Michelle Kwan & the Olympics

Hi All,

I was so sad to hear that Michelle Kwan had to leave the Olympics!!!
However, I must say that she did so with grace and dignity--It must have crushed her to have to bow out (you could see her fighting the tears during her rink-side chat with her coach on Saturday).

Michelle Kwan is a true champion however--she realized that if she were to go on to the competition, she would not be helping the US Olympic team, vs. taking up a space for someone else's chance to go to the Olympics....

In essence--her leaving was allowing for a new rising star to have the chance to compete, much as she did 12 years ago at her first Olympics.

She is the epitome of true Olympic spirit and sportsmanship and also an awesome representative of the positive spirit and energy that is missing among athletics.

Many Kudos to Michelle for knowing when to step back even though it had to be the hardest thing she had ever done...

As an Asian American of Chinese heritage, I am not only proud of her
and her accomplishments, but also of the fact that she helped to change the face Olympics to include more diversity. :-) Even the US Olympic Committee has said that she was one of the most treasured athletes of our time...and that means a lot in this day and age of "now you see them, now you don't"... Apparently, she has won as many (and more) titles than Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill and Dick Button.

I hope that she continues to skate an look forward to seeing her in the Champions on Ice program again in the future....

Mon. Feb 13, 4:26pm

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