Michelle
Kwan
General Information
Michelle Kwan lives in Lake Arrowhead, California. She is a female and she was born on July 7th, 1980. She was born in Torrance, California. She is 5’2”. Her discipline is Figure Skating. She lives in the United States of America.
Top Of Sport
Michelle Kwan has won four world titles, five national titles an Olympic
silver medal, and has been America’s top ladies figure skater. She was
outstanding in 2000-2001. She claimed her fifth U.S title and also her fourth
world title in the past six seasons. She won her 2001 World Championships
in Vancouver. She has been the first back-to-back ladies winner since Kristi
Yamaguchi in the years 1991 and 1992. She was the first woman to win
four world medals since East Germany’s Katarina Witt won in 1984-1985
and 1988-1989. Her six world medals got her into a tie with Carol Heiss.
Head Into Nagano
Kwan beat Tara Lipinski at the 1998 U.S nationals.
1998 Games
Seventeen-year-old Kwan, at the 1998 Olympics, was the gold medal
favourite for those Games. In Nagano, Michelle skated cautiously and took
the silver medal behind 15-year-old Lipinski.
Post Nagano
Michelle has won three out of her four world titles after Nagano. She lived
in the dorms of U.C.L.A for a year and she said she was no stranger there.
Pre Nagano
Michelle won her first world title at the age of 15. In 1996 she defended
that title. She was the first runner up next to Lipinski.
Why I Chose Michelle Kwan
I chose Michelle Kwan because she is one of my favourite figure skaters
besides Jamie Sale and David Pelletier. Also because she is a very good
Figure Skater.
What I Thought Was Interesting About Michelle Kwan
What I think is interesting about Michelle Kwan is her medals. I never knew
she had so many. I also never knew that she won four world titles, five
national titles and an Olympic silver medal. That’s alot of medals. Even
though she won bronze at the Winter Olympics this year, I still think she is
very good. I also never knew she has been a figure skater for 22 years!
Thats a long time!