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I
also received my December
2000 issue of Skating
Magazine in the mail the other day. (This magazine is only available
by subscription.)
Here are the mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- Article about the
Keri Lotion FS Classic. Includes a photo of Michelle and Ryan
Bradley...page 6
- Article about the
bronze "Ascension" statue with Michelle...page 8
- Article about Michelle's
Skating Dreams books...page 10
- Article about Skate
America, which includes this photo from her Eric Clapton short...pages
14-18
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 45
- Article about Sale
and Pelletier, which mentions that Jamie asked Michelle about
the COI tour "how do you come back down to reality after
this tour?"Page 51
- Kids Questions with
Sasha Cohen. Her answer to the question "who has inspired
you? What skater has been the biggest influence?" is "I
would have to say that Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski have both
been very inspirational to me because of their devotion and training
habits."...pages 54-55
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 67
- Ad for ABC's coverage
this year, with a picture of Michelle doing a layback
from A Day in the Life...back
cover
Tina
e-mailed me that in the November 2000 issue of Travel
and Leisure,
on page 84, there is an article on the Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
in Manhattan by Ellen Stern, with the quote, "To supplement the
photos and measurements, the Research Department provides background
material. Sculptor Jeni Fairey gained insight by reading Michelle
Kwan's autobiography; Stuart Williamson listened to Leonard Bernstein's
concert recordings, etc...." (Thanks Tina!)
I
received my December 2000 issue of Blades
on Ice recently. The Michelle mentions in this magazine:
- Article about the
Keri Lotion FS Classic...page 20-21
- Season preview article.
Includes a black and white photo of Michelle smiling off the ice
in her A Day in the Life costume...page 24-27
- Article about costume
designer Jeff Billings. It says that he worked on the costumes
for Michelle's Mulan special and that one of his designs is in
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (Michelle wears her Ariane costume,
which he designed.) The article also states that he rarely works
with eligible skaters because they tend to want too much of everything
on the costumes. "The exceptions have been Paul Wylie, Lu
Chen, and Michelle Kwan. Not coincidentally, all are considered
elegant skaters."...page 64-69
- Small article about
Michelle being a finalist for the WSF's Sportswoman of the Year
Award with the same A Day in the Life picture mentioned earlier,
but in color...page 81
I
received my November
2000 issue of Skating
Magazine in the mail the other day. (This magazine is only available
by subscription.)
Here are the mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 3
- Small article about
Michelle being a finalist for the WSF's Sportswoman of the Year
Award with a closeup picture from Kissing You...page 7
- Article about Dorothy
Hamill, where she says that she still follows the sport today.
About Michelle, she says, "Michelle Kwan is the 'It' girl
today in figure skating. She is beautiful, smart, sweet, works
hard, skates gracefully, her jumps are consistent, what else can
I say? She is working hard towards the 2002 Winter Olympics and
I wish her all the luck in the world."...page 12-15
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 41
- Article about Ann
Patrice McDonough that says, "she considers it a challenge
to skate on the same surface with many of the great skaters of
today--including the one she admires most, Michelle Kwan. 'I like
her attitude,' said McDonough. 'She's always positive and doesn't
get mad.'"...page 55
- Ad for ABC's coverage
this year, with a picture of Michelle doing a layback
from A Day in the Life...back
cover
CaraMora
posted on the MK Forum that the Chevrolet
R.E.W.A.R.D.S Scholarship ad is also in the
December 2000 issue of YM,
on the inside of the back cover.
(Thanks CaraMora!)
mano
posted the following on the MK Forum about Michelle being in the
Holiday 2000 issue of In
Style Entertaining Magazine!
(Thanks mano!)
It's a small pic
of her on page 51 of the Holiday 2000 issue with Sela Ward on the
cover. The magazine asks "Who Do You Want to Have Over for Dinner?"
She's on the bottom left hand side of the page and she says:
"Michael Jordan, I respect him a lot. As an athlete, I can understand
the pressures that he's had, and I'd like to meet him and talk to
him about being a role model. Or Brad Pitt, but he's taken."
