Michelle Wing Kwan is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. She has remained competitive for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered to be one of the greatest figure skaters of all time despite having never won an Olympic gold medal. Wikipedia
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Four years later, in Salt Lake City, Kwan again favored to win gold loses out to fellow American Sarah Hughes and Russian skater Irina Slutskaya. www.aaja.org/Chapters/Seattle/2o.htm
Michelle Kwan is a five-time World Champion and nine-time U.S. national champion in figure skating. She was won a silver and a bronze at the 1998 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Her bio includes career facts, personal notes and links to more. www.usoc.org/26_1145.htm