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Here are the results of the short program. from Skate Canada in St. John, New Brunswick. Here's the free skate order for Sunday. Here's an AP article about the short program. To see a picture of Michelle's short program (spiral), click here.
Right now, Gurl.Com is holding a contest where you can win tickets to COI and meet Michelle backstage at COI this year!!! To enter, click here. There is also video preview of the game!!! To view some screen shots of the game, click on any one of these links:
Practice Jumps
Create Skater
The Skater
Frank Carroll is moving to another rink, so Michelle can train with him at Iceoplex on the weekdays, and then train at Ice Castle during the weekends. Read this article here: Healthsouth Center Strikes Gold With Signing Of Olympic Skating Coach
Here are a few mentions of Michelle in BOI's Update Section:
Michelle Kwan wore the same dress she did when she skated her 'Red Violin' exhibition at the 1999 Worlds in Helsinki. "I have another costume made but it is heavier with long sleeves and I thought this was a better choice for the high altitude," said Kwan. The program is different with some different parts of the music changed for her competitive version of "Red Violin'. She completed six triples and fell on the seventh, her triple flip but still earned a 6.0 from the Austrian judge, Karin Ehrhardt. Kwan skated a mesmerizing performance and her other artistic scores included three 5.8's and five 5.9's.
On the Sunday, October 31 episode of the Simpsons, Michelle was mentioned.
There is some new information on Michelle's computer game. There are some screenshots and more at Semilogic.Com. I'm not posting any spoiler info here, just in case someone might be offended! =)
There is a one page feature on Michelle in the December 1999/January 2000 issue of Cosmogirl! Michelle is part of an article called 'Never Say Never (Don't let insecurity rule your life! These CosmoGIRL's show you how to find your inner confidence!)'. Here is what is mentioned in the magazine:
Michelle Kwan
Ultraconfident Michell Kwan was figure skating's hottest star in 1996: She placed first at both
the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. "I felt
like I was on top of the world," says the 19-year-old.
The next year, everyone expected she'd win again-everyone except Michelle. "You know how you
feel when people's eyes are on you? I felt it. I felt the expectations and the pressure," she
recalls. That pressure destroyed her confidence. "All I was thinking was 'What if I don't land
this?' or 'What if I fall?'" And a the Nationals, she did fall-twice. "It was one of the most
disappointing moments of my life." she writes in her new book The Winning Attitude!: What It
Takes to Be a Champion.
With the Olympics just a year away, Michelle forced herself to take an honest look at why she
had done so poorly. It wasn't that she hadn't trained hard enough-it was her mind-set. "I'd think
about the things that would go wrong," she says. "I needed to turn off the negative voice in my
head-I was psyching myself out."
She gave herself an attitude overhaul, studying old tapes to remind herself how confident she
used to be. "When you're not feeling so powerful, it's good to keep a little jar of that energy and
say 'That's how it felt,'" Michelle says. And the next year, she won the World Championships,
the Nationals, and the Olympic silver medal. Her secret, she says is repeating to herself the
best piece of advice she ever got: Don't focus on the negative things that can happen, just
think about the positive things.
On the one page feature of Michelle, there's a big, gorgeous picture! =) She is wearing an off-white tank top with a hooded top that is resting just off her shoulders. Her skirt is dark gray.
For the results of the Keri Lotion Classic, go to the results article at USAFA. For pictures of Michelle's Romeo and Juliet program, visit Eda's Site, and pls view this picture, hosted by Jenny. The elements of her program are as follows:
Double axel
Triple lutz
Combination spin
Circular spiral sequence
Triple Salchow
Layback spin
Triple toe-loop
Charlotte spiral into spin
For Michelle's free skate, she skated to a song from the 1996 movie William Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet, 'Kissing You', sung by Des'ree.
Click here for a poster of Michelle regarding 'Teen Read Week'!
Michelle has confirmed to yet another competition this season! She will skate at the Masters on Oct. 16, 1999. There, she will debut her new short program at this event. For more info, check out this article: Kwan set to face Butyrskaya.
