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{{Short description|American figure skater and diplomat (born 1980)}}
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| image       = Michelle Kwan, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
| caption     = Kwan in 2022
| office      = [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize|United States Ambassador to Belize]]
| president   = [[Joe Biden]]
| term_start  = December 5, 2022
| term_end    = January 16, 2025
| predecessor = [[Leyla Moses-Ones]] (chargé d'affaires)
| successor   = David Hodge (chargé d'affaires)
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'''Michelle Wingshan Kwan''' (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American competitive [[figure skating|figure skater]] and diplomat who served as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize|United States Ambassador to Belize]] from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time [[List of Olympic medalists in figure skating|Olympic medalist]] (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time [[World Figure Skating Championships|world champion]] (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. champion]] (1996, 1998–2005). She is tied with [[Maribel Vinson]] for the all-time National Championship record.

She competed at the senior level for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.<ref name=USbio>
{{cite web|accessdate=September 8, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050424083301/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2267|archive-date=April 24, 2005|url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2267|title=Michelle Kwan|work=Athlete bios|publisher=[[U.S. Figure Skating]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.<ref name=CSM />

For well over a decade, Kwan maintained her status not only as America's most popular figure skater but as one of America's most popular female athletes.<ref name=HarrisInt /> Kwan landed numerous major endorsement deals, starred in multiple TV specials and was the subject of extensive media coverage.<ref>Stephie Lu was her teacher. [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kwan-596592-skating-carroll.html?page=2 Will O.C.'s Ashley Wagner be skating's next rock star?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308160351/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kwan-596592-skating-carroll.html?page=2 |date=March 8, 2016 }}, accessed May 21, 2014.<br />- [https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/tonya-nancy-helped-sport/story?id=21564015 How Tonya, Nancy helped their sport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404103310/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/tonya-nancy-helped-sport/story?id=21564015 |date=April 4, 2023 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.<br />- {{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302412.html | title = The Michelle Kwan Myth, Worth its Weight in Gold | first = Jose Antonio | last = Vargas | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | date = February 13, 2006 | access-date = September 5, 2017 | archive-date = February 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000207/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/13/AR2006021302412.html | url-status = live }}</ref> From 1997 to 2005, she was the [[U.S. Figure Skating Association]]'s top-paid skater in appearance fees and prize money,<ref name=TheBottomLine /> as well as one of the highest paid [[Winter Olympic]] athletes in endorsements.<ref name=WhoWillWin /><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2002/02/11/0211olympics.html Going for Endorsement Gold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404104835/https://www.forbes.com/2002/02/11/0211olympics.html |date=April 4, 2023 }}, Forbes, accessed May 19, 2014.<br />- [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-09-sp-21397-story.html Kwan Detractors need to Grow Up], Los Angeles Times, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> Kwan was also the highest-paid skater on the [[Champions on Ice]] tours.<ref name=Goodasgold />

Following her figure skating career, Kwan became active in politics, particularly with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In January 2022, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Kwan to be U.S. Ambassador to [[Belize]]. She was confirmed by the Senate on September 29, 2022, took the oath of office on October 22, and presented her credentials on December 5. Her term concluded at the end of the Biden administration on January 16, 2025.

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Torrance, California]], Kwan was the third child of Danny Kwan and Estella Kwan, immigrants from [[Hong Kong]]. Her father was a native of [[Guangzhou|Canton]] and emigrated from Hong Kong to California in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/02/20/skating-paying-off-for-kwan-family/ |title=Skating Paying off for Kwan Family – Chicago Tribune |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 20, 1998 |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630033901/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-20/sports/9802200069_1_danny-kwan-michelle-kwan-karen-kwan |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/kwan/profile.html|title=CNN Programs – People in the News|website=CNN|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920044529/http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/kwan/profile.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kwan grew up speaking both [[Cantonese]] and [[English language|English]] at home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-ms-kwan-goes-to-washington-20110603-column.html|title=Ms. Kwan Goes to Washington|first=Philip|last=Hersh|website=Chicago Tribune|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807192038/https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-ms-kwan-goes-to-washington-20110603-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kwan's interest in figure skating began at the age of five when she followed her two older siblings ([[ice hockey]] player Ron and figure skater [[Karen Kwan (figure skater)|Karen]]) onto the ice.<ref name=bio0506 /> Karen and Michelle began serious training when Michelle was about eight years old. They practiced three to four hours a day, waking up at 4:30am and arriving at the rink at 5:00am to skate before school, and then going back to the rink right after school to skate again. Paying for their increased skating-rink time led to financial hardship for Kwan's [[working class|working-class]] family. When Kwan was ten years old, her family could no longer afford a coach, but they were offered financial assistance by a fellow member of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club<ref>{{cite book | title = The Winning Attitude: What It Takes to Be A Champion | first = Michelle | last = Kwan | year = 1999 | publisher = Hyperion Press| isbn = 0786805463 }}</ref> that allowed them to train at the Ice Castle International Training Center in [[Lake Arrowhead, California]].

Kwan attended Soleado Elementary School in [[Palos Verdes, California]], but left public school to be homeschooled in 1994, when she was in the 8th grade.<ref name=cbie /> After graduation from [[Rim of the World High School]] in 1998, Kwan attended [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) for one year.

In the fall of 2006, she transferred to the [[University of Denver]] (DU).<ref name="latoutlook" /> Kwan mentioned that her attendance at DU marked a significant "turning point" in her life. She made the shift from having tutors since 7th grade and being a full-time skater to becoming a full-time student. During her initial weeks at DU, she had to use crutches due to hip surgery.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2009-06-06 |title=Figure skater Michelle Kwan adds DU diploma to list of accomplishments |url=https://magazine-archive.du.edu/featured-categories/magazine-feature/figure-skater-michelle-kwan-adds-du-diploma-to-list-of-accomplishments/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=University of Denver Magazine - Archive |language=en-US |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105192511/https://magazine-archive.du.edu/featured-categories/magazine-feature/figure-skater-michelle-kwan-adds-du-diploma-to-list-of-accomplishments/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Shortly after her arrival at DU, Kwan engaged in an international studies internship. [[Condoleezza Rice]], the former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], appointed Kwan as the inaugural American Public Diplomacy Envoy. Her role was to foster a better understanding of America by sharing her personal story through cross-cultural dialogues with international students.<ref name=":0" />

Kwan mentioned the challenges of balancing travel and school, recounting instances when she had to take exams on campus shortly after returning from a 15-hour flight. She applied the knowledge gained in her classroom to her international endeavors.<ref name=":0" />

In June 2009, she graduated from Denver's [[Josef Korbel School of International Studies]] with a bachelor's degree in international studies and a minor in political science.<ref name="sfg090606" /> In 2009, she began graduate studies in international relations at [[the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2009/06/2009-06-04kwan.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090607095425/http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2009/06/2009-06-04kwan.html|archive-date = June 7, 2009|title = Home}}</ref> and graduated in 2011.<ref name="ct110603" /><ref name="lat111223" /> On May 8, 2010, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Southern Vermont College]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.svc.edu/pr/index.html?release_id=1021 | title = Skating Champion Michelle Kwan to be Speaker at Commencement | publisher = [[Southern Vermont College]] | date = April 9, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120505014312/http://www.svc.edu/pr/index.html?release_id=1021 | archive-date = May 5, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}<br />- {{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100513&content_id=10021350&vkey=ice_pressrelease | title = Kwan addresses grads at Southern Vermont College | publisher = Icenetwork | date = May 13, 2010 | access-date = June 17, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120514054239/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100513&content_id=10021350&vkey=ice_pressrelease | archive-date = May 14, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Michelle Kwan Spiral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Michelle Kwan performing her signature spiral at a practice session at the [[2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships]]]]

Kwan won five [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003), tying her with [[Carol Heiss]] (1956–1960) for the most world titles by an American. Kwan's nine world medals overall is the all-time record for an American skater in any discipline. The only ladies' singles skater with more world titles or medals is [[Sonja Henie]] of Norway. Kwan won nine [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] (1996, 1998–2005), tying the record for most wins set by [[Maribel Vinson-Owen]] (1928–1933, 1935–1937). She holds the record for the most consecutive U.S. titles (eight) and most consecutive U.S. Championship medals (twelve). She also earned the silver medal at the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano Olympics]] and the bronze medal in the [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City Olympics]]. Kwan has received a combined total of 57 perfect marks (6.0s) at major competitions, the singles record under the former [[6.0 judging system]].<ref name=USbio />

===Early competition===
In 1991, Michelle Kwan and her sister [[Karen Kwan (figure skater)|Karen]] began training with [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]] in Lake Arrowhead, California. After one year of coaching by Carroll, 11-year-old Michelle placed 9th at the junior level at the United States Figure Skating Championships. At the age of 12 in 1992, Michelle passed the gold test to become a senior-level figure skater despite the disapproval of her coach. In 1993, Kwan finished sixth at her first senior U.S. championships. The next season, she won the [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|1994 World Junior Championships]].

In 1994, Kwan finished second to [[Tonya Harding]] at the U.S. Championships, which ordinarily would have placed her on the U.S. team to the [[1994 Winter Olympic Games|1994 Olympic Games]] in [[Lillehammer]], Norway. That place was instead given to 1993 national champion [[Nancy Kerrigan]], who had been sidelined by an [[Olympic Games scandals#1994 Winter Olympics|assault and battery]] (eventually connected to Harding's ex-husband [[Jeff Gillooly]]) after a practice session at those championships. The 13-year-old Kwan went to Norway as an alternate but did not compete. Kerrigan and Harding both dropped out of eligible competition before the 1994 World Championships. Because of this (and teammate [[Nicole Bobek]] not making it out of the qualifying round), Kwan had the sole responsibility to ensure two entries for the U.S. at the [[1995 World Figure Skating Championships|1995 World Championships]] by placing in the top ten. Kwan had an unusual mistake in the short program and placed eleventh in that portion of the competition, but skated a strong freestyle program and finished eighth overall.

