Anchor:
As a young child, her mom and dad told her the legend of Mulan,
a Chinese girl who poses as a warrior and goes into battle. Now
Michelle is all grown up, and helping bring the legend to life.
(In the background, the following pictures were shown: A close-up
of Michelle, Mulan cutting her hair, then Michelle doing a spiral.)
Michelle Kwan:
(She is in her red and black Reflection costume.) When Disney
came up to me and offered, um, for me to do Mulan on ice, I gladly
accepted because I was in love with the story, and I thought it
would be fascinating for me to tell the story on the ice.
A clip of the movie
is shown.
Voice Over: It’s
a story of love and honor that only Disney could tell. And now,
skating sweetheart Michelle Kwan is bringing the magic and the music
of Mulan to ice. (Meanwhile, they are showing her skating in
the red and black costume, and doing a double axel next to Philippe.)
MK: This is my
new experiment, which is the Disney special, Mulan. And it’s great
because I get to do some acting in it, and skate also, so it’s a
great combination.
She is shown skating
to the song “Reflection.” She does a spiral, and her combination
spin. She isn’t wearing the red and black costume, but the one in
the upper right corner of this
picture.
VO: With the same
style and grace that her fans have grown to love, Michelle has put
her own talented touch to the ancient Chinese legend.
MK: I felt sort
of, um, like Mulan, because when Mulan was going to war, she was
fighting for herself, for her country, and for her dad. And in the
same way, I...I feel like I am skating for myself and...and, at
the Olympics, for the country.
To the pop version
of “Reflection,” they show her skating with Philippe
VO: As for the
future, could it be that Michelle will soon be skating again for
Olympic gold?
MK: Once in a
while, I will catch myself thinking about it, and saying, "Four
years, flies by like that. And, before you know it, I will be in
Salt Lake competing"...knock on wood. (She then knocks on
her chair, and then her head, and laughs.)
Anchor: Michelle’s
special is called, "Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates To
The Music of Disney’s Mulan," and it airs Tuesday on ABC. Mulan
the movie opens on Friday (June 19.)
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