MICHELLE KWAN!

I'm surprised no one posted about Michelle Kwan. She simply is one of the best skater of all times (let's hope Mao follow in her footstep) michelle's my all time favourite until I found out about Mao asada, who instantly became my favourite. But I still feel that michelle's a great skater who potrays her character marvelously. She is very inspiring, and the way she skates make you feel like you did not waste that 4/5 mins you spent watching her. That's all I can think of now.

Thanks for starting this thread. I love Michelle Kwan! I fell in love with the sport because of her.

Michelle is skating in Singapore recently and ontd_skating has posted some articles, pictures, & videos.
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_skating/950464.html#cutid1

She looks gorgeous in those photos.

i know. i'm darned jealous now that i didnt go. D: but she's coming back in january. i hope i'll get a chance to see her then.

Argh!!! I forgot about this!!! But then today is the only day I can register for language classes so I still couldn't go to Marina Bay Sands...

This is surely a missed opportunity for me.

edt: She's coming back next month?! I have to find more info on this...

roma wrote:

Argh!!! I forgot about this!!! But then today is the only day I can register for language classes so I still couldn't go to Marina Bay Sands...

This is surely a missed opportunity for me.

edt: She's coming back next month?! I have to find more info on this...

yes she's coming next month!
http://chowskates.blogspot.com/2010/12/michelle-kwan-to-visit-singapore.html
i wanted to go ytd or today, but did not. i feel depressed ow.

sarahjoanne419 wrote:

I'm surprised no one posted about Michelle Kwan. She simply is one of the best skater of all times (let's hope Mao follow in her footstep)

I see many things which are common for Mao & Michelle. Both of them won their first world titles 2 years before olympic game and both of them won the silver at the olympics and after that the world title the same year I hope Mao will follow Michelle and will win 5 world titles, but I also want her to win the gold in Sochi!!!!

Maybe she will follow in Michelle kwan's path and win 5 world titles, and reclaim the world title thrice. Nice observation though.

Oh hi, Sarahjoanne! So you're from SG too huh? ;D I wanted to go see Michelle skate but family commitments came up I'm hoping to catch her next month! :'D

me too. i was hoping to catch her at national library, but i think it'll crash with school D:

How Missing Out on the Gold Changed Michelle Kwan's Life

Not sure if this was posted in the forums already, but Michelle talking about how she "trained her hardest, tried her best and still not getting what she wanted" made me remember how badly I rooted for her to win OGM. She sounds as if she's at peace with her loss and... Well, just click the link and hear the words straight from the Kween!

Thanks Klarification. Michelle Kwan is my first introduction to the world of figure skating, and while I love her skating and I hope that Mao would achieve such a legendary status as Michelle, I don't think she should've won the gold in '98. Tara won by higher technical marks: she had triple-triple while Michelle just played safe.

pearlyriver wrote:

Thanks Klarification. Michelle Kwan is my first introduction to the world of figure skating, and while I love her skating and I hope that Mao would achieve such a legendary status as Michelle, I don't think she should've won the gold in '98. Tara won by higher technical marks: she had triple-triple while Michelle just played safe.

I agree, Tara (I was rooting for her to win) won fairly. True, her jumps were small, but boy did she rotate them fast, and those two 3-3 You could tell she skated her heart out, no regrets later. I think Michelle played safe at both olympics, though, imo, firing Frank months before Salt Lake didn't help her one bit. She should've had a coach with her there, not her father.
And I would've put Sasha in 3rd instead... Michelle was slow and cautious.

So the darling of American FS is engaged
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20628947,00.html

Well, congrats to Michelle and Clay Pell! This is wonderful news!

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO POST THIS!!! I am so happy for her!!

And... guess who got married today? She looks like a goddess here:

http://twitpic.com/bwm75c

congratulations to michelle!

Congrats to Michelle, hope they have a wonderful life together.

Congrats to the lovely couple! I love that Michelle let her hair down... she looks so lovely.

Congrats to Michelle! Alokya you're right she does look like a Godess, so gorgeous.

Congrats Michelle!
She certainly looks fab and I believe she's always been a goddess for most of us figure skating fans, Alokya!
I'm very happy she's been leading a good respectful life and hope she'll go on doing so.

Alokya wrote:

And... guess who got married today? She looks like a goddess here:

http://twitpic.com/bwm75c

Congratulations Mrs. Michelle Pell!!!

l-spiralmao wrote:

Alokya wrote:

And... guess who got married today? She looks like a goddess here:

http://twitpic.com/bwm75c

Congratulations Mrs. Michelle Pell!!!

I didn't know that this is her hubby's last name. Michelle Pell sounds so funny, but then again I've been used to Michelle Kwan for 15 years, so I guess it'll take time to get used to this. Does anyone know if she'll keep Kwan or will she take on her hubby's surname?

zarinaballerina wrote:

l-spiralmao wrote:

Alokya wrote:

And... guess who got married today? She looks like a goddess here:

http://twitpic.com/bwm75c

Congratulations Mrs. Michelle Pell!!!

I didn't know that this is her hubby's last name. Michelle Pell sounds so funny, but then again I've been used to Michelle Kwan for 15 years, so I guess it'll take time to get used to this. Does anyone know if she'll keep Kwan or will she take on her hubby's surname?

I bet she will keep her own name. Celebrities rarely change their last names. She may take on his last name in addition to her own though - Kwan Pell. Idk. I hope she just keeps it the same.

I wonder if Vera Wang designed her dress. She used to wear a lot of her dresses for skating.

Star85 wrote:

I bet she will keep her own name. Celebrities rarely change their last names. She may take on his last name in addition to her own though - Kwan Pell. Idk. I hope she just keeps it the same.

I wonder if Vera Wang designed her dress. She used to wear a lot of her dresses for skating.

Vera did create Michelle's dress. Here's People's article with some interesting bits on the wedding ceremony.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20665953,00.html
Another article:
http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/01/olympian-michelle-kwan-marries-clay-pell.html