At the 1995 U.S. Championships, [[Nicole Bobek]] won the gold medal, while Kwan again placed second after struggling with her [[lutz jump]] in both the short program and free skate. At the [[1995 World Figure Skating Championships|1995 World Championships]], Kwan was in fifth place after the short program. She skated last in the free skate, giving the best performance of her career up to that point, completing all seven of her triple jumps, and "exuding joy and enthusiasm".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=48}} She finished in third place in the free skate, behind [[Chen Lu (figure skater)|Chen Lu]] from China, who came in first place, and French skater [[Surya Bonaly]], who came  in second. Kwan came in fourth place overall, behind American [[Nicole Bobek]], who came in third place overall, even though she came in fourth place in the free skate and despite Kwan's successful execution of her jumps, which were second in difficulty behind Bonaly's.{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=48}}

===Artistic development and 1998 Olympics===
Kwan began to develop a more mature style during the 1995 season. She used "Romanza" for her short program and in her free skate, music from "Salome's dance" from the film score ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' by [[Miklós Rózsa]] and "The Dance of the Seven Veils" from the [[Richard Strauss]] opera [[Salome (opera)|''Salome'']], both pieces depicting the Biblical story of [[Salome]] seducing [[Herod the Great|King Herod]].{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=49}} She also improved her extension, speed and jump technique, and performed to more difficult choreography.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2006 |title=1996 Worlds, lp "Salome" |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC32EBFgLUI}}</ref> Carroll defended their decision to make Kwan appear more mature by stating that they were giving the judges what they wanted, saying, "The judges were looking for the ladies' champion of the world, not the girls' champion of the world".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=49}}

In both her practices and during her performance at [[1995 Skate America|Skate America]], Kwan wore her hair in a bun instead of a ponytail and wore heavy theatrical makeup, including rhinestones pasted near the corner of her eyes.{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=49}} Her costume consisted of "a short-sleeved rich purple dress with rhinestone-studded flesh-colored fabric across the midriff and deep front and black necklines, ornamated with elaborate sequined floral patterns in gold and bright pastels".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=49}} According to writer Ellyn Kestnbaum, Kwan was inspired more to the music than to the narrative, which as Kestnbaum criticized, revealed Kwan as "a sexual being".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=48}} Kestnbaum stated, however, that she found it difficult to construct a linear narrative about the seductive Salome, but that Kwan's moves "might better represent a young woman venturing confidently into the world, encountering loss and confusion, but ultimately finding peace and triumph".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=52}}{{Efn|See Kestnbaum, pp. 48–53, for her "deep reading" of Kwan's ''Salome'' program.}} Kestnbaum also stated that Kwan's movements in the program evoked "images of a sensual, luxurious, exotic Middle East".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=53}}

Kwan's free skate consisted of seven successfully-executed triple jumps, including two triple Lutz jumps, one of which was done in combination and was debuted at Skate America and the other preceded by intricate steps. Other elements, such as the complexity of her steps that connected these elements and her spin positions' originality and variety, also contributed to the program's difficulty and artistry. Kestnbaum insists that Kwan's increased speed, the strong debut of her triple-triple jump, and her improved poise, precision, and posture "say more than her hairstyle or makeup about her new maturity as a skater".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=52}} Kestnbaum states that Kwan's fellow competitors were better in how they executed flow across the ice, speed, and height of their jumps and that although Kwan exhibited more caution and control than her competitors, she skated with "new power and excitement compared to her younger self".{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=52}} Kestnbaum credits the success of the ''Salome'' program to Kwan's intricate choreography, which featured emotional depth during the program's heavier moments and frequent reversals of direction that often unexpectedly led to spins or jumps.{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=53}} Kwan ended up winning Skate America in 1995.{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=52}}

Kwan won both the U.S. Championships and the World Championships in 1996. In the later event, she edged out defending champion [[Chen Lu (figure skater)|Chen Lu]] in a very close competition in which both competitors garnered two perfect 6.0s for [[List of figure skating terms#P|Presentation]] in the free skate.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} She was the third youngest figure skater to hold both titles. The1996-97 season marked the beginning of a winning streak for Kwan that lasted more than a year, from the fall of 1995 to the fall of 1996. As Kestnbaum put it, Kwan became "the most consistent and well-rounded skater in the [women's] field, taking on an almost legendary mystique as she continued to mature as a feminine artistic skater emphasizing beauty, musicality, and dramatic storylines concerned with love and death".<ref name="kestnbaum-1552">Kestnbaum, p. 155</ref>

In the 1996–97 season, Kwan skated to "Dream of Desdemona" (short program) and "Taj Mahal" (free skate). During this season, Kwan struggled with her [[Figure skating jump|jumps]] because of a growth spurt, which affected her balance on her jump, and problems with new skating boots which she wore for an endorsement contract with the manufacturer.<ref name="kestnbaum-1552">Kestnbaum, p. 155</ref><ref name="tragedys202">See [https://www.usatoday.com/olympics/owg98/og1/ogfs06.htm The tragedy of turning 20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010913021258/http://usatoday.com/olympics/owg98/og1/ogfs06.htm |date=September 13, 2001 }} by Christine Brennan, July 12, 1999, USA Today accessed October 9, 2006.</ref> She won the short program at the [[1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|1997 U.S. Nationals]], but fell early in her free skate and as she later stated, "panicked" and made several more errors. She lost to [[Tara Lipinski]], who came in first place in her free skate. Three weeks later, at the [[Champion Series Final]], she again lost to Lipinski, who completed more successful jumps than Kwan in both the short program and free skate.<ref name="kestnbaum-1552" /> At the [[1997 World Figure Skating Championships|1997 World Championships]], Kwan came in second place, behind Lipinski, who won the gold medal. Kwan came in fourth place in her short program due to an unsuccessful jump combination while Lipinski came in first place and Irina Slutskaya, who missed her combination jump, came in sixth place. All three skaters performed well during their free skates, each earning first-place ordinals from three of the nine judges. Kwan won the free skate, with Lipinski coming in second place and Slutskaya coming in third place. Kwan's jumps in her free skate were not as difficult as Lipinski and Slutskaya's, but her skating between her jumps was more complex and demonstrated "more polished refinement".<ref>Kestnbaum. p. 156</ref> Overall, Lipinski came in first place, Kwan came in second place, and Slutskaya came in fourth place behind [[Vanessa Gusmeroli]] of France.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=23 March 1997 |title=Lipinski, 14, Is Youngest World Champion |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/23/sports/lipinski-14-is-youngest-world-champion.html?pagewanted=2 |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425215920/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/23/sports/lipinski-14-is-youngest-world-champion.html?pagewanted=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Going into the 1997—98 Olympic season, the American press "play[ed] up the Kwan-Lipinski rivalry for all it was worth".<ref name="kestnbaum-158">Kestnbaum, p. 158</ref> According to Kestnbaum, Kwan's programs emphasized sophistication and pure skating, which Kestnbaum called "a change of pace"<ref name="kestnbaum-158" /> from her previous two seasons, which featured dramatic storylines. Kestbaum also called both Kwan's programs "carefully choreographed expressions of joy".<ref name="kestnbaum-163"/> For Kwan's short program, she chose piano music by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]], and for her free skating program, she chose music from the concerto ''Lyra Angelica'' by [[William Alwyn]]. She came in first place at Skate America, winning both the short program and free skate, while Lipinski came in second place.<ref name="kestnbaum-158" /> She also won [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]], but suffered a stress fracture on her foot and was forced to withdraw from her third [[Grand Prix Final|Champions Series Final]]. Kwan regained her U.S. title from Lipinski at the 1998 National Championships, despite her fractured toe.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Her injury prevented her from attempting her triple toe-triple toe combination, but she completed all seven jumps in her free program earning 6.0s from eight of the nine judges. As Kestnbaum put it, Kwan "skated with a transcendent floating quality that was becoming her trademark".<ref>Kestnbaum, p. 160</ref> Many people consider her performances at the 1998 U.S. Championships to be the high point of her career from both a technical and artistic standpoint.<ref>[http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/figuresk8/news/ladies1898.htm 1998 Nationals: Lipinski Fall, Kwan wins with 6.0s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030420204615/http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/figuresk8/news/ladies1898.htm |date=April 20, 2003 }} CBS Sportsline</ref> Both performances earned her fifteen perfect 6.0s and left two judges in tears.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/olympics/owg98/og6/ogfs618.htm Judges in Tears] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223025615/http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/owg98/og6/ogfs618.htm |date=February 23, 2002 }} USA Today, 1998 accessed October 13, 2006</ref>

Kwan and Lipinski were co-favorites to win the [[1998 Winter Olympic Games|1998 Olympic Games]] in [[Nagano (city)|Nagano, Japan]]. Kwan placed first in the short program, winning eight first place votes out of nine judges, while Lipinski came in second place. In the free skate, Kwan, who skated first in the final group, executed a clean seven-triple performance but placed behind Lipinski, who also did seven triples including a triple loop/triple loop combination and a triple toe-loop/half-loop/triple Salchow. Kwan's performance was "graceful and well-measured, filled with complex edging and unusual moves such as a sequence of spins in both directions".<ref name="kestnbaum-162">Kestnbaum, p. 162</ref> Kestnbaum called Kwan's free skate "tentative and slow" as compared to her performance at Nationals. Her jumps were more difficult and bigger than Lipinski's, but Kwan's were not as high and did not cover as much ice as her competitors' jumps.<ref name="kestnbaum-162"/> Lipinski's spins were faster than Kwan's. The judges awarded Lipinski with higher technical scores and gave both Lipinski and Kwan the same presentation scores, mostly 5.9s, although Lipinski won the free skate.<ref name="kestnbaum-163">Kestnbaum, p. 163</ref> Kwan ended up winning the silver medal, with the gold medal going to Lipinski and the bronze medal to [[Chen Lu (figure skater)|Chen Lu]].<ref>[http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/figuresk8/feb98/kwan22198.htm Kwan vows to fight until 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421082731/http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/nagano98/figuresk8/feb98/kwan22198.htm |date=April 21, 2003 }} CBS Sportline, Feb 1998 accessed October 13, 2006</ref><ref>Kestnbaum, p. 161</ref>

Lipinski and Chen both retired from competitive skating shortly after the Olympics, while Kwan went on to win the 1998 World Championships in Minneapolis.

===From 1998 to 2002 Olympics===
[[File:Michelle Kwan.jpg|thumb|Kwan completing her [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]] long program at the [[2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final]] in Ontario, Canada]]
Kwan continued to compete as an eligible skater in the 1998–99 season, although she bypassed the fall Grand Prix season and instead chose to skate in a series of made-for-television pro-am events. Her "regular" competitive programs that season were "Fate of Carmen" (short program) and "Lamento D'Ariane" (free skate). Kwan won her third national title at the 1999 U.S. Championships, competing against a weak field. At the 1999 World Championships, Kwan did not skate her best,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120803193810/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamSkating99Worlds/mar27_kwan.html Favored Kwan stuck in fourth place]}} Slam Figure Skating, March 1999 accessed October 13, 2006.</ref> and placed second behind Russian competitor [[Maria Butyrskaya]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120722144644/http://www.canoe.ca/SlamSkating99Worlds/mar28_rus.html Butyrskaya wins; Russians Sweep]}} Slam Figure Skating, March 1999 accessed October 13, 2006.</ref>

