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Michelle Kwan
Born: July 7, 1980
Height: 5'2"
Hometown: Torrance, CA
Training Town: Los Angeles, CA
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Lori Nichol
Career highlights
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Olympics
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Year
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Results
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1998
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2nd
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Worlds
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Year
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Results
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2000
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1st
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1999
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2nd
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1998
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1st
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Nationals
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Year
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Results |
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2000
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1st
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1999
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1st
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1998
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1st
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4-time Nat. Champ: 1996, 1998-2000
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Grand Prix Final
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Year
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Results |
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1999
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2nd
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1997
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2nd
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1996
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1st
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4-time Skate America champion: 1995-1997, 1999
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Skate Canada
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Year
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Results
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1999
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1st
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1997
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1st
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Michelle is the only woman to regain a World title twice.
Michelle is the first American woman since Peggy Fleming to win three World titles.
Over the past five years, Michelle has won either the gold or silver medal at every U.S. Nationals, Worlds, and Olympics. The only other woman to match this record: Carol Heiss Jenkins.
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