Michelle Kwan will always have a special place in my heart, and her Solomon routine at the 96 worlds is my favorite figure skating performance of all time, period.
@jamiefleury52188 жыл бұрын
Michelle Kwan is my all time favorite female figure Skater. Even to this day she is still my favorite. At the time My favorite female (and favorite ) Gymnast was/is Shannon Miller.
@intldawn14 жыл бұрын
I always cry when I watch this. Just seeing her have this early success on the world stage under immense pressure. Kudos to that family for making the sacrifices and for not being "skater parents." You can see even from these early days that Michelle skated primarily because she enjoyed it and not because she felt obligated. Doesn't hurt that she became one the most successful people in her sport. She is a true legend.
@irondragonmaiden6 жыл бұрын
Baby Michelle Kwan is the best and I LOVE how the family, especially Danny Kwan, are all so open about their pride and happiness for her
@PerAllwin1963 Жыл бұрын
Michelle Kwan at 13 was the sole representative from the U.S. that year for the ladies. She carried the sole responsibility of trying to end up in the top 10, so that 2 skaters could go the following year. She accomplished that. The U.S. was so proud of her.
@zurieljoshua14 жыл бұрын
A star rises. So glad to get to see this program. I've been searching for a while. Thank you.
@alphabetacanton7 жыл бұрын
Great kid, great skater, great future----as it happened!!
@PhoenixWindsong9 жыл бұрын
I was kind of disappointed in Frank for saying she had poor ''vocal skills''..and that she wasn't listening to him. I think Michelle was doing all the work here, and it's not fair to place timelines on an athlete of this quality. They mature when they mature
@atty.jvsalud8 жыл бұрын
5.0 for technical merit and 4.8 for presentation from Finland?! What the?!
@Mikemixolydian3 жыл бұрын
Just had a thought. This East of Eden LP was a good strong program for its time. I wish she could have brought it back for 2002 season.
@Danny-wy8kz4 жыл бұрын
Her program is better-programmed than Nancy or Tonya’s ones.
@3Axel199614 жыл бұрын
@intldawn LOL, if you only really got to know Danny Kwan between 1995 and 2004...
@USA-qm2bk5 жыл бұрын
3Axel1996 spill the tea
@timothyhh9 жыл бұрын
first triple loop!
@paulief.biggie545911 жыл бұрын
The judges couldn't believe their eyes. . .
@victoriaindigo13 жыл бұрын
@3Axel1996 I remember distinctly after Michelle won Silver in Nagano 98. She said "I hope my parents still love me". Just a subtle indication of what was really going on behind the scenes
@LiamForeman5 жыл бұрын
What she said was she hoped her family still loved her, and proceeded to name her mother, Karen, etc but noticeably omitted Danny. Kind of upsetting to see a 17 y/o girl talking like that.
@debrakateri29794 жыл бұрын
Are you insinuating if her fam loved her after she captured silver ?
@debrakateri29794 жыл бұрын
Liam Foreman I’m sure she wanted to do the best she could for her fam and herself . I highly doubt her parents hated her
@gogogeorge38062 жыл бұрын
It is typical of Asian heritage skaters. Remember Tiffany Chin's Mom? She was far worse than Kwan's parents ever could have been, no matter how bad they might have been.
@intldawn14 жыл бұрын
@3Axel1996 Really? What do you mean? I mean, the Kwans didn't seem like other skating parents like Suzanne Bonaly or Tiffany Chin's mother.
@anne9127611 жыл бұрын
Getrealandsee, how many more comments will you post until you get 'Kwanatically' demented? You belong in the list of the most incompetent inbred joker.
@SonOfAGun181410 жыл бұрын
another reason i'm glad the rules changed...... she skated better than everyone that placed above her....... ridiculous, and those scores are asinine. by today's rules she would have won a medal.
@rolandgreen74846 жыл бұрын
Oh please. Jumps small and with no flow, only about 4 clean and weak artistry and you call this the best? Better than the skates of Sato, Bonaly, Szewcenko, Kiellmann in the final flight. 8th was about right, even when you look at Leray who placed 7th it was better overall. Liashenko was probably weaker but had a much better short so also placed ahead.
@ralphbourgeois58755 жыл бұрын
LOL the only person who placed over her she might have skated better than is Liashenko who was 6th. Humphries though who placed behind her probably should have placed over her.
@katherinetan45873 жыл бұрын
David Robert Brown she had more than 4 clean jumps… are you blind? Not saying she skated better but you are being obviously biased