- Joined
- Mar 21, 2005
Michelle Wingshan Kwan (Cantonese: 關穎珊) is a former U.S. Ladies' figure skater. She was born on 7 July 1980, in Torrance, California, USA. Her parents are immigrants from Hong Kong and she has two elder siblings (brother Ron and sister Karen, who was also a figure skater and currently dedicates to choreographing).
She is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in Nagano 1998 and bronze in Salt Lake City 2002), a five-time World champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996 and 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.
Michelle is considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.
In 2011 she graduated from Tufts University (she studied international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy). Since 2006 she has been involved in several ambassadorship and political initiatives. She was the face of numerous endorsement contracts and appeared in several TV shows.
In January 2013 she married Clay Pell. However, in March 2017 both partners filed for divorce.
Biographical information
Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Kwan
ISU Bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000561.htm
Social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellewkwan/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/michellewkwan
Programs and Videos
2005/2006
SP: "Totentanz" by Franz Liszt arranged by Maksim Mrvica; choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
FS: "Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 18" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
Ex: "A Song for You" by Natalie Cole
2004/2005
SP: "Adagio from Spartacus" by Aram Khachaturian; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel; choreo. by Christopher Dean
Ex1: "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban
Ex2: "This Used To Be My Playground" by Madonna
2005 World Championships
2003/2004
SP: "The Feeling Begins" (from "The Last Temptation of Christ") by Peter Gabriel; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan, Karen Kwan and Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex: "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
2004 World Championships
2002/2003
SP: "The Feeling Begins" (from "The Last Temptation of Christ") by Peter Gabriel; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan, Karen Kwan and Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Ikuko Kawai; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan,Karen Kwan, and Nikolai Morozov
Ex: "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy
2003 World Championships
2001/2002
SP1: "Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
SP2: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge; choreo. by Lori Nichol / "Piano Trio No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS1: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov performed by New York Philharmonic; choreo. by Sarah Kawahara
FS2: "A csodálatos mandarin" ("The Miraculous Mandarin") by Béla Bartók; choreo. by Peter Oppegard
Ex: "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy
2002 World Championships
2000/2001
SP1: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge; choreo. by Lori Nichol
SP2: "Rush" by Eric Clapton; choreo. by Christopher Dean
FS: "O canto do cisne negro" ("Song of the Black Swan") by Héitor Villa-Lobos / "Dumky Trio" by Antonín Dvořák; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "Beautiful World" by Sumi Jo
Ex2: "This Time Around" by Linda Eder
2001 Goodwill Games
1999/2000
SP: "A Day In The Life" by John Lennon, Paul McCartney performed by Jeff Beck; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "The Red Violin" by John Corigliano performed by Joshua Bell; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "The World Is Not Enough" by Garbage
Ex2: "Hands" (from "Joy: A Holiday Collection") by Jewel
2000 World Championships
1998/1999
SP: "Carmen Suite" by Rodion Shchedrin / "Carmen Fantasie" by Franz Waxman / "Carmen" (1983 film) by Paco de Lucia; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Ariane" / "Orchestral Suite No. 3" / "Orchestral Suite No. 6" by Jules Massenet // "Absalom's Death And Tango" by Leonid Desyatnikov performed by Gidon Kremer; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex: "Kissing You" by Des'ree
1999 World Championships
1997/1998
SP: "Piano Concerto No. 3" / "Piano Trio No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Lyra Angelica" by William Alwyn / "Gymnopedie #3" by Erik Satie; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "On My Own" (from "Les Misérables") performed by Kaho Shimada
Ex2: "Dante's Prayer" by Loreena McKennitt
1998 Goodwill Games1998 World ChampionshipsXVIII Winter Olympic Games Nagano 1998
1996/1997
SP: "Dream of Desdemona": "Orchestral Suite No. 3" by Jules Massenet / "Final from Herodiade" by Jules Massenet / "The Red Poppy" by Reinhold Gliere; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz" by Fikret Amirov / "Lion of the Desert" by Maurice Jarre; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex: "Winter" by Tori Amos; choreo. by Michelle Kwan
1997 World Championships
1995/1996
SP: "Romanza" by Salvador Bacarisse / "Fiesta Flamenca" by Monty Kelly; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Salome" by Miklós Rózsa / "Dance of the Seven Veils" by Richard Strauss; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge
Ex2: "Just Around the Riverbend" (from "Pocahontas") by Judy Kuhn
1996 World Championships
1994/1995
