Name: Michelle Wing Kwan
Nick Name: Shelly
Birth Date: July 7, 1980
Hometown: Torrance, California
Family: Danny (Dad), Estella (Mom), Ron (Brother), Karen
(Sister)
Coach: Rafael Arutunian (former: Frank Carroll '92-'02;
Scott Williams '02-'03)
Choreographers:
Current season: Tatiana Tarasova
Past seasons: Lori Nichol, Sarah Kawahara, Christopher
Dean, Peter Oppegard, Brian Wright, Philip Mills,
Nikolai Morozov, Karen Kwan, and Michelle
Agent: Shep Goldberg, Proper Marketing Associates
Home Club: Los Angeles FSC
Training Rink & Town: East West Ice Palace in Artesia,
California
Past seasons:
Ice Castle's International in Lake Arrowhead, California
Healthsouth in El Segundo, California
College: UCLA
"Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25
percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5
percent. It's hard. I envy other kids a lot of things,
but I get a guilt trip when I'm not training."
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Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
in the World 2000.
Winner of silver medal in Women's Figure Skating during
the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Father, Danny, mother, Estella, older brother, Ron,
older sister, Karen
Sister is also a skater.
Her book is "The Winning Attitude: What it Takes to be a
Champion."
Chinese name is Kwan Wing Shan.
Is claustrophobic.
Spokesperson for Children's Miracle Network.
Gold Medal, 2000 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Silver Medal, 1999 World Figure Skating Championships
Gold Medal, 1999 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Gold Medal, 1998 World Figure Skating Championships
Gold Medal, 1998 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Silver Medal, 1997 World Figure Skating Championships
Silver Medal, 1997 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Gold Medal, 1996 World Figure Skating Championships
Gold Medal, 1996 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Silver Medal, 1995 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Silver Medal, 1994 US National Figure Skating
Championships
Gold Medal, 1994 World Junior Figure Skating
Championships
Always wears a gold dragon necklace given to her by her
grandmother.
Gold Medal, 2001 World Figure Skating Championships.
Gold Medal, 2001 US National Figure Skating
Championships.
Sister Karen graduated from Boston University, interned
with Vera Wang.
Was the National Campaign chair for the American Library
Association's Teen Read Week Oct 17-23 1999
Has a wax statue of herself at The New York Madame
Tussaud's Wax Museum.
She has her own scholarship, Chevrolet/Michelle Kwan
R.E.W.A.R.D.S Scholarship program. It awards $5,000
dollars to 10 student athletes.
Was an award presenter at the 2000 Cover Girl
Volunteerism Awards.
Won the bronze medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City
Olympics.
Is the most decorated figure skater, male or female, in
US history.
Has earned more perfect 6.0 scores in competition than
any figure skater in the world.
April 9, 2002, Michelle Kwan became only the second
figure skater in history to win the James E. Sullivan
Award which is given to one amateur athlete per year.
She is the new spokesperson for Walt Disney World.
She recently left her hand and skate impressions in a
cement block which will be in Walt Disney World.
Hallmark made a snowglobe with a figurine of her in it.
April 20, 2002 won the Nick Kids Choice Award for
Favorite Female Athlete
She received a Gold Record after the late Eva Cassidy's
"Songbird" reached gold, Michelle had skated to her
version of Fields of Gold which brought a lot of
attention to the CD which might have gone unnoticed
otherwise.
She can be seen in the movie "Sorority Girls" while one
of the lead characters is reading a newspaper. The
article the character is reading is about Michelle
winning her 4th World Championship title, there is a
picture of her.
The t-shirt she sold on ebay went for $4,850 which was
the highest price of any of the t-shirts that were
auctioned off.
She won the 2002 Kid's & Teens Choice Award for favorite
female athlete
6 time winner of the "Skater of the Year" Award by
Skating Magazine.
5 time winner of the USOC Female Figure Skater of the
Year.
1998 Women's Sports Foundation Individual Sportswomen of
the Year.
Awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Sports by the The
Chinese American Museum
Winner of 1997 Dial Award
Aug 4, 2002 won the Teen Choice Award for Favorite
Female Athlete.
She was a finalist for the Sullivan Award in '96
Won her 7th U.S. national title (2003)
Gold Medal, 2003 World Figure Skating Championships
12 time winner of USOC Athlete of the month. That is the
record for male and female recipients.
7 time winner of the "Skater of the Year" Award by
Skating Magazine. She has won the award so much that the
magazine has offically renamed the award the "Michelle
Kwan Trophy"
Won the gold at the 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 & 2003 World
Figure Skating Championships
Won the silver at the 1994 & 2002 Goodwill Games
Won the silver at the 1997, 1999 & 2002 World Figure
Skating Championships
Parted ways with longtime coach, Frank Carroll, shortly
before the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. She
competed without a coach at those Games.
13 time winner of USOC Athlete of the month. That is the
record for male and female recipients.
Michelle has won the Nick Kids Choice Award for Favorite
Female Athlete twice in 2002 and 2003
She is a spokesperson for Walt Disney World.
Won the gold medal at the 1996, 1998-2005 U.S. National
Figure Skating Championships
Won the Silver Medal at the 1994, 1995, and 1997 US
National Figure Skating Championships
Became an aunt on 2 March 2004 when sister Karen gave
birth to Olivia Colett Oppegard.
Received the "Citizenship Thru Sports Alliance Award" on
23 June 2004 in Dallas, Texas.
She was added to Compton's Encyclopedia 2004 edition in
the Notable People's section.
Is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
Won the bronze medal at the 2004 Worlds
Former boyfriend Brad Ference is a hockey player for the
New Jersey Devils
Attended UCLA
Attending the University of Denver as a political
science major & a international studies minor, an
interesting choice considering she already knows
everything that there is to know about these fields of
study (2006).
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