Michelle Kwan

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Michelle Kwan is an American figure skating icon and two-time Olympic medalist renowned for her artistry, consistency, and dominance in women’s figure skating during the late 1990s and early 2000s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American sportswoman
Olympic athlete
figure skater
human
appointedAsAmbassadorBy Joe Biden
awardReceived James E. Sullivan Award
USOC SportsWoman of the Year
choreographer Lori Nichol
coach Frank Carroll
Rafael Arutyunyan
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1980-07-07
degree bachelor’s degree in international studies
master’s degree in international relations
discipline ladies' singles
education Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
University of Denver
ethnicOrigin Chinese American
familyName Kwan
famousProgram Lyra Angelica free skate
Salome free skate
The Red Violin free skate
fullName Michelle Wingshan Kwan
gender female
givenName Michelle
hallOfFameInduction U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
knownFor artistry in figure skating
consistency in competition
dominance in women’s figure skating in the late 1990s and early 2000s
languageSpoken Cantonese
English
maritalStatus married
nationalTitle U.S. Figure Skating Championships ladies' singles champion
notableRelative Karen Kwan
occupation diplomat
public servant
OlympicGamesParticipatedIn 1998 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
OlympicMedal bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
placeOfBirth Torrance, California, United States
positionHeld U.S. ambassador to Belize
United States public diplomacy envoy
residence United States
retiredFromCompetition mid-2000s
sibling Karen Kwan
sport figure skating
trainingLocation El Segundo, California
Lake Arrowhead, California
turnedSenior 1993
USNationalTitlesCount 9
worldChampionshipsGoldMedals 5
worldChampionTitle 1996 World Figure Skating Championships
1998 World Figure Skating Championships
2000 World Figure Skating Championships
2001 World Figure Skating Championships
2003 World Figure Skating Championships

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1998 Winter Olympics
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