There is a mention of Michelle in the October 1999 issue of American Cheerleader, and Teen magazine. For pictures, go to Heather's Seen and Heard Recently site.
On Friday, September 25, Michelle was mentioned on the ABC show 'Odd Man Out'.
At a recent press conference, Michelle confirmed that she was going to skate at 1999 Skate America! Frank Carroll (coach) and Michelle both say that she will be debuting her new long program, Romeo and Juliet in the competition. Please read the full article at the USFSA website.
There is a mention of Michelle in the October issue of Blades on Ice. It features 'Skaters of the Century', with an entire page for each skater. In the 1975-1999 section, Michelle is one of the skaters mentioned. She's on page 57. There's a photo, with the following:
Michelle Kwan
(USA)
Kwan is one of the most popular and best-loved skaters of the decade. In a recent survey she was voted the most
appealing female athlete product endorser among advertising agency creative directors and corporate marketing
executives. And she's a pretty good skater too. Known for her artistry and grace, Kwan has won 19 perfect marks of
6.0 in her skating career to date plus two World titles [1996 & 1998], three national titles [1996, 1998, & 1999], and
an Olympic silver medal [1998]. She has written a book and starred in two Disney television specials. She serves as a
national spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network and co-chairs CMN's ProKids program. She graduated from
high school with a 3.6 grade point average and this fall began classes at UCLA. However, Kwan plans to continue to
compete nationally and internationally at the eligible level.
Michelle is going to be on the Disney show, 'The Jersey'. They are using her for the promos for the show. Jenny posted this on the MK Forum:
I was just watching "Zenon, girl of the 21st Century" (yeah, I know a 24 year old should have something better to do
on a Friday night, but I wanted to see this movie since I read the script -- and almost helped cast it when I was living
back in LA), and ANYWAY, to my delight there was a lengthy promo for "The Jersey" at about 8:40 PM (central time).
It showed one of the stars (some girl) talking about the show (and explaining that it's about this boy who gets a special
gift jersey that turns him -- or his sister I think -- into famous athletes) and they jumped from clip to clip showing
different athletes -- I had my eyes peeled for Michelle, of course! They showed some hockey player and the girl was
talking about how the actors have to do sports and the athletes have to act. They showed a clip from the show of the
girl as the hockey player. Then... and I think I'm leaving something else out here.... but then..... they showed Michelle! I
may not be getting this exactly right (and I didn't have my VCR ready), but I think they introduced her as "ice skating
star Michelle Kwan" as she was stretching on the ice in a warm-up suit (on the set). Her hair looked really cute! They
showed her doing some moves on the ice, and then they interviewed her about the difference between skating and
filming a TV show (or something like that). Michelle said working on the set takes a lot of patience because you wait in
your trailer, then you film one scene, and then you go back to your trailer, and it's a lot of "hurry up and wait,"
whereas in skating you always know when it's your time to be on the ice. Sorry I'm probably butchering her words! I
think that was about it with Michelle, but there may have been more -- I can't remember everything! Other athletes
they showed/mention include a FB player from the SD Chargers, and Lisa Leslie, among others. They said a different
athlete is on every week. People on the West coast should tune in at about 9:35 or 9:40 to try to catch it -- and I'm sure
it will be on the Disney Channel again, so everyone should keep an eye out.
Later, Jenny added:
I guess the girl is the boy's cousin because I found this info here:
The Jersey
Series - 30 minutes
Nick Lighter and his cousin Morgan have inherited a unique gift: a jersey with the power to transport them into the
lives of their sports heroes.
September Airdates: 24
It's on at 6:30 and repeats at 11:30 according to the weekly lineup.
I forgot to mention in my summary above, that the clip they showed of the episode with the hockey player looked really
cool. They showed the girl all geared up and on the ice, and when she saw her reflection in the glass around the rink, it
was the real athlete in the reflection. It sort of reminded me of Quantum Leap (for anyone who watched that show).