SP: "Yellow River Piano Concerto" by Xian Xinghai performed by Yin Chengzong, Chu Wanghua
FS: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
Ex1: "Fantasia on Greensleeves" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ex2: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge
1995 World Championships1995 U.S. National Championships1994 Trophée de France1994 Skate America
1993/1994
SP: "Song of India" (from "Sadko") by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
FS: "East of Eden" (1981 TV miniseries) by Lee Holdridge
1994 Goodwill Games1994 World Championships1994 U.S. National Championships
1992/1993
SP:
FS: "Miss Saigon" by Claude-Michel Schönberg
1993 U.S. National Championships
1991/1992
SP:
FS: "Concerto in F" by George Gershwin
1992 U.S. Junior National Championships
Competitive History
Exhibitions and Shows
2010 All That Skate - with Yuna Kim ("Hero") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7POGxxrSEA
No One 2010 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXtBA6EfjkA
2009 Ice All Stars - "Carmina Burana" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcF9eVI3bk
2000 Champions on Ice - "The World Is Not Enough" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOHwMuoWKI
1999 - Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl2JeyS03-k
1998 Champions on Ice - "Dante's Prayer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edlTytIoFEk
1996 Champions on Ice - "Pocahontas" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szH376YVtjA
Pro-am and Professional competitions
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic - "Bolero" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdM6yxjYli0
2001 Masters of Figure Skating - "East of Eden" SP -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8lRha-FoQ
2000 The Masters of Figure Skating - "Beautiful World" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UypDeH1xShQ
2000 The Masters of Figure Skating SP - "Rush" choreographed by Christopher Dean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZ9T7WSQuk
2000 Keri Lotion Classic - "Beautiful World" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QgDN98ZakU
1999 USA vs. The World Figure Skating Challenge - "Hands" by Jewel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QTh84DbWCo
1999 Hersheys Kisses Figure Skating Challenge - "One More Time" from "Message in a Bottle" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FehcN5tiuo
1999 Masters of Figure Skating - "Kissing You" FS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpf4UO-Pcc
1998 World Pro - "Lamento d'Ariane" LP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0bggmmcVTs
1998 World ProAm - "East of Eden" TP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcYTdxyoehk
1998 Ultimate Four - "Dante's Prayer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZnp3fTlVwY
1998 Keri Classic - "Carmen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbg45qnjD8
1997 Nice 'n Easy Figure Skating Classic - "Les Miserables" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYPbUn-gRkU
1996 Ultimate Four - "Dreams of Desdemona" SP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEklWrSU8VQ
1995 Champions on Ice - "Peter Pan" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3LFA1sjSw
Articles, Interviews and Other Media
3 April 2019 - "Michelle Kwan, Figure Skater, Olympian, and Diplomat" by YaleUniversity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dCTvKk0KN4
6 January 2019 - "Michelle Kwan chats on the Gold Meets Golden Red Carpet" by BadCulture TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8QfnE7mErc
19 February 2018 - "Figure Skater Michelle Kwan On Struggling To Find A New "Identity" After Olympics" by People TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWSzf3ev3xY
6 January 2016 - "Michelle Kwan: TSL's Interview with the 9-Time U.S. Figure Skating Champion" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt2HO4kHR8
24 July 2015 - "Michelle Kwan gives back" by CGTN America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjNYjM82GaA
12 July 2014 - "Michelle Kwan - My DiverseStory" by DiverseStory Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpspu76lKYE
February 2014 - "Michelle Kwan - Figure Skating Documentary" by Athlete Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vIwFhNhPM
2013 - Michelle Kwan Documentary Part 4 by ESPN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFu-LKZRld4
2013 - Michelle Kwan Documentary Part 2 by ESPN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TafkO9feYTQ
8 July 2011 - "My Wish: Michelle Kwan Skates with Danielle" by Make-A-Wish America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoW4oXaAT3o
2004 Michelle Kwan's Biography Part 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI1kuphSLJk
1998 - Michelle Kwan on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYNygJE9KM
1996 - Michelle Kwan on Late Show with David Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8bpsxJfMQs
1996 - Interview with Michelle Kwan at Skate Canada international - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmkmRmoT3w
Original post by Christinaskater
Finally a thread for arguably the best skater of all-time, Michelle Kwan!
She is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in Nagano 1998 and bronze in Salt Lake City 2002), a five-time World champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996 and 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.
Michelle is considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.
