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
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
athlete proud united-states
As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.
want body i-can
I want to see how far I can train. I have to see how far my body will go.
soothing skater
I actually prefer soothing music - and maybe that's the skater in me.
baby niece ice
When I feel like I'm in a rut, I remember it's the little things in life that are important, like riding a bike with a friend or eating ice cream with my baby niece.
independent thinking should
As I've gotten older and grown more independent, I think for myself, and that's how it should be.
years olympics
I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.
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.
heart skating my-heart
Skating is in my heart, not my head
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.
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.
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.
voice negative turns
I needed to turn off the negative voice in my head - I was psyching myself out.
thinking body sometimes
Sometimes my body is aching, but I always think, 'Why am I in this? Why do I love it so much?' That's what makes me persevere, that's what makes me keep on going.