For some reason that quote seems familiar to me. Her pic is slightly
similar to this
one I got from Heather's page (link from amandadupre) from the
Cell Premiere.
Beth
posted the following on the MK Forum that Michelle is in
the November 20 issue of People
magazine. She wrote that Michelle "was talking about some certain
boots!!" I went to People's site, and saw the contents of the
magazine list under the "Style" section "Thanks to
shoe designer Sandra Choi, Jimmy Choos are tops with trendy toes."
Beth later posted the question asked was "What
style item would you love to own but would never buy for yourself?"
Michelle answered; "I really love the look of those tall, high boot
with heels, but they're really made for people who have long legs,
so I wouldn't ever buy them." There was also a pic of Michelle from
The Cell premiere in the magazine. (Thanks
Beth!)
Angela
e-mailed me that the Chevrolet
R.E.W.A.R.D.S Scholarship ad is also in the
December 2000/January 2001 issue of Teen
People, on page 127.
(Thanks Angela!)
Dennis
e-mailed another magazine mentions with Michelle! Check it out:
(Thanks Dennis!)
Michelle is in the
10th anniversary issue of Disney Adventures Magazine. She is in
the review of the last 10 years from 1990-2000 and on February of
1998, there's a picture of Michelle and Tara Lipinski at the 1997
Worlds podium. The caption is something to the effect of: "Michelle
Kwan captures silver as Tara Lipinski wins gold at the 1998 Olympics."
tteller
posted on the MK Forum that Michelle is in the November/December
2000 issue of Sports
Illustrated for Women.
There is a section where they ask "If you could trade places
with any athlete, who would you pick?" One of the answers was:
Michelle Kwan
. She has shown the world that figure skaters can be tough, exciting
and competitive. She's the ideal representative for the United States
at the Winter Olympics.
There's also a head shot
of Michelle from the 1999 Nationals podium in her Ariane costume.
Michelle's was the only athlete they had a picture of. Check out
the article, Superstar
for a Day online, though without the picture.
(Thanks tteller!)
rabasac
e-mailed me two more magazine mentions with Michelle! The first
one is in the November 2000 issue of Entertainment Teen. She under
the section called Girls Night Out". The magazine shows a picture
of Michelle wearing a tan slip dress.
The
second magazine mentions is in the December 2000 issue of Marie
Claire. The magazine contains the ad for the Michelle Kwan/Chevrolet
Scholarship Program that is also in the current
issue of Seventeen magazine. (Thanks rabasac!)
CaraMora
posted on the MK Forum that Michelle is in the December issue of Seventeen
Magazine!! Here's what she posted on the forum (Thanks CaraMora!)
:
Michelle is in seventeen
mag Dec. issue it is so cool She is in the scoop section and there
are tons of pics of her trying on clothes and she talks about how
she likes accesories inclucing hoop earings and she says purses
are her obession. there are two pages full of her trying on clothes.
And there is another Chevy ad there is now a Chevy/Michelle Kwan
Scholarship for student atheletes. It has a pic of her sitting at
a desk with her ice skates on it's really cool. I so happy I finally
got my ifs and then I opened up seventeen not expecting Mk to be
in there because they don't have atheletes in there a lot and now
she is on 3 pages...This issue will be out in a little bit but I
have a subscription and I'm not sure how much sooner I get my issue.
All I'm going to say is it is a must have. They have 9 pics of her.
In 6 she's trying on different accessories like bracelets, bandanas,
and purses and they have 3 of her trying on different dresses. The
Chevy ad is right after the article it is a really cute ad. There
is also a swimmer and a soccer player I'm not sure if their are
famous because they are in the background. But it is an ad about
a student athelete scholorship. I don't have a scanner but I have
a friend who does so I'm going to try to get these scanned and put
up for you all by hopefully tom, but I'm not promising anything.