In 2011 she graduated from Tufts University (she studied international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy). Since 2006 she has been involved in several ambassadorship and political initiatives. She was the face of numerous endorsement contracts and appeared in several TV shows.
In January 2013 she married Clay Pell. However, in March 2017 both partners filed for divorce.
Last updated on 5 June 2019 by Mohacz
Biographical information
Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Kwan
ISU Bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000561.htm
Social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellewkwan/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/michellewkwan
Programs and Videos
2005/2006
SP: "Totentanz" by Franz Liszt arranged by Maksim Mrvica; choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
FS: "Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 18" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
Ex: "A Song for You" by Natalie Cole
2004/2005
SP: "Adagio from Spartacus" by Aram Khachaturian; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel; choreo. by Christopher Dean
Ex1: "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban
Ex2: "This Used To Be My Playground" by Madonna
2005 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2kR_l28RyI
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1VuH7SFX0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUBoP3f1LQ
2005 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ1VuH7SFX0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUBoP3f1LQ
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldskgB44eIM
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqSNB8ZdO-M
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQP38OWpiJk
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqSNB8ZdO-M
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQP38OWpiJk
2003/2004
SP: "The Feeling Begins" (from "The Last Temptation of Christ") by Peter Gabriel; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan, Karen Kwan and Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini; choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
Ex: "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
2004 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuf-MwaTtfo
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maa3jsZVvXU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maa3jsZVvXU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_c-4JdsroE
2004 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maa3jsZVvXU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maa3jsZVvXU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_c-4JdsroE
2002/2003
SP: "The Feeling Begins" (from "The Last Temptation of Christ") by Peter Gabriel; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan, Karen Kwan and Nikolai Morozov
FS: "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Ikuko Kawai; choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan,Karen Kwan, and Nikolai Morozov
Ex: "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy
2003 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow09xcuQdAk / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTYqmcDFpM
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfluAux0Sf0
2003 U.S. National Championships2002 GP Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfluAux0Sf0
2001/2002
SP1: "Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
SP2: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge; choreo. by Lori Nichol / "Piano Trio No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS1: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov performed by New York Philharmonic; choreo. by Sarah Kawahara
FS2: "A csodálatos mandarin" ("The Miraculous Mandarin") by Béla Bartók; choreo. by Peter Oppegard
Ex: "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy
2002 World Championships
QR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-RaCEW9xWM
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQF2YkoAEM
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44JXNGSID1s
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxgHWiTkAM
XVIII Winter Olympic Games Salt Lake City 2002SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQF2YkoAEM
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44JXNGSID1s
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxgHWiTkAM
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5Tw5fMw8w / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K11MHq5ak78
SP fluff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXeMFlJHAU
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5_gs7GgEM
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUVLV49mas
2002 U.S. National ChampionshipsSP fluff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXeMFlJHAU
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5_gs7GgEM
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUVLV49mas
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrDBGtP7O94
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFq60chiq4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFq60chiq4
2001/02 GP Final Kitchener, CANLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFq60chiq4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFq60chiq4
Round 1: no video found
Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrCReLTx4ZA ("Song of the Black Swan" by Villa Lobos)
Round 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltacwrEWr_c ("Scheherazade")
2001 GP Skate Canada International2001 GP Skate AmericaRound 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrCReLTx4ZA ("Song of the Black Swan" by Villa Lobos)
Round 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltacwrEWr_c ("Scheherazade")
SP: no video found
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4b_TXCoFEg
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4b_TXCoFEg
2000/2001
SP1: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge; choreo. by Lori Nichol
SP2: "Rush" by Eric Clapton; choreo. by Christopher Dean
FS: "O canto do cisne negro" ("Song of the Black Swan") by Héitor Villa-Lobos / "Dumky Trio" by Antonín Dvořák; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "Beautiful World" by Sumi Jo
Ex2: "This Time Around" by Linda Eder
2001 Goodwill Games
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvPssF6mFg / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7JH59G_jHc
