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 FIGURE SKATING: Michelle Kwan
Country: United States Born: July 7, 1980, in Torrance, Calif. Height: 5'2" Weight: 100 lbs. Current Home: Torrance, Calif. Family: Parents, Danny and Estelle, and one older sister, Karen Coach: Frank Carroll Competition Highlights World Championships: 1997 (2nd), 1996 (1st), 1995 (4th). U.S. Championships: 1998 (1st), 1997 (2nd), 1996 (1st), 1995 (2nd), 1994 (2nd). Fun Facts  When she won the world championship in
1996 at 15, Kwan became the third-youngest skater to ever accomplish the feat. Two years earlier, she was the first alternate for
the U.S. Olympic figure skating team at the
Lillehammer Winter Olympics, and was on hand
in Norway in case Nancy Kerrigan or Tonya
Harding could not compete. Kwan began ice skating when she was 5. In her free time, she enjoys biking, bowling,
swimming and riding her four-wheeler. Her family
owns a Chinese restaurant in Torrance, Calif.
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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