43 years old (Born on July 07, 1980)
Figure skater; She is famous from two-time (1998 & 2002)Olympic figure skater.
12 time winner of USOC Athlete of the month. That is the record for male and female recipients. 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. Was the National Campaign chair for the American Library Association's Teen Read Week Oct 17-23 1999 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" She was added to Compton's Encyclopedia 2004 edition in the Notable People's section.Michelle Kwan's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Michelle Kwan
Silver Medal, 1995 US National Figure Skating Championships
Gold Medal, 2003 World Figure Skating Championships
Was an award presenter at the 2000 Cover Girl Volunteerism Awards.
Attended UCLA
Former boyfriend Brad Ference is a hockey player for the New Jersey Devils
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.
Gold Medal, 1999 US National Figure Skating Championships
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.
6 time winner of the "Skater of the Year" Award by Skating Magazine.
Gold Medal, 1996 US National Figure Skating Championships
Chinese name is Kwan Wing Shan.
Has a wax statue of herself at The New York Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
Always wears a gold dragon necklace given to her by her grandmother.
Spokesperson for Children's Miracle Network.
Gold Medal, 1998 World Figure Skating Championships
1998 Women's Sports Foundation Individual Sportswomen of the Year.
Silver Medal, 1994 US National Figure Skating Championships
Father, Danny, mother, Estella, older brother, Ron, older sister, Karen
Awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Sports by the The Chinese American Museum
She is a spokesperson for Walt Disney World.
Won her 7th U.S. national title (2003)
Hallmark made a snowglobe with a figurine of her in it.
April 20, 2002 won the Nick Kids Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete
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).
Won the bronze medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
Michelle has won the Nick Kids Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete twice in 2002 and 2003
Won the gold medal at the 1996, 1998-2005 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships
Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2000.
13 time winner of USOC Athlete of the month. That is the record for male and female recipients.
Won the Silver Medal at the 1994, 1995, and 1997 US National Figure Skating Championships
Won the silver at the 1997, 1999 & 2002 World Figure Skating Championships
Silver Medal, 1997 US National Figure Skating Championships
Aug 4, 2002 won the Teen Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete.
She is the new spokesperson for Walt Disney World.
Gold Medal, 1996 World Figure Skating Championships
Sister is also a skater.
Sister Karen graduated from Boston University, interned with Vera Wang.
Silver Medal, 1999 World Figure Skating Championships
Became an aunt on 2 March 2004 when sister Karen gave birth to Olivia Colett Oppegard.
She recently left her hand and skate impressions in a cement block which will be in Walt Disney World.
Is the most decorated figure skater, male or female, in US history.
Gold Medal, 1994 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Silver Medal, 1997 World Figure Skating Championships
She was a finalist for the Sullivan Award in '96
5 time winner of the USOC Female Figure Skater of the Year.
Has earned more perfect 6.0 scores in competition than any figure skater in the world.
Gold Medal, 2001 World Figure Skating Championships.
Gold Medal, 1998 US National Figure Skating Championships
Gold Medal, 2000 US National Figure Skating Championships
Is claustrophobic.
Is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
Won the bronze medal at the 2004 Worlds
Her book is "The Winning Attitude: What it Takes to be a Champion."
Winner of 1997 Dial Award
Won the gold at the 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 & 2003 World Figure Skating Championships
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.
Gold Medal, 2001 US National Figure Skating Championships.
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 won the 2002 Kid's & Teens Choice Award for favorite female athlete
Winner of silver medal in Women's Figure Skating during the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Received the "Citizenship Thru Sports Alliance Award" on 23 June 2004 in Dallas, Texas.
Won the silver at the 1994 & 2002 Goodwill Games
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.