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukRQKQbDkhE / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tean7L7oGk
2001 World Championships2001 U.S. National Championships2000/01 GP Final Tokyo, JPNLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukRQKQbDkhE / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tean7L7oGk
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6QHkk7vXY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvGC2krOPA
LP: no video found
Final Round Free Skate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JgjgI2IBmk ("The Miraculous Mandarin") / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JgjgI2IBmk
2000 GP Skate Canada InternationalLP: no video found
Final Round Free Skate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JgjgI2IBmk ("The Miraculous Mandarin") / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JgjgI2IBmk
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faHOVB9Ay_M
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcHDR_n9vVc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7XkcON13E
2000 GP Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcHDR_n9vVc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7XkcON13E
SP: no video found
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QJYGiq7VpY
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QJYGiq7VpY
1999/2000
SP: "A Day In The Life" by John Lennon, Paul McCartney performed by Jeff Beck; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "The Red Violin" by John Corigliano performed by Joshua Bell; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "The World Is Not Enough" by Garbage
Ex2: "Hands" (from "Joy: A Holiday Collection") by Jewel
2000 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaBYU7Za9EY
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNDDlYSoXM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvfQ50QvgpI
2000 U.S. National Championships1999/00 GP Final Lyon, FRALP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNDDlYSoXM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvfQ50QvgpI
Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgL2pgrHQsc ("Black Swan" / "Dumky Trio")
Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xygYGoyc0
1999 GP Skate Canada International1999 GP Skate AmericaRound 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xygYGoyc0
1998/1999
SP: "Carmen Suite" by Rodion Shchedrin / "Carmen Fantasie" by Franz Waxman / "Carmen" (1983 film) by Paco de Lucia; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Ariane" / "Orchestral Suite No. 3" / "Orchestral Suite No. 6" by Jules Massenet // "Absalom's Death And Tango" by Leonid Desyatnikov performed by Gidon Kremer; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex: "Kissing You" by Des'ree
1999 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta04kTVj2DU
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35AO47BLkec / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=appQ1SjKI1Y
1999 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35AO47BLkec / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=appQ1SjKI1Y
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvQp_cV3xBI
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgyBuhfzpVI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Snwj2HcS4
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgyBuhfzpVI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Snwj2HcS4
1997/1998
SP: "Piano Concerto No. 3" / "Piano Trio No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Lyra Angelica" by William Alwyn / "Gymnopedie #3" by Erik Satie; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "On My Own" (from "Les Misérables") performed by Kaho Shimada
Ex2: "Dante's Prayer" by Loreena McKennitt
1998 Goodwill Games1998 World ChampionshipsXVIII Winter Olympic Games Nagano 1998
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvkXcvFFXU
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XObfIoPbFf8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2g5XdiwCs
1998 U.S. National ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XObfIoPbFf8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2g5XdiwCs
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gjub2tjIGA
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdAv4NglqvE
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672-uNc_lzg
1997 GP Skate Canada InternationalLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdAv4NglqvE
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672-uNc_lzg
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEaZ_4BZW9I
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djKmHLzSBSc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ufBDuJVR0
1997 GP Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djKmHLzSBSc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ufBDuJVR0
1996/1997
SP: "Dream of Desdemona": "Orchestral Suite No. 3" by Jules Massenet / "Final from Herodiade" by Jules Massenet / "The Red Poppy" by Reinhold Gliere; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz" by Fikret Amirov / "Lion of the Desert" by Maurice Jarre; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex: "Winter" by Tori Amos; choreo. by Michelle Kwan
1997 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtveDWakMFQ
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-oqwopZta8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pQFizkQmAc
1997 U.S. National Championships1996/97 Champions Series (current GP) Final Hamilton, CAN1996 GP Trophée LaliqueLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-oqwopZta8
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pQFizkQmAc
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3GkXKdW7o
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3KYSsMwN74
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9vZFlGkJjM
1996 GP Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3KYSsMwN74
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9vZFlGkJjM
1995/1996
SP: "Romanza" by Salvador Bacarisse / "Fiesta Flamenca" by Monty Kelly; choreo. by Lori Nichol
FS: "Salome" by Miklós Rózsa / "Dance of the Seven Veils" by Richard Strauss; choreo. by Lori Nichol
Ex1: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge
Ex2: "Just Around the Riverbend" (from "Pocahontas") by Judy Kuhn