Kwan's win at the 2000 U.S. Nationals was controversial to some.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/14/sports/figure-skating-kwan-wins-but-challengers-are-rising-fast-to-meet-her.html?scp=1&sq=kwan&st=nyt | work = The New York Times | first = Jere | last = Longman | title = FIGURE SKATING; Kwan Wins, but Challengers Are Rising Fast to Meet Her | date = February 14, 2000 | access-date = February 17, 2017 | archive-date = March 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316114107/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/14/sports/figure-skating-kwan-wins-but-challengers-are-rising-fast-to-meet-her.html?scp=1&sq=kwan&st=nyt | url-status = live }}</ref> She was criticized for planning an easier solo jump in her short program than some of her competitors (a triple [[toe loop jump|toe loop]] rather than a triple [[flip jump|flip]]), and fell on this element in the competition. The judges nevertheless placed her third in that segment behind younger challengers [[Sasha Cohen]] and [[Sarah Hughes]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2000/0214/356631.html|title=The next generation chasing Kwan|date=February 14, 2000|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]|publication-place=[[Bristol, Connecticut]]|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220128/https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2000/0214/356631.html|url-status=live}}</ref> however, the placement still kept her in contention for the title. Ultimately, she won the free skate with the best performance of the night, capturing 8 of the 9 first-place ordinals.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/olympics/news/2000/02/15/oly0221/ No. 2 With a Bullet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201043407/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/olympics/news/2000/02/15/oly0221/ |date=December 1, 2007 }} Sports Illustrated, February 2000 accessed October 13, 2006<br />- [https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2000/0212/353513.html Kwan wins Fourth Title]  ESPN, February 2000 accessed October 13, 2006.</ref> At the 2000 World Championships, Kwan was again in third place after the short program, behind [[Maria Butyrskaya]] and [[Irina Slutskaya]]. In her free skate, Kwan landed seven triple jumps, including a triple toe loop/triple toe loop combination, and won that segment of the competition. Butyrskaya lost her commanding lead by finishing third behind Slutskaya in the free skate, allowing Kwan to win the overall title as well.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/euro/skatecap.htm Scandal dampens World Figure Skating Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622021111/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/euro/skatecap.htm |date=June 22, 2009 }}, ''USA Today'', accessed October 9, 2006.</ref>

During the 2000–2001 season, Kwan began working with the famed designer (and former figure skater) [[Vera Wang]], who designed most of her competition and exhibition costumes for the next six years. Kwan was only the second figure skater Wang designed for, following [[Nancy Kerrigan]].<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20666804,00.html Michelle Kwan wears Vera wedding dress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220208/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20666804,00.html |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.<br />- [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/ice-skating-costume-facts Figure skating costume facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522062356/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/ice-skating-costume-facts |date=May 22, 2014 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> At that year's national championships, Kwan again won the title, receiving first-place ordinals from all 9 judges in both the short program and free skate. At the 2001 World Championships, Kwan was second behind Slutskaya in the short program. Kwan won the title with her "Song of the Black Swan" free skate, executing 7 triples, including a triple toe loop/triple toe loop combination.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/brennan/2001-03-26-brennan.htm Drumbeats start for Kwan in 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235601/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/brennan/2001-03-26-brennan.htm |date=May 11, 2008 }} Christine Brennan, USA Today, March 2001 accessed October 13, 2006.</ref>
[[File:Michelle Kwan 2002 Olympics Short Program 02.jpg|left|thumb|Kwan performing her short program at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]]]
Kwan and Carroll decided to end their coaching relationship two days before the start of the [[2001 Skate America]] competition.<ref name=bio0506 /> In interviews, Kwan said she needed to "take responsibility" for her skating.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2001/10/25/SP219125.DTL Kwan dismisses longtime coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222050120/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2001%2F10%2F25%2FSP219125.DTL |date=December 22, 2009 }} SFGate.com – October 2001 accessed October 14, 2006.</ref> Coachless, Kwan arrived at the 2002 U.S. Championships in Los Angeles amid the media's scrutiny over her separation with Carroll and her season's inconsistencies. Kwan won the competition with a revived "Rachmaninoff" short program and a new "[[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]" program for her free skate, securing a place on the [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Olympic team]]. Joining her on the team were [[Sasha Cohen]] (second) and [[Sarah Hughes]] (third).<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/olympics/saltlake/figure/2002-01-12-us-women.htm Kwan recaptures season and the national crown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021004122123/https://www.usatoday.com/olympics/saltlake/figure/2002-01-12-us-women.htm |date=October 4, 2002 }} USA Today – January 2002 accessed October 14, 2006.</ref> The 21-year-old Kwan and Russia's [[Irina Slutskaya]] were favorites to win the gold. Kwan led after the short program, followed by Slutskaya, Cohen, and Hughes. In the free skate, Kwan two-footed her triple [[toe loop]] combination and fell on her [[Flip jump|triple flip]], while [[Sarah Hughes]] skated a clean program. Kwan won the bronze medal behind Hughes and Slutskaya.<ref name=hughesupset>See [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/21/womens_final_ap/ Hughes Edges Slutskaya, Kwan for Gold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030085100/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/21/womens_final_ap/ |date=October 30, 2006 }} Hughes Edges Kwan and Slutskaya to win gold, CNN Sports Illustrated, February 21, 2002 accessed October 9, 2006.</ref> Kwan's final event of the season was the [[2002 World Figure Skating Championships|2002 Worlds]], where she won the silver medal behind Slutskaya.

===2002–2006===
[[File:Kwan WM2004 1.jpg|thumb|Kwan skating to "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]" in the [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships]] in [[Dortmund]], Germany]]
Kwan began working with coach [[Scott Williams (figure skater)|Scott Williams]] in the summer of 2002.<ref name=bio0506 /> She continued to compete on the Olympic-eligible circuit, although in a more limited way. During the fall seasons of 2002 to 2004, Kwan competed in only one [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] event, [[Skate America]] in the fall of 2002, which she entered as a last-minute replacement. She won the event and qualified for the [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]] but chose not to compete in it. Kwan chose to not compete in Grand Prix events in the 2003 and 2004 seasons where the [[ISU Judging System|new judging system]] was being used. Kwan won all phases of every competition she entered in the 2002–2003 competitive season with her programs: Peter Gabriel's "The Feeling Begins" from ''[[Passion (Peter Gabriel album)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (short program) and "[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]" (free skate). She won the U.S. Championships again and regained her World title.

In autumn 2003, she hired the noted technician [[Rafael Arutyunyan]] as her coach,<ref name=bio0506 /> with whom she attempted to increase the technical difficulty of her programs and hone her jump technique. In the 2003–2004 competitive season, she skated again to "The Feeling Begins" for her short program, and Puccini's "[[Tosca]]" for her long program. Again, Kwan won the U.S. Championships, earning seven more 6.0s for presentation during the free skating. At the [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|2004 World Championships]], after a difficult qualifying round, Kwan was penalized in her short program for going two seconds over the time limit. This caused her to place fourth going into the long program, behind American [[Sasha Cohen]], Japan's [[Shizuka Arakawa]], and [[Miki Ando]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/27/sports/figure-skating-kwan-s-short-program-not-short-enough-cohen-is-leader.html | work = The New York Times | title = FIGURE SKATING; Kwan's Short Program Not Short Enough; Cohen Is Leader | first = Christopher | last = Clarey | date = March 27, 2004 | access-date = May 12, 2010 | archive-date = November 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101123824/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/27/sports/figure-skating-kwan-s-short-program-not-short-enough-cohen-is-leader.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Kwan skated a clean performance with five triples and received the last 6.0 marks given at the World Championships. She placed second in the free skating portion (she was one judge short from winning the free skating) and placed third overall, behind Arakawa (who performed seven triples, including two triple-triple combinations) and Cohen.

For the 2004–2005 competitive season, Kwan skated her long program to "[[Boléro]]", choreographed by British ice dancer [[Christopher Dean]] who had famously skated to the music with [[Jayne Torvill]] two decades before, and debuted a new short program, "Adagio" from [[Aram Khachaturian]]'s ballet ''[[Spartacus (ballet)|Spartacus]]''. At the U.S. Championships, she won her 9th title, tying the all-time record previously set by [[Maribel Vinson-Owen]]. Vinson-Owen had coached [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]], who in turn coached Kwan. At the 2005 World Championship, Kwan competed for the first time under the new judging system. She had a rough qualifying round and placed third in the short program. In the free skate, Kwan fell on her triple [[salchow jump|salchow]] and two-footed a triple [[lutz jump|lutz]]. Although she finished third in both the short and long program portion of the competition, Kwan was edged by [[Carolina Kostner]] for the bronze medal and finished fourth overall, missing third place by 0.37 points. It was the first time since 1995 that Kwan had failed to medal at any international competition, and would be her final competitive event.

====2006 Olympics====
[[File:Michelle Kwan Turin 2006 Games.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Kwan announcing her withdrawal from the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in Turin, Italy, February 12, 2006]]
Kwan looked at the 2005 Worlds as a learning experience in the [[ISU Judging System]]. She continued to train and stated that she would attempt to qualify for the [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Olympic Games]] in [[Turin]], Italy.<ref name="afampointofview.com">{{cite web|url=http://afampointofview.com/POV%20Archives/2007/May%202007/Sports_Sullivan%20Award.htm |title=Sullivan Award Part V of V: The 2000s |access-date=July 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004106/http://afampointofview.com/POV%20Archives/2007/May%202007/Sports_Sullivan%20Award.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }} Retrieved July 23, 2007</ref> However, following a hip injury, she was forced to withdraw from her three planned competitions in the fall of 2005. Kwan skated her new short program ("Totentanz") at a made-for-TV event in December 2005, but her performance was well below her usual standard. On January 4, 2006, Kwan withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with an abdominal injury incurred in December 2005. One week later, she filed a petition with the USFSA for a medical waiver to be placed on the 2006 Olympic figure skating team.<ref name="afampointofview.com" /> On January 14, 2006, after the United States ladies' figure skating event, the USFSA's International Committee met and in a 20 to 3 vote approved Kwan's petition under the stipulation that she show her physical and competitive readiness to a five-member monitoring panel by January 27.

Kwan performed her long and short programs for the panel on the stipulated day, and her spot on the Olympic team was established, as the panel felt she was fit to compete. However, on February 12, 2006, the [[United States Olympic Committee]] announced that Kwan had withdrawn from the Games after suffering a new groin injury in her first practice in Turin. Kwan remarked that she "respected the Olympics too much to compete".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060222021622/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11302192 Injured Kwan withdraws from Olympics], Associated Press, February 13, 2006, accessed October 8, 2006.</ref> The Turin organizing committee accepted the USOC's application for [[Emily Hughes]] (who had finished third at the U.S. Championships) to compete as Kwan's replacement.

After her withdrawal from the Olympic team, Kwan turned down an offer to stay in Turin as a figure skating commentator for [[NBC Sports]].<ref>David Bauder,[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/2006-02-13-kwan-nbc_x.htm Kwan says thanks, but no, to NBC's offer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802042959/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/2006-02-13-kwan-nbc_x.htm |date=August 2, 2017 }}, Associated Press (February 13, 2007).</ref> During an interview with [[Bob Costas]] and [[Scott Hamilton (figure skater)|Scott Hamilton]], Kwan said she was not retiring yet.

