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Michelle Kwan

Full name: Michelle Wing Kwan (-Pell)
Nickname(s): Shelly
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Weight: 108 lbs (49 kg)
Born: July 7, 1980 in Torrance, California, United States
Affiliations: LAFSC, Los Angeles (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Figure Skating

Related Olympians: Sister-in-law of Peter Oppegard.

Medals: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

Michelle Kwan has been the best figure skater of the post-school figure era, but one who has been unable to win an elusive Olympic gold medal. She first competed at the World Championships in 1994, finishing eighth. Her first big season was 1996, when she won the United States’ and World Championships. She was favored at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, but skated poorly in the free skate and lost out to Tara Lipinski (USA), Kwan earning a silver medal. Michelle Kwan took the rare defeat with magnanimity, and came back later in the year to win the World Championships and Goodwill Games. She was also favored at Salt Lake City in 2002, but again had difficulties in the free skate and finished third, with her teammate, Sarah Hughes, winning the gold medal. Kwan was U.S. champion nine times (1996 and eight consecutive from 1998-2005) and World Champion five times (1996, 1998, 2000-01, and 2003).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating Women's Singles United States USA 2 Silver
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating Women's Singles United States USA 3 Bronze

Women's Singles

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank TFP CFFP FSFP P MP TOOM TO TP O RE P AI TM CP TPIF TOOM/TO
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Final Standings 2 2.5 0.5 2.0
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program 1 Q 1.0 8×1+ 8.0 10.0 104.8
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #1 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #2 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #3 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #4 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #5 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #6 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #7 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #8 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #9 2 11.5 2.0 5.6 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating 2 2.0 9×2+ 15.0 15.0 104.8
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #1 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #2 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #3 2 11.7 2.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #4 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #5 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #6 2 11.7 2.0 5.8 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #7 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #8 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
1998 Winter 17 Nagano Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #9 2 11.7 2.0 5.8 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Final Standings 3 3.5 0.5 3.0
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program 1 Q 1.0 5×1+ 104.4 52 460 5/13
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #1 1 11.7 1.0 5.8 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #2 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #3 1 11.8 1.0 5.9 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #4 1 11.6 1.0 5.7 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #5 1 11.4 1.0 5.5 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #6 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #7 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #8 2 11.6 2.0 5.7 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Short Program Judge #9 1 11.5 1.0 5.6 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating 3 3.0 5×2+ 103.2 40 370 10/22
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #1 2 11.3 2.0 5.6 5.7
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #2 3 11.5 3.0 5.7 5.8
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #3 2 11.7 2.0 5.8 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #4 2 11.5 2.0 5.7 5.8
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #5 2 11.4 2.0 5.6 5.8
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #6 3 11.5 3.0 5.6 5.9
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #7 3 11.4 3.0 5.6 5.8
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #8 2 11.5 2.0 5.7 5.8
2002 Winter 21 Salt Lake City Figure Skating United States Free Skating Judge #9 3 11.4 3.0 5.6 5.8