I
received my copy of the November/December issue of International
Figure Skating yesterday. Here are the mentions of Michelle in
the magazine:
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 7
- Photo of Michelle
with Karen at the Ice Castle reception this summer...page 24
- Article about Ottavio
Cinquanta and the future of the ISU. Ottavio said, "We are
giving an excellent product in skating. Last year in Nice we gave
terrific, dramatic finals of the ladies' and mens' events. Michelle
Kwan and Alexei Yagudin becoming champions. What more can we do?"
Includes a picture of Michelle with Ottavio Cinquanta...page 36
- Article about Ann
Patrice McDonough which says that "she cites skating icons
Michelle Kwan and Scott Hamilton as her role models."...page
54
- Article about creativity
in skating, which quotes Lori Nichol, who is described as the
choreographer who has "created all of Michelle Kwan's World
Championship-winning programs."...page
54
Another
magazine mention of Michelle! CaraMora posted the following on the
MK Forum (Thanks
CaraMora!):
Michelle is in the
Oct. issue of teen style mag. It's a pic of her at the blockbuster
awards. It shows dress like Michelle's outfit that most people can
afford. I don't have a scanner so I can't scan a pic for you all.
mano
posted the following on the MK Forum about Michelle being in the recent
issue of People
magazine (Thanks
mano!):
She is on People
Magazine, the Oct. 23 issue in the Style Watch section with Celine
Dion in front. They were talking about open toed shoes and featured
her pic from the Titans premiere. It's the same shoes she wore for
the premiere of The Cell. Apparently that "peek-a-boo" style is
hot right now.
I
received my October
2000 issue of Skating
Magazine in the mail yesterday. (This magazine is only available
by subscription.)
Here are the mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 2
- 2000 Skate America
Ad with a picture from A Day in the Life...page 3
- Article about Skate
America. The first paragraph says, "Three-time World Champion
Michelle Kwan, fresh off the stunning performance at the 2000
World Championships, returns to the ISU Grand Prix of figure skating
at Skate America in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 26-29. Kwan
is one of the many top names in figure skating who will kick off
the ISU Grand Prix season at the Colorado Springs World Arena."
Includes a picture of Michelle doing a layback from A Day in the
Life...page 10
- Short articles about
Michelle's wax figure, which includes this
picture...page 13
- Article about the
2000-2001 season. About Michelle, it says, "Kwan is the best
in the world--she proved that without a doubt at the World Championships
in Nice, France. After enduring months of criticism about her
skating and lack of fire, she dug deep within herself to pull
out one of her greatest performances ever. She was the only one
of the top three ladies to successfully complete a triple-triple
combination at Worlds--dispelling even more talk that she had
lost her technical edge. The 20-year old college student is clearly
the favorite for her fifth US title this year, but she knows it's
not going to be easy. Still, Kwan has shown again and again that
she can fight with the best when her back is against the wall."
Includes a picture from A Day in the Life...page 22-24
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 69
- Ad for ABC's coverage
this year, with a picture of Michelle doing a layback
from A Day in the Life...back
cover
In
the September 30-October 6 issue of the TV
Guide, the Fall Preview edition, the following entry is listed
in the "Specials" section:
LOOK SHARP!
Michelle Kwan/Princesses on Ice (ABC, January)
Olympic Silver medalist Kwan is among those skaters gliding into
our homes.
I
received my October 2000 issue of Blades
on Ice today. The Michelle mentions in this magazine:
- 2000 Skate America
Ad with a picture from A Day in the Life...page 2
- Two short articles,
one about Michelle's wax figure, the other about Michelle's new
house. Includes a picture of Michelle
with her wax statue...page 68
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 83
Several
people posted on the MK Forum that Michelle is in the September/October
2000 issue of Sports
Illustrated for Women! A picture
of Michelle with her wax figure is on page 33, and is about
a third of the page. There is also 2 page spread for a poll asking
who the Sportswoman of the Year 2000 is, which you can vote on by
going to State
Farm's site. Michelle is also named in the reader's section
"Who's
your favorite alltime Olympian?" Here's what one reader
wrote in about her:
Skater Michelle
Kwan [1998]. The grace and maturity she showed at Nagano are unsurpassed.
