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Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005).
Two-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion Michelle Kwan holds a special place in the hearts of Asian American millennials who continue to follow her.
It produced iconic talents and breakout stars — Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Tara Lipinski, Michelle Kwan, Debi Thomas and so on.
Figure skating great Michelle Kwan welcomed a baby girl and said she’s “always wanted to be a mom.” She also explained why she kept her pregnancy private. Michelle Kwan, 41, welcomes 1st ...
Karen Kwan was born in Torrance, California. The Kwan sisters began figure skating at the same time and trained and competed against each other for years. Karen, like Michelle, was coached by Frank Carroll at the Lake Arrowhead training center. Though Karen's results never quite matched Michelle's, she was known for her long legs and arms that ...
Frank Caroll, a champion coach to Olympic figure skaters like Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.
Yamaguchi was the first Asian American to win gold at a Winter Olympic Games, [26] paving the way for Asian American skaters that came after her like two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, two-time Olympic champion Nathan Chen, Olympic gold medalist Karen Chen, and World medalist Alysa Liu. [21]
Christine Brennan, USA TODAY. Updated January 31, ... She finished eighth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan finished first and second, and was fourth at ...