By: Helen Lin

Biography Project

Michelle Kwan

About Michelle

• Michelle was born in Torrance, CA on July 7, 1980

• Michelle Kwan’s parents were immigrants from Hong Kong, China

• She was the third child of Danny and Estella Kwan

Accomplishments

• When she was 13 Michelle came 8th in the 1994 world championships

• Michelle took silver in the 1994 U.S. championships when she was 14

• Michelle has won 5 world championships and 9 U.S. championships

• She has also achieved 54 perfect scores• At the 1998 Winter Olympics she took the silver• And in the 2002 Winter Olympics she won the

bronze

Challenges

• Michelle was absent from the 2006-2007 season because of a groin injury

• Trying to get the gold in the Olympics

Facts on Michelle

• Michelle Kwan’s Chinese name is Kwan Wing Shan(關永山 )

• She quoted “The Train Ride of Life and its sequential stops” when she made the decision to go to college and take a break from skating

• Michelle was appointed U.S. publicity diplomacy envoy in 2006 by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Bibliography

• "Michelle Kwan Biography." www.biography.com. 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-kwan-11919948>

• "Michelle Kwan ." www.groiler.com. Groiler Multimedia Encyclopedia, 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://gme.groiler.com/article?assetid=0164292~0>.

• "Kwan Puts Skating Career on Ice." www.boston.com. Globe Newspaper Company, 2 Feb. 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. <http://boston.com/sports/other-sports/olympics/articles/2010/02/02kwanputsskatingcareeronicebostonglobe>.

Helen Lin(林莲 )

• I’m from Chinatown, NY• I was born on November 9, 1998 in Manhattan, NY• I’m the youngest in my family and I have one older

brother• My parents own the Chinese restaurant in

Keysville, VA • I’m 13 years old• Something I accomplished was winning a huge

stuffed dog from Kings Dominion in 4th grade