Kwan underwent elective [[arthroscopic surgery]] in August 2006 to repair a torn [[acetabular labrum|labrum]] in her right hip, an old injury which she traces back to 2002.<ref name=latoutlook /> According to Kwan, the surgery allowed her to skate pain-free for the first time in four years.<ref name=pismk />

===After 2006===
Kwan did not compete during the 2006–2007 figure skating season.<ref>[http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=35383&type=news Michelle Kwan To Skip 2006–07 Competitive Season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006170307/http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=35383&type=news |date=October 6, 2015 }}, United States Figure Skating Association, September 6, 2006, accessed September 6, 2006.</ref>

Kwan told the Associated Press in October 2007 that she would decide in 2009 if she planned to compete in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]],<ref name=pismk /> but she ultimately decided not to do so, focusing instead on graduate school.<ref name=Elliott /> She has said "Representing the United States as an American Public Diplomacy Envoy the past three years has been very rewarding, and I want to do more." After graduating from the University of Denver in 2009, Kwan said "Furthering my education will bring me closer to that goal, and I don't want to wait any longer to continue the journey."<ref name=Elliott />

On February 17, 2010, Kwan told [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] in an interview that she was continuing her studies as a graduate student at the Tufts University [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]], as well as continuing her work as a Public Diplomacy Envoy. Kwan also said she would be commentating for Good Morning America at the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://news.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-15749636/18196202#video=18196202 | title = Michelle Kwan Off the Ice | access-date = February 17, 2010 | date = February 17, 2010 | publisher = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | archive-date = February 19, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100219092412/http://news.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-15749636/18196202#video=18196202 | url-status = live }} (video)</ref> <!-- This link looks dead. Another url, http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/michelle-kwan-off-ice-9866231 does not work outside the US -->

In August 2009, Kwan made her first on-ice appearance in several years, performing at [[Ice All Stars]], a show headlined by South Korean world champion [[Yuna Kim]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. Kim considered Kwan her idol growing up.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-07-03-kwan-return_N.htm | title = Kwan Returning To Ice For August Show | access-date = April 24, 2011 | date = July 3, 2009 | publisher = [[Associated Press]] | work = [[USA Today]]}}</ref> Kwan also later appeared in Kim's [[All That Skate : Summer, Los Angeles|All That Skate]] shows in South Korea and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2010/06/136_67089.html | title = Yu-na, Kwan to do another show in July | date = June 4, 2010 | work = [[The Korea Times]] | access-date = June 5, 2010 | archive-date = October 27, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121027184806/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2010/06/136_67089.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

She was chosen as the guest of honor to help open a new synthetic skating rink at the [[Marina Bay Sands]] resort in [[Singapore]] in December 2010, where she performed a modified routine to "Winter Song", a program she self-choreographed with her sister.<ref name=ao101217 /> She returned to Singapore a month later as a Public Diplomacy Envoy<ref name=usdos1101 /> to meet local students and to promote ice skating in the tropical country.<ref name=st110112 />

As of 2008, Kwan is a member of the Chinese-American organization [[Committee of 100 (United States)|Committee of 100]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.committee100.org/aboutus/aboutus_members.php?start=50&pn=7&sort=ln&dis=25 |title=Committee of 100 |access-date=November 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116114730/http://www.committee100.org/aboutus/aboutus_members.php?start=50&pn=7&sort=ln&dis=25 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Kwan joined [[Fox Sports 1]] for its [[2014 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] broadcast.<ref>{{cite web | last = Wilner | first = Barry | url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/06/michelle-kwan-fox-sports-olympics-tv_n_3712441.html | title = Michelle Kwan To Cover Winter Olympics Sochi For Fox Sports | website = [[HuffPost]] | date = August 5, 2013 | access-date = February 2, 2014 | archive-date = February 19, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219050305/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/06/michelle-kwan-fox-sports-olympics-tv_n_3712441.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Skating technique==
Kwan was known for her unrivaled consistency in delivering clean programs,<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2013/01/24/christine-brennan-women-skating-seeks-next-big-star/1862815/ U.S. women's skating lacks big star, consistency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103112653/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2013/01/24/christine-brennan-women-skating-seeks-next-big-star/1862815/ |date=January 3, 2018 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.<br />- [http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/features/Dornbush%2020Jun2012.htm Dornbush interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812194932/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/features/Dornbush%2020Jun2012.htm |date=August 12, 2014 }}, Dornbush mentions Kwan's longevity and consistency with the statement about her "10th skate of a lifetime", accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> as well as her strong skating skills and deep, quiet edges that have been described as "silent blades"<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-11/sports/25751479_1_kwan-and-lipinski-lyra-angelica-technical-marks Michelle Kwan set to be inducted into hall of fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093550/http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-11/sports/25751479_1_kwan-and-lipinski-lyra-angelica-technical-marks |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Articles.philly.com, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> that "barely whispered".<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-11/sports/25751479_1_kwan-and-lipinski-lyra-angelica-technical-marks Perfect redemption Kwan wins; silver goes to Lipinski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093550/http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-11/sports/25751479_1_kwan-and-lipinski-lyra-angelica-technical-marks |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Articles.philly.com, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> She was also known for her musicality and ability to combine grace and artistry with athleticism.

Although not of the greatest height nor explosive spring, Kwan, for most of her career, included all of the triples (except for the [[Axel jump|Axel]]) in her programs, including two [[lutz jump|lutzes]] (the most difficult jump after the Axel). She landed the [[toe loop jump|triple toe-triple toe]] combination cleanly eleven times in competition, including at her 2000 and 2001 world championship victories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2000/0401/458456.html|title=SKATING – Kwan wins title at World Championships|website=Espn.com|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106163000/https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2000/0401/458456.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/03/25/kwans-triples-lead-to-4th-world-crown/ |title=Kwan's Triples Lead to 4th World Crown – Chicago Tribune |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 25, 2001 |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521104536/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-03-25/sports/0103250468_1_58s-for-technical-merit-irina-slutskaya-triple-toe-loop-triple-toe |archive-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2004–2005 season, she debuted a [[flip jump|triple flip]]-[[toe loop jump|double toe]]-[[loop jump|double loop]] combination.<ref>[http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2005/wc05_Ladies_FS_scores.pdf 2005 World Championships ISU results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072340/http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2005/wc05_Ladies_FS_scores.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Isureresults.com, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref>

Beginning in the 1996–1997 season, Kwan debuted a [[Figure skating spiral|change of edge spiral]] that soon became her signature move.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/sports/othersports/16selena.html?_r=0 Spirals and Ice: Kwan still captivates and enchants] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015133/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/sports/othersports/spirals-and-ice-kwan-still-captivates-and-enchants.html |date=January 17, 2024 }}, Nytimes.com, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> Kwan's spiral was famed by commentators not only for its great extension and line, but also its speed, the strength and security of the edge, the deep lean and the easy smoothness of the change of edge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-19/sports/9802190080_1_long-program-michelle-kwan-tara-lipinski/2 |title=Private Kwan, Public Lipinski Skate 1–2 – Page 2 – Chicago Tribune |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521110300/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-02-19/sports/9802190080_1_long-program-michelle-kwan-tara-lipinski/2 |archive-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071217&content_id=39684&vkey=ice_news |title=News: Figure Skating 101 – Dec. 21 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521111056/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071217&content_id=39684&vkey=ice_news |archive-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 1998–1999 season, Kwan revived a variation of the [[Charlotte spiral]], a move innovated by German skater [[Charlotte Oelschlägel]] which had not been performed in decades.<ref>{{cite book | author1 = Kelli Lawrence | title = Skating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7qSiLyFZy1YC&q=s | access-date = May 20, 2014 | year = 2011 | publisher = Mcfarland | isbn = 9780786485444 | page = 9 | archive-date = January 17, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015142/https://books.google.com/books?id=7qSiLyFZy1YC&q=s#v=snippet&q=s&f=false | url-status = live }}</ref>

Kwan's [[split jump|split falling leaf]] was praised by fellow skaters [[Dick Button]] and [[Peggy Fleming]] during competitions, for its effortlessness and perfect split position in the air. Kwan has done multiple split falling leaves in immediate succession (without any turns or steps in between) while maintaining a split position on both.<ref>[http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/1491/skating-coverage-lacks-technical-merit/ Skating coverage lacks technical merit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521182536/http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/1491/skating-coverage-lacks-technical-merit/ |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 21, 2014.</ref>

Another of her trademark moves is a [[Figure skating spin|Y-spin]] done consecutively on both feet. Kwan is also one of the few skaters who can spin in both directions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230942/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jul/09/entertainment/ca-1965/2 Breaking ice], accessed May 22, 2014.</ref>

==Awards and accolades==
Kwan is a recipient of the prestigious [[James E. Sullivan Award]] (2001), which is given to America's best amateur athlete; she was the first figure skater to win the award since [[Dick Button]] in 1949. In 2003, she was named the [[United States Olympic Committee]] (USOC) "Sportswoman of the Year", and is the 5th figure skater in history to receive this honor. She has also been named USOC "Athlete of the Month" fourteen times, which is more than any other athlete, male or female, as well as being named "Female Figure Skating Athlete of the Year" by the USOC multiple times. She is also the recipient of the USOC's "Citizenship Through Sports Alliance Award" (2004).<ref name=USbio />

Kwan is one of only two multiple winners of the "Readers' Choice Figure Skater of the Year" award given by ''Skating'' magazine, winning it an unprecedented seven times (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001–2003). In 2003, the [[United States Figure Skating Association]], which publishes ''Skating'', announced that the award would be renamed the "Michelle Kwan Trophy". The USFSA stated that although Kwan may continue to skate competitively, she would no longer be eligible for the award. The only other skater to win the award multiple times, [[Johnny Weir]], only won it twice in comparison.<ref name=USbio /><ref>[http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=44811&type=media Johnny Weir wins Skating Magazine Reader's Choice Skater of the Year Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209083818/http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=44811&type=media |date=December 9, 2013 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>

* In 1999, Kwan was given the Historymakers Award by the Los Angeles [[Chinese American Museum]].<ref>[http://www.camla.org/events/hmbanq9.htm CAM Annual Historymakers Awards Banquet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230190548/http://camla.org/events/hmbanq9.htm |date=December 30, 2008 }}</ref>
* In May 2000, Kwan was selected as one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's 50 most beautiful people.<ref name=USbio /><ref name="Peoplemostbeautiful">{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/michelle-kwan-ice-skater-vol-53-no-18/|title=Michelle Kwan: Ice Skater|website=People|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807192038/https://people.com/archive/michelle-kwan-ice-skater-vol-53-no-18/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2002, Kwan won the [[Teen Choice Award]] for favorite female athlete.<ref name=USbio />
* In 2002, Kwan was chosen as [[Cosmogirl]] of the year.<ref name=USbio />
* In 2002 and 2003, Kwan won the [[Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award|Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award]] for favorite female athlete.<ref name=USbio />
* In 2005, Kwan traveled to Beijing to accept an award for being the "female athlete kids in China most admire" at the inaugural CCTV-Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Honors.<ref>[http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=30895&type=news CCTV Nickelodeon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621230241/http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=30895&type=news |date=June 21, 2011 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>
* In 2007, the [[Women's Sports Foundation]] honored Kwan with the Billie Jean Award for her contribution to women's sports.<ref>[http://fcnp.com/2007/11/07/michelle-kwan-receives-billie-jean-king-award/ Billie Jean Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221508/http://fcnp.com/2007/11/07/michelle-kwan-receives-billie-jean-king-award/ |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>
* In May 2009, Kwan was honored by the Los Angeles [[Chinese Historical Society of Southern California]] in "Celebrating Chinese Americans in Sports".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chssc.org/NewsNotes/NN_Master.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312075359/http://www.chssc.org/NewsNotes/NN_Master.htm|url-status=dead|title=CHSSC News and Notes April 2009|archive-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>
* In 2010, Kwan received an honorary doctorate's degree from [[Southern Vermont College]] and delivered the commencement speech for that year's graduation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJi4qN4q5mw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MJi4qN4q5mw| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Part 1: Michelle Kwan's Commencement Speech at SVC|date=May 12, 2010 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* In 2012, Kwan was the sole inductee for the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.<ref name=lat111223 /> She was also the sole inductee for the 2012 World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.<ref name=WFSHOF />
* In 2014, Kwan was honored by Harlem Skating for her career.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/michelle-kwan-honored-harlem-skating-230739183--spt.html Harlem Skating] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221143/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/michelle-kwan-honored-harlem-skating-230739183--spt.html |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>
* In 2017, Kwan was inducted into the California sports Hall of Fame.

