Michelle Kwan (Threads Merged)

[Simone411]

Happy Belated Birthday to the one and only Kween! I'm glad I'm here to say that!

 

[rfisher]

Michelle Kwan on Instagram: "Watching and cheering on Team USA has me feeling inspired to dust off the blades and prepare for the 2026 Olympics. I have 2 years to prepare, ha. But it does remind me of this bonus program my sister choreographed - I ju

42K likes, 1,079 comments - michellewkwan on July 31, 2024: "Watching and cheering on Team USA has me feeling inspired to dust off the blades and prepare for the 2026 Olympics. I have 2 years to prepare, ha. But it does remind me of this bonus program my sister choreographed - I just need to add...

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I know she's just kidding, but I would die if she actually decided to compete. She's in fantastic shape.

 

[attyfan]

Michelle Kwan on Instagram: "Watching and cheering on Team USA has me feeling inspired to dust off the blades and prepare for the 2026 Olympics. I have 2 years to prepare, ha. But it does remind me of this bonus program my sister choreographed - I ju

42K likes, 1,079 comments - michellewkwan on July 31, 2024: "Watching and cheering on Team USA has me feeling inspired to dust off the blades and prepare for the 2026 Olympics. I have 2 years to prepare, ha. But it does remind me of this bonus program my sister choreographed - I just need to add...

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I know she's just kidding, but I would die if she actually decided to compete. She's in fantastic shape.

How old is Deanna Stellato-Dudek again?

 

[Sylvia]

For the 3rd edition of the ISU’s World Ice Skating Day today (Dec. 15, 2024): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDm5D8pxbUn/

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[sk9tingfan]

For the 3rd edition of the ISU’s World Ice Skating Day today (Dec. 15, 2024): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDm5D8pxbUn/

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Michelle at 44 years old! OMG!

 

[Sylvia]

7 photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEkxeFguYZB/

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[Vagabond]

"I haven’t needed my red leg warmers in Belize, but I’ll need them when I’m back on the ice."

Get ready, Milan!

 

[Coco]

Solo Dance!!!

 

[attyfan]

Dear Ms. Deanna Stellato-Dudek: please talk to Michelle Kwan about coming back after a long absence from competition. Thank you.

 

[DreamSkates]

Dear Ms. Deanna Stellato-Dudek: please talk to Michelle Kwan about coming back after a long absence from competition. Thank you.

At least some ice shows!

 

[Sylvia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877868494856802426

Direct link to watch Michelle's 1998 FS in Philadelphia on January 10 (I was in the rafters on that night but the atmosphere was ELECTRIC!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPRcajUQrM

ETA: Thank you @kwanette!

 

[Vagabond]

Wonderful program, and I love Peggy Fleming's sighs of admiration.

 

[rfisher]

With the shape she's in, she could probably repeat that skate.

 

[Coco]

I was there...Never heard so many people hold their breath and be so simultaneously enraptured.

 

[Spikefan]

I was poor and just out of college in 1998 but probably could have done 2003 Worlds (went to Spain). I don’t regret Spain but I still wish I could have been at 1998 Nationals and 2003 Worlds.

I got up at like 3AM at my aunts place in Spain to watch Eurosport on her tiny TV. Such good memories.

 

[peibeck]

Sadly I never saw her "Lyra Angelica" program live, but I will never forget the literal whole Philips Arena vibrating from the crowd reaction at the 2004 Nationals in Atlanta, and the sea of stuffies which flooded the ice after her free skate. (Fanyu level adoration! ) It was almost like a tremblor! I honestly believe it surpassed the reception at DC Worlds.

 

[Debbie S]

I was a grad student in 1998 so I didn't even consider going to Nats, even though it wasn't far from where I was living at the time (NYC) but that was before comp ticket info was readily available and discussed online, so I was kind of clueless about attending. I watched it on TV and held my breath for most of Lyra Angelica.

I did attend 2003 Worlds...I got addicted to live comps after attending 01 Nats. The atmosphere on Saturday night for the FS was insane....lower bowl mostly sold out and people screaming so loud after she finished we couldn't hear the announcer. Those were the skating glory days.....

 

[Sylvia]

Sadly I never saw her "Lyra Angelica" program live, but I will never forget the literal whole Philips Arena vibrating from the crowd reaction at the 2004 Nationals in Atlanta, and the sea of stuffies which flooded the ice after her free skate. (Fanyu level adoration! ) It was almost like a tremblor! I honestly believe it surpassed the reception at DC Worlds.

2004 Nationals FS to Tosca, link also shared by @kwanette on X yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsCUfpGdsY

 

[sk9tingfan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877868494856802426

Direct link to watch Michelle's 1998 FS in Philadelphia on January 10 (I was in the rafters on that night but the atmosphere was ELECTRIC!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPRcajUQrM

ETA: Thank you @kwanette!

I was sitting in front of Nancy Kerrigan that evening. One thing among many others that were notable(not shown on TV) was the jump at the beginning of the stepwork sequence with a look of absolute joy on her face. So emotional!

 

[kwanette]

I wish that I could "bottle" the feelings that I had watching her in Philadelphia and Atlanta..Those performances will stay w me for the rest of my life..

 

[rfisher]

My favorite part of the programs was when she did the spiral sequence because that was the cue for the audience to start getting to their feet. No other skater had that sheer happiness she had at that point in her programs.

 

[Debbie S]

My favorite part of the programs was when she did the spiral sequence because that was the cue for the audience to start getting to their feet. No other skater had that sheer happiness she had at that point in her programs.

I think that was the moment I started breathing.

 

[rfisher]

I think that was the moment I started breathing.

I quit peeking through my fingers.

 

[BittyBug]

Fun fact about 2003 Worlds - Plushenko came out rinkside to watch the Kween skate her free program. He knew.

 

[jägerbomb]

Ugh, let's not taint a lovely Michelle discussion by invoking mullet man.

Michelle looks so good! In my personal alternative universe, pro competitions still exist, and she's inherited the Dorothy Hamill role of peak of pro skating in the 90s-- a woman competing in her forties showcasing gorgeous, pure skating, albeit with limited jumps.

Sigh. Back to the real world, I suppose.

 

[ross_hy]

In my mind, there will never be a combination of programs and performances to equal Philadelphia in 1998. Probably my all-time favorite moment in skating is a simple turn of the hands she does after the final triple toe in the free skate. Just goes to show that even the simplest movements can have a huge emotional impact.

Randomly, I remember QVC doing a live show selling Olympic merch from the arena right after the free skate. Since she's leaving Belize, I hope she shows up in Boston! I seem to remember she was there in 2016.

 

[Coco]

I miss a good two position spin. She ends Lyra with a fly sit to an upright scratch spin.

 

[attyfan]

iirc, in 2006, Michelle said that the funniest experience was when a streaker tried to disrupt her ... at the time, it was more scary than funny, but nothing stops Michelle:

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[Sparks]

2004 Worlds. Rafael was heroic