for all my dreams and all I'm still capable of fulfilling
heart skating my-heart
Skating is in my heart, not my head
athlete challenges looks
When I look back at the world championships, I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm always up for a challenge. The Olympics, they don't define me, I've had some good and some bad. But it's all about the Olympic experience.