1996 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imuQWeIi4Q / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGvRCis1upE
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLryZGvXJNU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwtHxPifjo
1996 U.S. National Championships1995/96 Champions Series (current GP) Final Paris, FRA1995 GP Nations (Sparkassen) Cup1995 GP Skate Canada International1995 GP Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLryZGvXJNU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwtHxPifjo
1994/1995
SP: "Yellow River Piano Concerto" by Xian Xinghai performed by Yin Chengzong, Chu Wanghua
FS: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Camille Saint-Saëns
Ex1: "Fantasia on Greensleeves" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ex2: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge
1995 World Championships1995 U.S. National Championships1994 Trophée de France1994 Skate America
1993/1994
SP: "Song of India" (from "Sadko") by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
FS: "East of Eden" (1981 TV miniseries) by Lee Holdridge
1994 Goodwill Games1994 World Championships1994 U.S. National Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0kdm6ZkjXc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0kdm6ZkjXc
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgw5T185mQo
1994 World Junior ChampionshipsLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgw5T185mQo
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcKJhy_7jgY
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqYzJb4aX0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNLqswlHZQU
1993 U.S. Olympic Festival1993 Skate AmericaLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqYzJb4aX0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNLqswlHZQU
1992/1993
SP:
FS: "Miss Saigon" by Claude-Michel Schönberg
1993 U.S. National Championships
1991/1992
SP:
FS: "Concerto in F" by George Gershwin
1992 U.S. Junior National Championships
Competitive History
Exhibitions and Shows
2010 All That Skate - with Yuna Kim ("Hero") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7POGxxrSEA
No One 2010 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXtBA6EfjkA
2009 Ice All Stars - "Carmina Burana" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcF9eVI3bk
2000 Champions on Ice - "The World Is Not Enough" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOHwMuoWKI
1999 - Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl2JeyS03-k
1998 Champions on Ice - "Dante's Prayer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edlTytIoFEk
1996 Champions on Ice - "Pocahontas" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szH376YVtjA
Pro-am and Professional competitions
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic - "Bolero" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdM6yxjYli0
2001 Masters of Figure Skating - "East of Eden" SP -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8lRha-FoQ
2000 The Masters of Figure Skating - "Beautiful World" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UypDeH1xShQ
2000 The Masters of Figure Skating SP - "Rush" choreographed by Christopher Dean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZ9T7WSQuk
2000 Keri Lotion Classic - "Beautiful World" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QgDN98ZakU
1999 USA vs. The World Figure Skating Challenge - "Hands" by Jewel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QTh84DbWCo
1999 Hersheys Kisses Figure Skating Challenge - "One More Time" from "Message in a Bottle" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FehcN5tiuo
1999 Masters of Figure Skating - "Kissing You" FS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpf4UO-Pcc
1998 World Pro - "Lamento d'Ariane" LP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0bggmmcVTs
1998 World ProAm - "East of Eden" TP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcYTdxyoehk
1998 Ultimate Four - "Dante's Prayer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZnp3fTlVwY
1998 Keri Classic - "Carmen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbg45qnjD8
1997 Nice 'n Easy Figure Skating Classic - "Les Miserables" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYPbUn-gRkU
1996 Ultimate Four - "Dreams of Desdemona" SP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEklWrSU8VQ
1995 Champions on Ice - "Peter Pan" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3LFA1sjSw
Articles, Interviews and Other Media
3 April 2019 - "Michelle Kwan, Figure Skater, Olympian, and Diplomat" by YaleUniversity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dCTvKk0KN4
6 January 2019 - "Michelle Kwan chats on the Gold Meets Golden Red Carpet" by BadCulture TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8QfnE7mErc
19 February 2018 - "Figure Skater Michelle Kwan On Struggling To Find A New "Identity" After Olympics" by People TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWSzf3ev3xY
6 January 2016 - "Michelle Kwan: TSL's Interview with the 9-Time U.S. Figure Skating Champion" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt2HO4kHR8
24 July 2015 - "Michelle Kwan gives back" by CGTN America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjNYjM82GaA
12 July 2014 - "Michelle Kwan - My DiverseStory" by DiverseStory Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpspu76lKYE
February 2014 - "Michelle Kwan - Figure Skating Documentary" by Athlete Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vIwFhNhPM
2013 - Michelle Kwan Documentary Part 4 by ESPN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFu-LKZRld4
2013 - Michelle Kwan Documentary Part 2 by ESPN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TafkO9feYTQ
8 July 2011 - "My Wish: Michelle Kwan Skates with Danielle" by Make-A-Wish America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoW4oXaAT3o
2004 Michelle Kwan's Biography Part 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI1kuphSLJk
1998 - Michelle Kwan on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYNygJE9KM
1996 - Michelle Kwan on Late Show with David Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8bpsxJfMQs
1996 - Interview with Michelle Kwan at Skate Canada international - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmkmRmoT3w
Original post by Christinaskater
Finally a thread for arguably the best skater of all-time, Michelle Kwan!
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