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Name: Michelle Wing Kwan

Chinese name: Kwan Wing Shan

Nickname: Shelley, Shelle

Sign: Sun in Cancer, Moon in Taurus

Race: Chinese-American, Cantonese

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 110 pounds

Born: July 7, 1980

Hometown: Torrance, California

Home club: Los Angeles FSC

College of attendance: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Training Rink, Town: Ice Castle International, Lake Arrowhead

Coach: Frank Carroll

Choreographers: Lori Nichol; Elena Tcherkassky

Parents: Danny and Estella (retired systems analyst and nurse)

Siblings: Ron (at UCIrvine) and Karen (at Boston University)

Motto: "Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!"


Favorites

Celebrity Crushes: Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio

Favorite movie stars: Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jim Carrey

Favorite movie: Titanic

Favorite musicians: Natalie Merchant, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Jewel and Celine Dion.

Fellow favorite skaters: Brian Boitano and Elvis Stojko
Favorite sports and activities (besides skating) : swimming, bowling, biking, fishing, and white water rafting.

She loves...(again, besides skating): To shop for clothes, to drive (she first owned a Grand Cheep Cherokee, then she won a Chevrolet at the 1998 US Nationals for the most 6.0's, and she recently received a Lexus from her parents for her 19th birthday) She also loves movies.

She always has... : The gold dragon necklace that her grandmother gave her which she never takes off.

What she dislikes: Onions

Favorite foods: Ice Cream, Sushi

Phobias: Claustrophobia

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STATS

HEIGHT: 5"2
WEIGHT: 100 lbs. (approx)

QUOTATIONS:

"Work hard, be Yourself, Have Fun!." -- MOTTO

"It (medal) is not the color I wanted, but life goes on. You never know what is going to happen. I skated my best, and I know that. I can walk away happy, knowing that I won the silver medal. " -- AFTER THE OLYPMPICS

"A lot of people think I'm not normal. What's normal? All I ever dreamed of or wanted was to make the Olympics. That was the goal. Would I change anything? I've gotten to travel all around the world. This is the life I always dreamed about and it's coming true.'' -- ON LIFE AS A SKATER