==Public life==
===Diplomatic positions===
[[File:Michelle Kwan at the NLB, Singapore.jpg|thumb|upright|Kwan in Singapore, January 2011]]

On November 9, 2006, Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] named Michelle Kwan as a public diplomacy ambassador. In this non-salaried position, Kwan represented American values, especially to young people and sports enthusiasts, and traveled widely.<ref name=usat061108 /> Kwan made her first overseas trip in the capacity of public diplomacy ambassador with a visit to China from January 17–25, 2007.<ref name="NapaValleyRegister">[http://napavalleyregister.com/news/national/michelle-kwan-makes-a-near-flawless-transition-from-skating-to/article_11b2e1e6-7b3c-5d45-82d1-23ff208f7b53.html Michelle Kwan makes a near flawless transition from skating to diplomacy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110104415/http://napavalleyregister.com/news/national/michelle-kwan-makes-a-near-flawless-transition-from-skating-to/article_11b2e1e6-7b3c-5d45-82d1-23ff208f7b53.html |date=January 10, 2018 }}, ''Napa Valley Register'', accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>

Her diplomatic position as an envoy continued in the [[Barack Obama]] administration where she worked with then Vice President [[Joe Biden]]<ref name=ct100908 /> and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name=du090606 />

Following her first trip to China as a public diplomacy envoy, Kwan continued her role in subsequent trips to Russia in June 2007,<ref>[http://usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=38785 Russia trip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031846/http://usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=38785 |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> Argentina in March 2008,<ref>[http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=45654&vkey=ice_pressrelease Argentina trip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031653/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=45654&vkey=ice_pressrelease |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> Ukraine in February 2009,<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/02/119784.htm Ukraine trip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804010922/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/02/119784.htm |date=August 4, 2020 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> South Korea in January 2010,<ref>[http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100104&content_id=7870102&vkey=ice_pressrelease South Korea trip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032115/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100104&content_id=7870102&vkey=ice_pressrelease |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> and Singapore in January 2011.<ref name=usdos1101 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC110112-0000197/Michelle-Kwan-tries-out-wobble-board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182702/http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC110112-0000197/Michelle-Kwan-tries-out-wobble-board|url-status=dead|title=Michelle Kwan Tries Out 'Wobble Board'|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

On April 15, 2011, it was announced that Kwan would serve as an adviser to the U.S.-China Women's Leadership Exchange and Dialogue (Women-LEAD).<ref name=womenlead /> In December 2012, Kwan was appointed as a State Department senior adviser for public diplomacy and public affairs.<ref name=wp121205 />

In June 2015, Kwan announced that she would support Hillary Clinton's campaign efforts by working on outreach efforts from Clinton's headquarters in Brooklyn.<ref>Hamilton, Meredith. "Michelle Kwan: Hillary Clinton's Newest Political Ally", ''The Christian Science Monitor'', June 5, 2015. Web. November 18, 2015.</ref>

====United States ambassador to Belize====
[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets With Ambassador Kwan (52488375156).jpg|thumb|Kwan with US Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] in 2022]]
On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that he intended to nominate Kwan to be [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize|United States ambassador to Belize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/president-biden-announces-key-diplomatic-and-agency-nominees/|title=President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic and Agency Nominees|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218222051/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/president-biden-announces-key-diplomatic-and-agency-nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was formally nominated on January 7, 2022.<ref name=PN1662>Presidential nomination no. [https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1662 1662] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110201808/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1662 |date=January 10, 2022 }}, ''Michelle Kwan, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize.'', 117th Congress, January 7, 2022. Accessed January 10, 2022.</ref> Hearings on her nomination were held before the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] on May 18, 2022. Her nomination was reported favorably by the committee on June 9, 2022.<ref name="PN1662" /> She was confirmed by the Senate with a voice vote on September 29, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LeBlanc |first=Paul |date=2022-09-30 |title=Senate confirms Michelle Kwan as US ambassador to Belize |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/politics/michelle-kwan-us-belize-ambassador/index.html |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930052444/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/politics/michelle-kwan-us-belize-ambassador/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She received her appointment on October 7<ref>{{cite news |title=Appointments &#124; 2022 |url=https://statemag.state.gov/2022/12/appointments-2022/ |access-date=December 4, 2022 |work=State Magazine |agency=U.S. Department of State |date=December 2022 |quote=Michelle Kwan, of California, was appointed to serve as the new U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Oct. 7. |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204211731/https://statemag.state.gov/2022/12/appointments-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was sworn in on October 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ambassadorial Assignments Overseas |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-10-31-Ambassador-Assignments-Overseas-Report.pdf |publisher=U.S. Department of State Office of Presidential Appointments |access-date=December 4, 2022 |page=3 |date=October 31, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205035813/https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-10-31-Ambassador-Assignments-Overseas-Report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She presented her credentials to [[Governor-General of Belize]] Dame [[Froyla Tzalam]] on December 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USMissionBelize |author=U.S. Embassy Belize |number=1599871582280687618 |title=U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan today presented her Letters of Credence to Governor General of Belize HE Dame Froyla Tzalam and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to strengthening the 41-year U.S.-Belize alliance to foster a secure, democratic, and prosperous Belizean society. 🇺🇸🇧🇿 |access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref> She is the first Asian American woman to hold the position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Head Turners: Olympian Michelle Kwan Pivots to Public Service |url=https://www.shondaland.com/live/money/a43868845/head-turners-olympian-michelle-kwan-pivots-to-public-service/}}</ref> She served in that position through the Biden administration, leaving in January 2025.<ref name=BelizeEmbassyVideo2025-01-17>{{cite video |author=U.S. Embassy Belize |date=January 17, 2025 |title=We're feeling nostalgic as we reflect on Ambassador Michelle Kwan's tenure in Belize. Thank you, Ambassador, for your leadership and dedication to strengthening the U.S.-Belize partnership. We accomplished so much! |url=https://www.facebook.com/USMissionBelize/videos/479783668191445/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |website=Facebook |access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref>

===Filmography===
Kwan has guest-starred as herself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass]]" and the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[A Hero Sits Next Door]]". She has also made guest appearances on ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' (in the season 6 episode "The Good Sport"), ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' and various other television series. She provided the voice of a shopkeeper in [[Disney]]'s direct-to-DVD sequel ''[[Mulan II]]''. Kwan also did the voice of a fictionalized version of herself called Michelle Kwanzleberry in the penultimate episode of ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]''. In 2005, she and fellow figure skater [[Brian Boitano]] appeared as announcers in the film ''[[Ice Princess]]''.

In 1998, Kwan struck a deal with [[Walt Disney Television]] that led to her starring in 3 prime-time skating specials on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]: ''Reflections on Ice'' in 1998 (an ice skating adaptation of the Disney film ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', based on the Chinese legend of [[Hua Mulan]]), ''Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits'' in 1999 and ''Princess on Ice'' in 2001, with the last special featuring performances by the boy band [[O-Town]] and the country music vocal group [[SHeDAISY]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/59250/Reflections-on-Ice-Michelle-Kwan-Skates-to-the-Music-of-Disney-s-Mulan-/overview Reflections on Ice TV special] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522074217/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/59250/Reflections-on-Ice-Michelle-Kwan-Skates-to-the-Music-of-Disney-s-Mulan-/overview |date=May 22, 2014 }}<br />- [https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/55116/Michelle-Kwan-Skates-to-Disney-s-Greatest-Hits/overview Disney's Greatest Hits TV special] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522074441/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/55116/Michelle-Kwan-Skates-to-Disney-s-Greatest-Hits/overview |date=May 22, 2014 }}<br />- [https://www.espn.com/skating/news/2001/0108/1002174.html Princess on Ice TV special] </ref> She also appeared in various other televised skating specials throughout her career.

In 1999, she appeared in the ''[[Michelle Kwan Figure Skating]]'' computer game (released by Electronic Arts).<ref name=Gamespot>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-signs-michelle-kwan/1100-2451018/ EA signs Michelle Kwan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404033238/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-signs-michelle-kwan/1100-2451018/ |date=April 4, 2023 }}, ''Gamespot'', accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>

===Other activities===
[[File:Michelle Kwan Special Olympics 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Kwan at the [[Special Olympics]] Massachusetts, September 25, 2010]]
[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] published an autobiography by Kwan in 1998, titled ''Heart of a Champion'', which is now in its sixth printing.<ref name=USbio />

In 1999, Kwan signed with [[Disney Publishing Worldwide]] for an 8-book deal which included an inspirational book for children titled, ''The Winning Attitude: What it Takes to be a Champion'', as well as a series of fictional skating books inspired by Kwan and written by Nola Thacker called "Michelle Kwan presents Skating Dreams".<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/world-champion-figure-skater-michelle-kwan-to-author-books-with-buena-vista-publishing-73586772.html World Champion Figure Skater Michelle Kwan to author books with Buena Vista Publishing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520222409/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/world-champion-figure-skater-michelle-kwan-to-author-books-with-buena-vista-publishing-73586772.html |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref>

Kwan voiced the food vendor in Disney's ''[[Mulan II]]'' which was released in 2004.