-- Barbara Loftus, South Amboy, N.J.
Also, CaraMora posted on
the MK Forum that
iIn the calendar section, under "must see tv," they have
Skate America as one of the events to watch, with Michelle and Sarah
Hughes listed as the favorites. (Thanks CaraMora!)
Rachel
posted on FSW
that Michelle is in the September issue of National
Geographic World. In honor of the magazine's 25th anniversary,
in the "Kids Did It" section, they did follow-ups on some
of the kids who were featured in earlier issues of the magazine.
There is a photo of Michelle
from 1993, and one of her skating to Hands at Worlds this year,
which was in the Chevrolet
ad. (Thanks Rachel!)
I
finally received my copy of the September/October issue of International
Figure Skating. Here are the mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- Letters to the editor,
which include two positive letters on last month's coverage of
Michelle and her win at Worlds. Includes a picture of the cover
of the July/August issue of the magazine...page 10
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 11
- "Spoils of Success,"
an article about Michelle's new training site, going back to UCLA,
and turning 20. Includes a picture of Michelle bowing on tour
after The World is Not Enough...page 15
- Photo of Michelle
with Irina Slutskaya...page
46
Another
magazine mention! Michelle is mentioned in the Dos
& Don'ts special issue
of Glamour
magazine. It is on newsstands now. Jen e-mailed me the following:
(Thanks Jen!)
I wanted to let
you know that Michelle is in the special Dos & Don'ts edition of
Glamour magazine this month, it has Claudia Schiffer and her boyfriend
on the front. I didn't buy the mag yet, but it's a picture of the
coral snakeskin outfit she wore to the [Blockbuster Entertainment
Awards] and she's talking about what makes her feel like a "Glamour
Do"...she basically says that because she's petite, she likes things
that make her feel taller and such.
There
is an article about Michelle's autograph, with several pictures, in
the Chinese World Journal. amei posted the following on the MK Forum
(Thanks amei!):
On Sunday, she was
on Chinese World Journal, a Chinese news paper with the largest
readership among Chinese Americans. It was a series about celebrity's
handwritings. Title of the article was, Little girls grew up. That
article analyzed both Drew Barrymore and Michelle's. The beautiful
part is that the author collected Michelle's autographs since Michelle
was 14, and there are 6 photos with her autographs. (wow!)
luenatic
later posted on the MK Forum a translation of the article:
OK, this is my poor
attempt to translate the article:
"Let me introduce
another celebrity to you. It doesn't matter if you're Chinese
or American, we all love Michelle Kwan - Queen of the Ice. She
is also a star that we watch her growing up in front of us.
Since Michelle is
a little girl, she always works hard. She is kind and polite.
She never gives up and she is never arrogant. Everybody clearly
understands (?? my note: maybe appreciates is more appropriate
here?) her hard work and her success. Her autograph style shows
just that (her personality).
Since she made her
name on the figure skating scene at the age of 14, I started collecting
her autograph. Her autograph is a very standard, smooth hand writing
style. Her first name links together with her last name, but you
can always tell the capital letters (in M & K). Her autograph
mostly is one straight line going upward. Only when space is limited,
the autograph will be divided into 2 lines with the last name
on the second line. She has a habit of putting a little heart
on top of the letter "M". She has the same autograph style since
14, 15...... Up until now, the basic doesn't change much. Recently,
the "K" in her last name becomes a big circle though.
Her autograph shows
her personality: Once she locks in her target, she'll go right
at it and will never change course half way. From her autograph,
you can see her success and her strength."
I
received my August/September
2000 issue of Skating
Magazine in the mail today. (This magazine is only available
by subscription.)