I don't think Michelle is in the Sept. 24 premiere -- she's probably featured in a future episode with one of the kids
becoming her or something!
The following was taken from FSW, written by Amy Lynn about Michelle's upcoming computer game:
I noticed that Electronic Arts has information up on it's site about the computer game "Michelle Kwan's Figure
Skating". I check out a few distributers and it seems that the game will be available on October 20th.I am not sure if
this is a release date or an in store date but it is coming soon. They all had it priced between $28 and $30.
Here are some of the features that were listed:
Skate as Michelle Kwan or other top amateur figure skaters
USFA rules and judging standards
Import your own face and skate as yourself
Design your own costumes and choreograph custom routines
Choose your own music for your routines
Compete in venues around the world
Simple controls and intuitive gameplay
Create and print out a scrapbook of your skating career
Performance highlights you can e-mail to others, even if they don't have the game
There is a one-page article of Michelle in this month's (October) issue of Teen magazine! The title of the article is 'Banish Your Fears' and there's a few paragraphs taken out from Michelle's new book, 'The Winning Attitude'. There are three photos of Michelle. One is a big black and white Red Violin picture, and the second one is another smaller, color photo of the Red Violin. The last picture is the cover of 'The Winning Attitude'.
The following is taken from the SemiLogic web site: August 27, 1999 - Semi Logic has released new screenshots from it's upcoming game, Michelle Kwan's Figure Skating Championships. Recently, a new look was given to the game which is represented by the screenshots themselves. The screen shots are at http://www.semilogic.com/
There are several mentions of Michelle in the September/October 1999 issue of Women's Sports Illustrated Magazine. There is an ad for the United States Olympic Committee inside and Michelle is listed as a famous cancer in the horoscope section.
Michelle is one of the four people who received the Third Annual Historymaker
Awards by the Friends of the Museum of Chinese American History in Los
Angeles. This news was announced during a media conference on August 20, 1999. The award will be presented on September 11, 1999, at the Gala Banquet.
Michelle was mentioned a couple of times in the September-October issue of International Figure Skating Magazine, including an article about her upcoming figure skating computer game.
The picture of the cover of 'The Winning Attitude!' is in this month's issue of the 'Skating' magazine. For more details, and a scan of the cover, go to Heather's MK page.
Michelle has committed to the Grand Prix this season, and has said that she wants to compete in all the big competitions while also attending university. Jkovner (of the MK Forum) has seen Michelle's new programs for this season! Her short program has been described as sexy and not your typical figure skating classical music. Her long program is described as passionate, dark, and creative. It was also mentioned that Michelle is landing some triple axels, triple flip-triple toes, and triple toe-triple toe combinations in practice!
There is a small mention of Michelle in the current (August) issue of Teen People magazine. They have a section about celebrities that choose to go to universities, and they have a small head picture of Michelle, along with a small paragraph about her going to UCLA while still competitively skating.
Michelle is currently taking three summer courses at UCLA. The subjects of the courses are world history, philosophy, and psychology. Good luck, Michelle!
In the most recent book of Sweet Valley Senior Year #7 - Boy Meets Girl, there is a small mention of Michelle Kwan. In that part, 15 year-old Megan Sandborn is writing in her diary about what she wants to be when she grows up. Megan wrote that at first, she considered being a figure skater like Michelle Kwan, until she fell hard at the ice rink. Now, she wants to be a writer when she's older. The writer (Francine Pascal) made one mistake, though. She had called Michelle "professional figure skater Michelle Kwan", and of course, we all know that's she's an eligible-skater! =)
In this month's issue of Teen People (July), there is a photo of Michelle with pairs skater Elena Berezhnaya. They're playing football, and Michelle is wearing a black shirt with dark blue jeans.
Michelle was mentioned recently in Good Morning America.
Michelle will be the national campaign chair for the American Library Association (ALA) Teen Read Week, which is October 17 - 23. Read the article here.
The tenetative release date for the figure skating interactive game is 1999 holiday season. There are some sample screenshots at www.semilogic.com/kwan.htm. As the website says, these are only samples, and the screenshots do not represent the final product in any way.