In 2005, Kwan's family opened the EastWest Ice Palace in [[Artesia, California]]. The ice rink houses many of her skating medals and memorabilia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofartesia.us/newsArticles/icePalace.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521221818/http://www.cityofartesia.us/newsArticles/icePalace.html|url-status=dead|title=City of California, EastWest Ice Palace|archive-date=May 21, 2007}}</ref>

In January 2009, Kwan was appointed a member of the [[President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports]] by [[George W. Bush]], a role which she had continued into the Obama administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090107/BREAKING02/90107008/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breaking |title=Michelle Kwan to be appointed to President's Council on Physical Fitness |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |access-date=January 13, 2009 |date=January 7, 2009 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224194326/http://www.staradvertiser.com/?source=rss_breaking |url-status=dead }}<br />- {{cite news | url = http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/01/bush_makes_more_last-minute_ap.html | title = Bush Makes More Last-Minute Appointments | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | date = January 7, 2009 | access-date = January 13, 2009 | archive-date = March 5, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020311/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/01/bush_makes_more_last-minute_ap.html | url-status = dead }}<br />- {{cite web |url=http://teamusa.org/news/article/8804 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417070009/http://teamusa.org/news/article/8804 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |title=Kwan appointed to President's Council on Physical Fitness |publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]] |access-date=January 13, 2009 |date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref>

Kwan has been a longtime supporter of the [[Special Olympics]], taking part in "unified sports" events that bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities. In 2011, she was added to the board of directors for the Special Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.specialolympics.org/Sections/Who_We_Are/Special_Olympics_Board_of_Directors.aspx |title=Archived copy |website=www.specialolympics.org |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127145555/http://www.specialolympics.org/Sections/Who_We_Are/Special_Olympics_Board_of_Directors.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Endorsements===
Kwan has had many endorsement contracts throughout her career, including Aim Funds,<ref name=CBCsports>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/kwan-seeks-fourth-world-crown-1.268029 Kwan seeks fourth world crown-CBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031903/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/kwan-seeks-fourth-world-crown-1.268029 |date=May 21, 2014 }}, mentions endorsements for Aim Funds, Chevrolet, Disney, Yoplait, Caress, Campbell's and United Airlines, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Campbell's]],<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/01/11/kwan-back-on-top-with-national-title/ "Kwan back on top with national title"], ''Chicago Tribune'', accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> Caress soap,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/16/sports/plus-figure-skating-kwan-signs-tv-deal-with-disney.html "Kwan signs TV deal with Disney"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235439/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/16/sports/plus-figure-skating-kwan-signs-tv-deal-with-disney.html |date=February 11, 2017 }},''New York Times'', accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> [[Chevrolet]],<ref name="KwanChevroletDeal" /> [[Coca-Cola]],<ref name="NYtimesEndorsements">[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/27/business/media/27adco.html "Even with no Gold Medal, Michelle Kwan is golden to advertisers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629070145/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/27/business/media/27adco.html |date=June 29, 2012 }} ''New York Times'', accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Disney]],<ref name="Goodasgold" /> [[East West Bank]],<ref>[http://www.eastwestbank.com/english/News_Release.asp?id=4 "Michelle Kwan – New East West Spokesperson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520215751/http://www.eastwestbank.com/english/News_Release.asp?id=4 |date=May 20, 2014 }} accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> [[Got Milk?]],<ref>[http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-got-milk-ads-now-over-new-slogan-milk-life-replaces-them-20140227,0,317882.photogallery "Got milk?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220029/http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-got-milk-ads-now-over-new-slogan-milk-life-replaces-them-20140227,0,317882.photogallery |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]],<ref>[http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=34632 "Kwan to be featured in Kraft Foods Commercial"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031328/http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=34632 |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Mattel]],<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-skatertm-barbier-cuts-through-the-ice-with-the-help-of-figure-skating-champion-michelle-kwan-74314127.html "Mattel Star Skater Barbie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031637/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-skatertm-barbier-cuts-through-the-ice-with-the-help-of-figure-skating-champion-michelle-kwan-74314127.html |date=May 21, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Maxxis]],<ref name="ChicagoTribune">[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/02/13/goodbye-girl-7/ "Goodbye Girl"], ''Chicago Tribune'', accessed May 19, 2014</ref> [[McDonald's]],<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/2006-02-14-kwan-usat_x.htm "Kwan still could take gold with sponsors"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031625/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/2006-02-14-kwan-usat_x.htm |date=May 21, 2014 }}, ''USA Today'', accessed May 20, 2014.</ref> [[Minute Maid]],<ref name="NYtimesEndorsements" /> [[Riedell Skates]],<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/two-way-communications-adds-peapod-work-and-new-clients-chicago-interactiv "Riedell endorsement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031352/http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/two-way-communications-adds-peapod-work-and-new-clients-chicago-interactiv |date=May 21, 2014 }}, ''Ad Week'', accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Royal Caribbean International]],<ref>[http://www.royalcaribbean.com/royal/deckathlon/home.do Royal Caribbean International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220344/http://www.royalcaribbean.com/royal/deckathlon/home.do |date=May 20, 2014 }}, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> [[Starbucks]],<ref name="ChicagoTribune" /> [[United Airlines]],<ref name=CBCsports /> [[Visa Inc.|Visa]],<ref name="NYtimesEndorsements" /> and [[Yoplait]].<ref name=WhoWillWin />

Kwan's multi-year deal with Chevrolet (starting in 2000) was estimated to be worth over $1 million.<ref name="KwanChevroletDeal">[http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/11/20011119/Marketingsponsorship/Kwan-Still-A-Good-Skate-With-Advertisers-Despite-Odd-Year.aspx?hl=Game%20Face%20Marketing%20Inc&sc=0 Kwan still a good skate with advertisers, despite odd year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521012343/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/11/20011119/Marketingsponsorship/Kwan-Still-A-Good-Skate-With-Advertisers-Despite-Odd-Year.aspx?hl=Game%20Face%20Marketing%20Inc&sc=0 |date=May 21, 2014 }}, Sportsbusinessdaily.com, accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> The Chevrolet/Michelle Kwan R.E.W.A.R.D.S. Scholarship program was established by the Chevrolet Motor Division of [[General Motors]] in cooperation with Kwan.<ref>[http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=95 Michelle Kwan's REWARDS scholarship program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114225156/http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=95 |date=January 14, 2014 }}, accessed July 14, 2006.</ref>

In 2002, Kwan was named a "celebrity representative" and spokeswoman for [[The Walt Disney Company]] in a three-year deal reported to be worth $1 million a year.<ref name="Goodasgold">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221305/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/17/sports/sp-kwan17/2 "Good as Gold"], ''Los Angeles Times'', accessed May 19, 2014.</ref> This deal was renewed and expanded in 2006.<ref>[http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0216_kwan.html Figure Skating Champion Michelle Kwan To Serve As Celebrity Representative and Spokesperson for Disney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219164844/http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0216_kwan.html |date=February 19, 2006 }}, February 16, 2006, accessed September 6, 2006</ref>

==Personal life==
In September 2012, Kwan announced her engagement to [[Clay Pell]], an American lawyer, military officer and former director for strategic planning on the [[Department of National Security|National Security]] staff at the [[White House]]. In February 2014, he declared his candidacy for [[Governor of Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Sullivan, Sean | title = Michelle Kwan's husband Clay Pell running for governor of Rhode Island | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | access-date = February 23, 2014 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/28/michelle-kwans-husband-clay-pell-running-for-governor-of-rhode-island/ | archive-date = January 31, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140131230053/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/28/michelle-kwans-husband-clay-pell-running-for-governor-of-rhode-island/ | url-status = live }}</ref> He was unsuccessful in his bid. Pell is the grandson of the late Rhode Island Senator [[Claiborne Pell]]. The couple, who met in April 2011,<ref name=people110911 /> were married on January 19, 2013, in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. [[Vera Wang]] designed Kwan's wedding gown.<ref name=pj130119 /><ref name=people130119 />

After four years of marriage, Pell filed for divorce from Kwan in March 2017 citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clay Pell files for divorce from Michelle Kwan|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170329/clay-pell-files-for-divorce-from-michelle-kwan|access-date=March 29, 2017|work=Providence Journal|date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924141210/http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170329/clay-pell-files-for-divorce-from-michelle-kwan|url-status=live}}</ref> 

On January 5, 2022, Kwan announced the birth of her first child, a daughter.<ref>{{cite instagram |last=Kwan |first=Michelle |user=michellewkwan |postid=CYXs7rzluWF |title=I'm overjoyed and tears of happiness are streaming down my face as I share the news of the arrival of Kalista Belle Kwan! |date=January 5, 2022 |access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>

On December 11th, 2025, Kwan announced the birth of her second child, a daughter, on her Instagram page.<ref>{{cite instagram |last=Kwan |first=Michelle |user=michellewkwan |postid=CYXs7rzluWF |title=I’m overjoyed to share that our baby girl — Della Rose Kwan — has arrived! |date=December 11, 2025 |access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref>

=== Political views and activism ===
Kwan worked as a surrogate to Hillary Clinton's [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential campaign]] as an outreach coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hillary for America-Organization and Staff of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign|url=http://www.p2016.org/clinton/clintonorg.html|access-date=September 8, 2016|website=www.p2016.org|archive-date=September 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906113438/http://www.p2016.org/clinton/clintonorg.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked why she decided to join the campaign she explained, "There was no way that I could sit on the sidelines."<ref name="nymag.com">{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/michelle-kwan-is-working-for-hillary-clinton.html|title=Michelle Kwan Is Working for Hillary Clinton|first=Marin|last=Cogan|website=Nymag.com|date=August 28, 2016|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707172207/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/michelle-kwan-is-working-for-hillary-clinton.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

She added that, for her, supporting Clinton was a no-brainer, given her family's own immigrant history. "Every day I'm reminded about my personal story, about what's at stake in these elections. I think of my parents, and as I look around the room, we probably share similar stories, of how our parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents might have immigrated to the U.S. It's so the next generation of Americans have the ability to dream that dream."<ref name="nymag.com" />