Here are the mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- 2000 Skate America
Ad with this
picture from A Day in the Life...page 2
- Full page Chevrolet
ad (that was in USA Today recently.)...page
3
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 6
- Article about Michelle
being the USOC athlete of the month for April 2000. Includes a
picture of Michelle from the medal ceremony at 2000 Nationals...page
7
- Article about Michelle
being named one of the People's 50 most beautiful people. Includes
picture from the July/August issue of IFS magazine. On the same
page is an article about Timothy Goebel training with Frank Carroll...page
9
- Article about Derrick
Delmore graduating from Stanford, which mentions Michelle attending
UCLA a few times...page 10
- "Kids spotlight,"
introducing a young skater, who names Michelle as her favorite
skater. She said that Michelle "is a beautiful jumper and
she skates from her heart, always with a smile on her face. She
makes it seem like she's having fun competiting and it's no sweat
for her." She also said that meeting Michelle was "an
amazing experience for me!"...page 62
- Ad
for usfsa.org...page 69
- Ad for Ice Castle,
with a picture of Michelle doing a spiral in Hands...page 75
- ABC
Ad that congratulates the 2000 US Team...back cover
There
is an article and pictures of Michelle at the Cover
Girl & Seventeen Volunteers Awards in the September 2000 issue
of Seventeen
magazine! CaraMora posted the following on the MK Forum (Thanks
CaraMora!)
Michelle is in Seventeen
mag the Sept issue. She's is in two pics it's about her being at
that Volunteerism award show with Faith Hill. She looks cute in
the pics and there is a quote from her
about what she said about the girls.
"Here we are honoring
these amazing people, and not one of them expected it," says
Kwan. "That's the special thing about volunteerism it's all about
giving and not just getting."
eilaram
scanned in the pictures from the magazine and sent them to me. Check
them out (Thanks eilaram!):
Michelle
is in the July 31 issue of US
Weekly. Sailorvi00 posted on the following on the MK Forum (Thanks
Sailorvi00!)
I just got my US
Weekly, the one with Michelle Pfeiffer on the cover, there is a
picture of Michelle Kwan and her wax statue under "Faces and Places"/"Out
and About." She is kind of leaning over and pointing at the statue's
back.
I got the magazine today
and scanned it in. Check
it out!
Michelle
is in the July 24, 2000 issue of Sports
Illustrated! tteller posted on the MK Forum (Thanks tteller!)
Michelle and her
Madame T's wax statue are featured in a brief mention and (well
known) photo of them posing together. Under a section called "Mixed
Doubles" on page 30 is the well known close-up picture of her and
wax Michelle with the following words words: "Michelle Kwan poses
next to her wax replica, which will go on display later this year
at Madame Tussaud's New York."
Michelle
is in the August issue of In
Style magazine! The magazine goes on sale Friday, July 21. mkfantoo
posted the following on the MK Forum. (Thanks mkfantoo!)
I just got my August
issue of InStyle (Elizabeth Hurley is on the cover) and our girl
is in the section called The Look on page 67. Michelle is wearing
the coral snakeskin outfit and the picture must be from the Blockbuster
awards. It's a full length picture of MK (although it's not very
big) and the caption reads "Michelle Kwan in Vertigo." Vertigo is
the designer of her outfit. The other celebs on that page include
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Gretchen Mol, and Lori Loughlin. They're
all wearing snakeskin pants. The best part is that they didn't identify
her as "Figure skater Michelle Kwan", but just as Michelle Kwan!!!
greenwolf
wrote the following on the MK Forum: (Thanks greenwolf!)
In The August issue
of Premiere magazine there is an article on movie quotes. On page
68-69 Cameron Crowe writer-director of "Jerry Maguire" talks about
how he thought the line from the movie would be when "Rod Tidwell
was talking about "the Kwan" - his own personal coinage for the
combination of love, respect, and money." but instead it was "Show
me the money."
Here's the quote
about Michelle: "But I've always held a soft spot for the unnoticed
concept of "Kwan." Some time later, during an Olympic performance
by ice-skater Michelle Kwan, a friend called and told me to turn
on the television. In the middle of a huge crowd, a lonely fan
held up a sign reading SHOW ME THE KWAN. Thank you for that"
I
received my August 2000 issue of Blades
on Ice today. The Michelle mentions in this magazine:
- 2000 Skate America
Ad with a picture from A Day in the Life...page 2
- Article on Linda Fratianne,
another Olympic silver medalist who was coached by Frank Carroll.