On June 8, 1999, Electronic Arts © signed a contract with Michelle to make a interactive entertainment game for girls. The game will have choreography, costumes, music, and much more. Please read the article here
Vote for Michelle as this century's top figure skater at http://www.bladesonice.com/mag/voteSOTD.htm.
Michelle was at the Dallas Stars/Colorado Avalanche hockey play-off game on
Friday night. They showed her on ESPN in the stands with her older sister Karen,
pairs skater Elena Berezhnaya, and ice dancer Shae-Lynn Bourne.
There is a small section in this month's (May's) issue of Glamour magazine featuring Michelle.
Michelle assigned to go to GP Skate America, Colorado Springs, CO, from October 28-31, 1999. Team USA includes Sarah Hughes, Angela Nikodinov, and Michael Weiss.
Vote for Michelle on the Lifetime Poll.
Michelle is on the cover of the current issue of Blades on Ice with Elvis Stojko.
Michelle is nominated for Teen Female Athlete in the Seventeen magazine online website. She's on page 4 of the survey. Vote for her by clicking here.
Michelle has chosen the college she is going to attend this fall, which is "UCLA". She's not sure about her school or skating schedule, but the 2000 Nationals is definitely on her list of competitions, and hopefully Worlds.
I recently found out that Michelle Kwan has a new exhibition program, called One More Time, from Message in a Bottle.
Michelle Kwan is featured in the May issue of Teen People.
Michelle Kwan was not at Good Morning America.
In the exhibition, Michelle unveiled her new exhibition program "Le Violon Rouge", or "The Red Violin", which was composed by John Corigliano. Her program included a few triple toe-loops, camel to the right, Charlotte spiral, and she wore a deep red/violet dress.
Michelle is going to be on Good Morning America on March 30.
Michelle Kwan now has a public e-mail address for her fans, and you can e-mail her at train@ice-castle.com.
Michelle placed second in the World Championships yesterday, with six triples. On her first triple lutz, she stumbled. On her double axel, she singled, and she had a scratchy landing on her triple salchow, but Michelle had a very solid triple flip, and her last triple lutz was perfect. Maria Butyrskaya became the first Russian woman to be the World Champion, and she is also the oldest.
Vote for Michelle at http://www.freevote.booth/clandjoe.
Yesterday (March 26) was the ladies short program, and Michelle Kwan was in the final group of skaters, 5th to skate. She started off with a successful but a bit off balance triple lutz-double toe combination. She went for the double axel, but she leaned too far back, and fell onto the ice. Her last jump, a triple toe-loop, was very solid. She is now in fourth place, and hopes to improve today in the long program. For Michelle to win the Worlds this year, Maria Butyrskaya has to place 3rd or lower in the free skate, and Michelle has to win the free skate. Michelle has been battling the flu, and she says now, she is close to 100%. Here are the current standings:
1. Maria Butryskaya - RUS
2. Yulia Soblatova - RUS
3. Vanessa Gusmeroli - FRA
4. Michelle Kwan - USA
5. Tatiana Malinia - PKS
There is a small picture of Michelle Kwan on the cover of Women's Sports Illustrated.
Michelle skipped Four Continents and the Grand Prix Final to prepare to go straight to the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki, Finnland. Michelle is thinking about upgrading her short program triple toe loop to a triple flip for the Worlds. Good luck, Michelle!
Michelle appeared on the Donny and Marie Show recently, and she wore a black dress, and talked! =)
Michelle was great throughout the whole show! Cast includes Karen Kwan, Elvis Stojko, Oksana Baiul, Ilia Kulik.
Michelle Kwan won her third National title, becoming the first woman to since Jill Trenary. She skated a flawless short program, and a graceful and athletic long program, except she fell on her second triple lutz. I'm not sure, it looked like she rushed her takeoff, and didn't get her toe pick in the ice very steadily, and she still got her triple-triple combination, and six triples!! To read an article about her in the Nationals, please click here.
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