In May 2021, it was announced that Kwan would executive produce "Recipe for Change" for [[YouTube]] alongside [[LeBron James]], [[Maverick Carter]], [[Dennis Cheng]], Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron. The special, set to air June 16, 2021 and produced by the [[SpringHill Company]], brings together Asian American celebrities, chefs, activists, and creators to celebrate [[Asian Pacific American|Asian and Pacific Islanders]] culture<ref>{{cite web|last=Cabajar|first=Llana|date=July 7, 2021|title=Recipe for Change opens the dialogue for Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) culture and discrimination|url=https://villagepipol.com/recipe-for-change-opens-the-dialogue-for-asian-and-pacific-islanders-api-culture-and-discrimination/|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=Village Pipol.com|publisher=Red Entertainment, Inc.|location=Pasig City, Philippines|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106021057/https://villagepipol.com/recipe-for-change-opens-the-dialogue-for-asian-and-pacific-islanders-api-culture-and-discrimination/|url-status=live}}</ref> and discuss the recent and historic acts of hate and violence against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders community.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Will Smith & Alicia Keys Docuseries Lead Latest YouTube Originals Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/will-smith-alicia-keys-docuseries-youtube-originals-1234749289/|access-date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213949/https://deadline.com/2021/05/will-smith-alicia-keys-docuseries-youtube-originals-1234749289/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Recipe for Change" was nominated for "Outstanding Daytime Special" at the [[49th Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=49th Daytime Emmys Nominees – Program Non-Drama|url=https://theemmys.tv/daytime/49th-nominees-program-non-drama//|access-date=September 14, 2022|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929180838/https://theemmys.tv/daytime/49th-nominees-program-non-drama/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Programs ==
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! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
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! 2005–2006<br /><ref name=bio0506 />
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* ''[[Totentanz (Liszt)|Totentanz]]''<br /><small>by [[Franz Liszt]]<br />arranged by [[Maksim Mrvica]]<br />choreo. by [[Tatiana Tarasova]] </small>
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* [[Prelude in C-sharp minor (Rachmaninoff)|Prelude in C-sharp minor]]<br /><small> by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]<br />choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova</small>
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* [[A Song for You]]<br /><small> by [[Natalie Cole]]</small>
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! 2004–2005<br /><ref name=bio0405 />
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* Adagio from ''[[Spartacus (ballet)|Spartacus]]''<br /><small>by [[Aram Khachaturian]]<br />choreo. by [[Nikolai Morozov (figure skater)|Nikolai Morozov]]</small>
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* ''[[Boléro]]''<br /><small>by [[Maurice Ravel]]<br />choreo. by [[Christopher Dean]]</small>
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* [[You Raise Me Up]]<br /><small>by [[Josh Groban]]</small>
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* [[This Used to Be My Playground]]<br /><small>by [[Madonna]]</small>
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! 2003–2004<br /><ref name=bio0304 />
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* The Feeling Begins<br /><small>(from [[Passion (Peter Gabriel album)|''The Last Temptation of Christ'']])<br />by [[Peter Gabriel]]<br />choreo. by [[Scott Williams (figure skater)|Scott Williams]], Michelle Kwan,<br />[[Karen Kwan (figure skater)|Karen Kwan]] and [[Nikolai Morozov (figure skater)|Nikolai Morozov]]</small>
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* ''[[Tosca]]''<br /><small>by [[Giacomo Puccini]]<br />choreo. by Nikolai Morozov</small>
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* [[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]<br /><small>by [[Alicia Keys]]</small>
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* ''[[Boléro]]''<br /><small>by [[Maurice Ravel]]<br />choreo. by [[Christopher Dean]]</small>
|-
! 2002–2003<br /><ref name=bio0203 />
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* ''[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]''<br /><small>by [[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br />performed by [[Ikuko Kawai]]<br />choreo. by Scott Williams, Michelle Kwan,<br />Karen Kwan, and Nikolai Morozov</small>
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* ''[[The Miraculous Mandarin]]''<br /><small>by [[Béla Bartók]]<br />choreo. by [[Peter Oppegard]]</small>
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* [[Fields of Gold]]<br /><small>by [[Eva Cassidy]]</small>
|-
! 2001–2002<br /><ref name=bio0102b /><ref name=bio0102a />
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* [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 3]]
* [[Trio élégiaque No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Trio No. 2]]<br /><small>by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]''<br /><small>by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]<br />performed by [[New York Philharmonic]]<br />choreo. by [[Sarah Kawahara]]</small>
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* ''[[The Miraculous Mandarin]]''<br /><small>by [[Béla Bartók]]<br />choreo. by [[Peter Oppegard]]</small>
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! 2000–2001<br /><ref name=bio0001 />
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* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[Rush (1991 film)|Rush]]''<br /><small>by [[Eric Clapton]]<br />choreo. by [[Christopher Dean]]</small>
|
* O canto do cisne negro (Song of the Black Swan)<br /><small> by [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]</small>
* [[Piano Trio No. 4 (Dvořák)|Dumky trio]]<br /><small>by [[Antonín Dvořák]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* Beautiful World<br /><small>by [[Sumi Jo]]</small>
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* This Time Around<br /><small>by [[Linda Eder]]</small>
|-
! 1999–2000
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* [[A Day in the Life]]<br /><small>by [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]]<br />performed by [[Jeff Beck]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[The Red Violin]]''<br /><small>by [[John Corigliano]]<br />performed by [[Joshua Bell]]<br />choreo. by Lori Nichol</small>
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* [[The World Is Not Enough (song)|The World Is Not Enough]]<br /><small>by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]</small>
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* [[Hands (Jewel song)|Hands]]<br /><small>(from ''[[Joy: A Holiday Collection]]'')<br />by [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]</small>
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* [[One More Time (Laura Pausini song)|One More Time]] <br /><small>from ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]''<br />by [[Laura Pausini]]</small>
|-
! 1998–1999
|
* ''[[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]]''<br /><small>by [[Rodion Shchedrin]]</small>
* ''[[Carmen Fantasie (Waxman)|Carmen Fantasie]]''<br /><small>by [[Franz Waxman]]</small>
* ''[[Carmen (1983 film)|Carmen]]''<br /><small>by [[Paco de Lucía]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[Ariane (Massenet)|Ariane]]''
* Orchestral Suite No. 3
* Orchestral Suite No. 6<br /><small>by [[Jules Massenet]]</small>
* Absalom's Death And Tango<br /><small>by [[Leonid Desyatnikov]]<br />performed by [[Gidon Kremer]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* [[Kissing You (Des'ree song)|Kissing You]]<br /><small>by [[Des'ree]]</small>
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* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* ''[[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]]''<br /><small>by [[Rodion Shchedrin]]</small>
* ''[[Carmen Fantasie (Waxman)|Carmen Fantasie]]''<br /><small>by [[Franz Waxman]]</small>
* ''[[Carmen (1983 film)|Carmen]]''<br /><small>by [[Paco de Lucía]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
|-
! 1997–1998
|
* [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 3]]
* [[Trio élégiaque No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Trio No. 2]]<br /><small>by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* Lyra Angelica<br /><small>by [[William Alwyn]]</small>
* Gymnopedie #3<br /><small> by [[Erik Satie]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
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* [[On My Own (Les Misérables)|On My Own]]<br /><small> (from ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'')<br /> performed by [[Kaho Shimada]]</small>
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* Dante's Prayer<br /><small>by [[Loreena McKennitt]]</small>
|-
! 1996–1997
|
* Orchestral Suite No. 3
* Finale from ''[[Hérodiade]]''<br /><small>by [[Jules Massenet]]</small>
* ''[[The Red Poppy]]''<br /><small>by [[Reinhold Gliere]]<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
|
* Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz<br /><small>by [[Fikret Amirov]]</small>
* ''[[Lion of the Desert]]''<br /><small>by [[Maurice Jarre]]<br />choreo. by Lori Nichol</small>
|
* [[Winter (Tori Amos song)|Winter]]<br /><small>by [[Tori Amos]]<br />choreo. by Michelle Kwan</small>
|-
! 1995–1996
|
* Romanza<br /><small>by [[Salvador Bacarisse]]</small>
* Fiesta Flamenca<br /><small>by Monty Kelly<br />choreo. by [[Lori Nichol]]</small>
|
* ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]''
* [[Dance of the Seven Veils]]<br /><small>by [[Richard Strauss]]<br />choreo. by Lori Nichol</small>
|
* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]</small>
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* Just Around the Riverbend<br /><small>(from ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'')<br />by [[Judy Kuhn]]<br />choreo. by Lori Nichol</small>
|-
! 1994–1995
|
* ''[[Yellow River Piano Concerto]]''<br /><small>by [[Xian Xinghai]]<br />performed by [[Yin Chengzong]], Chu Wanghua</small>
|
* ''[[Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso]]''<br /><small>by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]</small> <small>choreo. by Lori Nichol</small>
|
* Fantasia on Greensleeves<br /><small>by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]</small>
----
* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]</small>
|-
! 1993–1994
|
* Song of India<br /><small>(from ''[[Sadko (opera)|Sadko]]'' by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]])</small> <small>choreo. by Lori Nichol</small> (also "[[Sabre Dance]]" by [[Aram Khachaturian]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fenton |first=Roxane Lyn |title=Circuits of Representation: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning in U.S. Popular Culture |publisher=[[University of California, Riverside]] |year=2007 |language=English |page=229 <!--  "Salome" was also not the first of Kwan's programs to use Oriental themes in some way. Her short program for the 1993-1994 season, "Song of India" combined three pieces of music, "Sabre Dance" from the ballet Gayaneh by Aram Khachaturian, "Song of India" from the opera Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and a third piece identified only as "Persian Dance."-->}}</ref>

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* ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''<br /><small>by [[Lee Holdridge]]</small>
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|-
! 1992–1993
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* ''[[Miss Saigon]]''<br /><small>by [[Claude-Michel Schönberg]]</small>
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! 1991–1992
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* [[Concerto in F (Gershwin)|Concerto in F]]<br /><small>by [[George Gershwin]]</small>
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==Competitive highlights==
Major events for Olympic-eligible skaters include the [[World Figure Skating Championships]], the [[Olympic Winter Games]], the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], and for American skaters, the [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]. Kwan's record in these events is listed by season in the tables below. [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9GOAs5v33K36IGm48VOO7srCCtlobtu Competitive outings].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="15" style="background-color: #ffdead;" align="center" | International<ref name=bio0506/><ref name=bio0405/><ref name=bio0304/><ref name=bio0203/><ref name=bio0102b/><ref name=bio0001/>
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! Event
! {{tooltip|91–92|1991–1992}}
! 92–93
! 93–94
! 94–95
! 95–96
! 96–97
! 97–98
! 98–99
! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}}
! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–2001}}
! 01–02
! 02–03
! 03–04
! 04–05
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|2nd]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|3rd]] || || || 
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || [[1994 World Figure Skating Championships|8th]] || [[1995 World Figure Skating Championships|4th]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1996 World Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1997 World Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1999 World Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2000 World Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2001 World Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[2002 World Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2003 World Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|3rd]] || [[2005 World Figure Skating Championships|4th]] 
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Final]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | [[1995–96 Champions Series Final|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1996–97 Champions Series Final|2nd]] || || || bgcolor=silver | [[1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2nd]] || bgcolor=silver | [[2000–01 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2nd]] || bgcolor=silver | [[2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2nd]] || || || 
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Nations Cup]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | [[1995 Nations Cup|1st]] || || || || || || || || || 
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || [[1993 Skate America|7th]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1994 Skate America|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1995 Skate America|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1996 Skate America|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1997 Skate America|1st]] || || bgcolor=gold | [[1999 Skate America|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2000 Skate America|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2001 Skate America|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2002 Skate America|1st]] || || 
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || bgcolor=gold | [[1995 Skate Canada International|1st]] || || bgcolor=gold | [[1997 Skate Canada International|1st]] || || bgcolor=gold | [[1999 Skate Canada International|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[2000 Skate Canada International|2nd]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | [[2001 Skate Canada International|3rd]] || || || 
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Eric Bompard|France]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | [[1994 Trophée de France|3rd]] || || bgcolor=gold | [[1996 Trophée de France|1st]] || || || || || || || || 
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || || || bgcolor=silver | [[Figure skating at the 1994 Goodwill Games|2nd]] || || || || bgcolor=gold | [[Figure skating at the 1998 Goodwill Games|1st]] || || || || bgcolor=silver | [[Figure skating at the 2001 Goodwill Games|2nd]] || || || 
|-
! colspan="15" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
| align=left | [[Gardena Spring Trophy|Gardena]] || || bgcolor=gold | 1st Jr. || || || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
! colspan="15" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National
|-
| align=left | [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Champ.]] || [[1992 United States Figure Skating Championships|9th J]] || [[1993 United States Figure Skating Championships|6th]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1994 United States Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1995 United States Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1996 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=silver | [[1997 United States Figure Skating Championships|2nd]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1998 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[1999 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2000 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2001 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2002 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2003 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2004 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] || bgcolor=gold | [[2005 United States Figure Skating Championships|1st]] 
|-
| colspan="15" align="center" | <small> GP = Became part of ''Champions Series'' in 1995–1996, ''Grand Prix'' from 1998 to 1999 <br /> J. = Junior level, WD = Withdrew, Alt = Alternate (did not compete) </small>
|}