She says "But it's amazing the drive and desire someone like Michelle
Kwan has--of course I'm a huge fan of hers, what with her taking
lessons from Frank Carroll. The older you get, the tougher it
gets. You have to admire her for getting better and better every
year--I've been there too, and to throw school on top of it, too,
it's amazing." She also says how Frank's reaction backstage at
Worlds this year (after Maria and Irina had skated, but before
Sarah skated, Michelle knew she was in first, went over to hug
Frank, but he said that it wasn't over) reminded her of how he
acted when she won Worlds (he did the same thing)...page 16-19
- Article on Frank Carroll.
He says Michelle "is an extremely intelligent girl, and we discuss
everything. I think I am more reasonable with her. We are both
Cancers, and amazingly alike. We take in what people tell us,
and then do what we think is right. We both like our privacy and
need our environment to be comfortable. We both like to put our
energy into now, the task at hand and not think far ahead." He
later says that he looks forward to the next season with Michelle,
"She is very happy with school and her environment, and training
on Olympic ice at HealthSouth has already helped her speed. Her
practices have taken a different turn and she knows pretty skating
will only take you so far." There is also a picture of Frank coaching
Michelle (who is in working on a layback) in 1993, and one of
her from now. Michelle says, "I met Frank for the first time at
1992 sectionals where my dad was helping me because we couldn't
afford a coach, but once you reach a certain level you really
need one. I had terrible training habits back then. I think the
key to my success comes from the discipline and training that
I have learned from Frank. He understands what I am going through
as a skater. We do have a different relationship on and off the
ice. There are certain boundaries he doesn't want to cross with
my life off ice since I have my own father."...page 20-25
- Article on "the millennial
season," including lots on Michelle. One cute thing from the article,
"She loved the way her randomly assigned roommate in the dorm
did not know she was the skater Michelle Kwan until they actually
met, despite having talked on the phone several times. 'Michelle
Kwan is a common name, after all,' said Kwan." Includes 3 pictures
of Michelle. One color photo is of her skating Red Violin in the
free skate. Another color photo is from the post Worlds party,
with Irina and Maria. The third is a black and white photo from
the same party, with just Irina...page 34-42
- Small article about
the PSA awards that mentions the unveiling of the statue with
Michelle (though no picture.)...page 43
- Article on Champions
on Ice Tour. Includes a picture of Michelle with Todd Eldredge
and Tom Collins, and a full page color photo from the finale of
COI...page 44-54
- Small article on Michelle
being the USOC athlete of the month, with a picture of Michelle
in the kiss and cry at worlds after her long program...page 89
- 2001 Nationals Ad
with a picture of Michelle from Ariane...page 99
yingshan
posted on the MK Forum that Michelle was mentioned in the July 3-9,
2000 issue of SportsBusiness Journal. The article is about the SAG
strike forcing Olympic athletes to not film commercials. Michelle
is complying with the strike by not filming any Chevrolet commercials.
There was also a nice picture of Michelle with the article. I hope
the strike is over soon, as I want to see Michelle's Chevrolet ads
(as it is, I haven't seen her ESPN commercial yet!)
Another
magazine mention! San351 e-mailed me that in the July 2000 issue of
Allure
magazine, there is an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker on page
126. Here's what Sarah has to say about skating: (Thanks San351!)
"I live for ice-skating,"
SJP says. Then she frowns. "Tara Lipinski. Grrr." Then she smiles
again. "Michelle Kwan! Michelle Kwan is my hero. She's so smart
and beautiful and graceful and levelheaded. She works so hard. She's
earned everything."
