Michelle Kwan

Michelle Kwan Introduction

Nothing makes dudes change the channel faster than figure skating. It’s up there with that episode of the Golden Girls where they go to the nudist colony, and commercials about chicks having abnormal periods.

Michelle Kwan Life Story

Paying skating-rink time led to financial hardship for Kwan's working class family. Her mother took on a second job and her father started working extra hours to finance the rink time and coaching fees. Eventually the family decided to sell their house, but that still wasn't enough to finance the skating. When Kwan was ten years old, her family could no longer afford a coach, but they were offered financial assistance by another member of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. that allowed them to train at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California.

Kwan wrote an inspirational book for kids titled, The Winning Attitude: What it Takes to be a Champion. She wrote an autobiography, Heart of a Champion, at 17.

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. She has more awards that…someone else that people have heard of who has a lot of awards. Chubby, awkward pre-teen girls worldwide love her.