==Notes ==
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==References==
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<ref name=bio0001>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2000/2001 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010419022927/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = April 19, 2001 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0102a>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011218004406/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = December 18, 2001 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0102b>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020602045557/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = June 2, 2002 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0203>{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2002/2003 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030608193808/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = June 8, 2003 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0304>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2003/2004 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040603124335/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = June 3, 2004 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0405>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2004/2005 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050330090923/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = March 30, 2005 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=bio0506>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2005/2006 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060613054911/http://isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = June 13, 2006 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

<ref name=ct100908>{{cite news | url = http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/sports_globetrotting/michelle_kwan/ | title = It figures for Kim, Lysacek to take golden parachute | work = Chicago Tribune | date = September 8, 2010 | access-date = September 10, 2009 | archive-date = February 22, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180222052457/http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/sports_globetrotting/michelle_kwan/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=usat061108>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2006-11-08-kwan-diplomat_x.htm | title = Michelle Kwan named U.S. public policy ambassador | work = USA Today | date = November 2006 | access-date = September 5, 2017 | archive-date = June 15, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090615230818/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2006-11-08-kwan-diplomat_x.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=du090606>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2009/06/2009-06-06-Kwan.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612003246/http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2009/06/2009-06-06-Kwan.html|archive-date=June 12, 2009|title=Home}}</ref>

<ref name=usdos1101>{{cite web | url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/01/154059.htm | title = Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan Travels to Singapore January 9–15, Will Meet with Youth and Government Officials | publisher = Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. State Department. | date = January 6, 2011 | access-date = June 8, 2011 | df = mdy-all | archive-date = August 4, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200804025944/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/01/154059.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=womenlead>{{cite news | url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/04/161029.htm | title = Initial Public-Private Partnerships Forged Under U.S.-China Women-LEAD Initiative | work = U.S. Department of State | date = April 15, 2011 | access-date = April 22, 2011 | df = mdy-all | archive-date = August 4, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200804033757/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/04/161029.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=wp121205>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/michelle-kwan-bureaucrat-skating-champ-now-has-state-department-job/2012/12/05/95dba4b8-3f1d-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_blog.html | title = Michelle Kwan, bureaucrat: Skating champ now has State Department job | newspaper = [[Washington Post]] | date = December 5, 2012 | access-date = September 5, 2017 | archive-date = October 17, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171017062931/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/michelle-kwan-bureaucrat-skating-champ-now-has-state-department-job/2012/12/05/95dba4b8-3f1d-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_blog.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=CSM>{{cite journal | url = https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0227/p25s01-alsp.html | title = For Americans, lots of medals but a 'faceless' Olympics | first = Mark | last = Sappenfield | journal = The Christian Science Monitor | date = February 27, 2006 | access-date = September 6, 2006 | archive-date = January 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180120124208/https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0227/p25s01-alsp.html | url-status = live }}<br />- {{cite web |url=http://www.asianmediawatch.net/bestapas/ |title=Video Spotlight – Michelle Kwan |publisher=Asian Media Watch |access-date=September 6, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824071652/http://www.asianmediawatch.net/bestapas/ |archive-date=August 24, 2006 }}<br />- {{cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/kwan/profile.html | title = People in the News Spotlight – Michelle Kwan | work = CNN | access-date = October 8, 2006 | archive-date = September 20, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160920044529/http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/kwan/profile.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=HarrisInt>{{cite web | url = http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-Fave-sports-star-2009-07.pdf | title = Harris Interactive – America's favorite Athlete | publisher = Harris Interactive | access-date = July 14, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717202231/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-Fave-sports-star-2009-07.pdf | archive-date = July 17, 2011 | url-status = dead }}<br />- {{cite web | url = http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-WOMENS-SPORTS-80-MILLION-ADULTS-FOLLOW-1999-03.pdf | title = Women's Sports – 80 million Adults follow | publisher = Harris Interactive | access-date = January 16, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025227/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-WOMENS-SPORTS-80-MILLION-ADULTS-FOLLOW-1999-03.pdf | archive-date = September 24, 2015 | url-status = dead }}<br />- {{cite web | url = http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-Michael-Jordan-Still-Tops-the-List-as-Nations-Favorite-Sports-Star-2003-02.pdf | title = Michael Jordan still tops the list as Nation's favorite sports star | publisher = Harris Interactive | access-date = January 16, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025220/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-Michael-Jordan-Still-Tops-the-List-as-Nations-Favorite-Sports-Star-2003-02.pdf | archive-date = September 24, 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=TheBottomLine>{{cite web | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/10/28/the-bottom-line-lysacek-us-skating-both-losing-in-dispute-between-them/ | title = Lysacek, U.S. Skating both losing in dispute between them | first = Philip | last = Hersh | work = Chicago Tribune | date = October 28, 2011 | access-date = January 16, 2014 | archive-date = January 18, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140118084333/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-28/sports/chi-the-bottom-line-lysacek-us-skating-both-losing-in-dispute-between-them-20111028_1_evan-lysacek-barb-reichert-david-raith/2 | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=WhoWillWin>{{cite web | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/3073446/t/who-will-win-endorsement-gold/#.Utg6ddL1kzI | title = Who will win endorsement gold? | first = Jane | last = Weaver | work = NBC News | date = February 25, 2002 | access-date = April 16, 2020 | archive-date = February 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200222021536/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3073446/t/who-will-win-endorsement-gold#.Utg6ddL1kzI | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=cbie>[[Christine Brennan]], ''Inside Edge'', {{ISBN|0-684-80167-1}}</ref>

<ref name=latoutlook>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-elliott24dec24,1,964592.column?coll=la-headlines-s&ctrack=1&cset=true | title = LA Kwan expands outlook as part of her healing process | work = Los Angeles Times | date = December 24, 2006 | access-date = April 16, 2020 | archive-date = January 17, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015037/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-24-sp-elliott24-story.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=sfg090606>{{cite news | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/06/sports/s054009D93.DTL | title = Michelle Kwan graduating from University of Denver | work = San Francisco Gate | date = June 6, 2009 | access-date = June 6, 2009 | archive-date = June 18, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090618150019/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F06%2Fsports%2Fs054009D93.DTL | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ct110603>{{cite news | url = http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/sports_globetrotting/2011/06/michelle-kwan-figure-skating-white-house-olympics-tufts-masters-degree-.html | title = Ms. Kwan goes to Washington, master's degree in hand | work = Chicago Tribune | date = June 3, 2011 | access-date = November 6, 2011 | archive-date = September 29, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200929102518/https://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/sports_globetrotting/2011/06/michelle-kwan-figure-skating-white-house-olympics-tufts-masters-degree-.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=people110911>{{cite news | url = https://people.com/celebrity/michelle-kwan-engaged-to-clay-pell/ | title = Michelle Kwan Is Engaged | work = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date = September 11, 2011 | access-date = September 11, 2011 | archive-date = May 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160508145349/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20628947,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=WFSHOF>{{cite news | url = http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/%5Cdocuments%5CWHOF_Class_of_2012_release.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131115070545/http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/%5Cdocuments%5CWHOF_Class_of_2012_release.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 15, 2013 | title = Michelle Kwan elected to World Figure Skating Hall of Fame | date = March 14, 2012 | access-date = March 14, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=lat111223>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1224-michelle-kwan,0,3268751.column | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111224062952/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1224-michelle-kwan,0,3268751.column | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 24, 2011 | title = Michelle Kwan has found there is life after figure skating | work = Los Angeles Times | first = Helene | last = Elliott | date = December 23, 2011 | access-date = December 23, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=Elliott>{{cite news | url = https://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/01/sports/spw-michelle-kwan1 | title = Michelle Kwan won't compete in Vancouver | first = Helene | last = Elliott | work = Los Angeles Times | date = August 1, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name=pismk>{{cite news | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2003952856_peep16.html | title = People in Sports: Michelle Kwan | agency = Associated Press | publisher = The Seattle Times | date = October 16, 2007 | access-date = November 4, 2007 | archive-date = November 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071118193035/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2003952856_peep16.html? | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=ao101217>{{cite news | url = http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20101218-253391.html | title = Meeting Michelle Kwan for the first time | first = MaryAnn | last = Soh | work = AsiaOne | date = December 17, 2010 | access-date = June 8, 2011 | location = Singapore | archive-date = October 29, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171029071823/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20101218-253391.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=st110112>{{cite news | url = http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_623268.html | title = Michelle Kwan inspires poly students | first = Shivali | last = Nayak | work = The Straits Times | date = January 12, 2011 | access-date = June 8, 2011 | archive-date = June 28, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628093228/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_623268.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=pj130119>{{cite news | url = http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/01/olympian-michelle-kwan-marries-clay-pell.html | title = Olympian Michelle Kwan marries Clay Pell | first = Lynn | last = Arditi | work = Providence Journal | date = January 19, 2013 | access-date = January 19, 2013 | archive-date = January 21, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130121200050/http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/01/olympian-michelle-kwan-marries-clay-pell.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=people130119>{{cite news | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20665953,00.html | title = Michelle Kwan Marries Clay Pell | first = Cynthia | last = Wang | work = People magazine | date = January 19, 2013 | access-date = January 19, 2013 | archive-date = September 23, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160923124546/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20665953,00.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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== Works cited ==
*{{Cite book |last=Kestnbaum |first=Ellyn |title=Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-8195-6641-1 |location=Middletown, Connecticut}}

== External links ==
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* {{ISU figure skater|00000561}}
* {{USFSA|category=AthleteBio|id=2267|archive=20080616030608}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=michelle-kwan}}
* {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20210129012657}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{NYT topic|people/k/michelle_kwan}}
* {{C-SPAN|68937}}
* [https://bz.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ U.S. State Department biography]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJY67mMo6Ts Kwan's ''Salome'' free skate,1995/1996 Grand Prix Finals]

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