I
finally received the July/August 2000 issue of International
Figure Skating. Unlike the last few months, there is a lot of
Michelle in this month's magazine. In fact, she is on the Cover! Every
picture is beautiful. The cover photo, and photos with the cover article,
are from the same photo shoot that produced this
photo from Cosmogirl. The article is really nice, and 4 pages
long. In the article, Michelle says that she is glad she cut her hair
in the summer of '98, but is happy to be growing it out now. Also,
as I wrote earlier, Michelle is on
the magazine's most influential list for this season. Here are the
mentions of Michelle in the magazine:
- Cover
- Picture from photo
shoot on table of contents page...page 3
- In the "from the publisher"
section...page 6:
"Although we
present alphabetically our selections of the 25 most influential,
our cover subject certainly could be perceived as the most influential
of the season--three time World Champion Michelle Kwan. Since
her debut on the world scene, in 1994, Kwan has been pivotal
in the development of the sport. It's no secret that the mere
thought of Kwan turning pro last year sent a chill through the
boardrooms of television networks and sports federations around
the world. Her influence carries that far. Through all her highs
and lows as an elite skater and student, Kwan believes in herself.
She is perhaps one of the most focused people I have ever met,
and one of the most gracious. But the thing that sets Kwan apart
from the rest is that she is a realist. As she says to IFS,
'We are all human.' The humanity and spirit have taken Kwan
on an incredible journey through this unpredictable sport. Her
staying power and strength often have her competitors shaking
before they even step onto the ice. Whether she wins or not,
the fact that Kwan is competing is bound, on some level, to
affect the outcome for all involved. Having transcended the
demands of sport and school, Kwan enjoys the challenges and
risks of both and, through it all, carries herself with an unmatched
sportsmanship and approach to life."
- Letters to the editor,
with 6 letters who were "appalled" with the lack of coverage of
Michelle at Nationals in last month's issue, and defending Michelle
winning Nationals...page 8
- Cover article, titled,
"Center Stage." Includes 6 pictures from the photo shoot, plus
a picture of Michelle doing a spiral during A Day in the Life...page
18-21
- Michelle on the 25
most influential names in figure skating list. Here is what it
says about Michelle:
"I think the
single best performance of the whole season had to be Michelle
Kwan's freeskate at the World Championships," notes Dick Button.
"It was a beautiful performance from many different points of
view. It was not only an interesting and elegant program, and
it was not only technically first-rate, it also had that extra
added performance quotient that raised it above the very good
level to great." Even when not delivering her best performances,
Kwan, 20, is a fan favorite. She is sought out by corporate
sponsors, including a lucrative long-term endorsement with Chevrolet,
announced at the 2000 U.S. National Championships, in Cleveland.
Her presence is desired by event producers, who know that her
name will sell tickets and draw television viewers. This year,
she chose to balance college with skating, and at times her
skating suffered. But when April 1 came, she was no fool, as
she showed the world she figured out how to stop saying she
was going to do it and just did it. The result was her third
World title and the respect and adoration of millions. Kwan
says her season's highlight was the period of time leading up
to her triumphant performance. "The time in between Nationals
and Worlds was a big highlight for me," she says. "Not many
people saw it. It was the change I felt inside...just different.
I think that's the biggest thing. I think school played an important
role in this year," she adds. "Not to say skating meant less.
I realized that It meant a lot. But I realized It's not everything.
It's not life," Kwan reminds people that skating takes a lot
of heart and soul, and when heart and soul are involved, anything
is possible. "There's a lot of talk in figure skating--in life
in general--like gossip," she warns. "It all doesn't matter
because It's all predictions. But predictions are never right,"
Indeed, she fooled all the predictors on April 1 and once again
rules the sport.
The picture of Michelle
is from the same cover story photo shoot...page 43
- With Timothy Goebel,
Angela Nikodinov, and Naomi Lang at Worlds...page 48
- With US team at 2000
USFSA spring pro-am...page 49
- Article on Worlds,
titled "Shake, Rattle, and Gold." Includes a photo of Michelle
landing her final jump during her Red Violin free program...page
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Last updated February
4, 2001
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