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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Bob Costas, Brian Boitano, Michelle Kwan, Lisa Guerrero, Al Michaels, Sasha Cohen, Dick Enberg, Dick Button, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Katarina Witt, Lesley Visser, Jim McKay, Scott Hamilton, Mary Carillo, Hannah Storm, Greg Gumbel, Robin Roberts, Phyllis George, Eva Pawlik, Bonnie Bernstein, Tom Hammond, Jillian Reynolds, Paul Wylie, Verne Lundquist, Yuka Sato, Peggy Fleming, Tim Ryan, Nicky Slater, Melissa Stark, Terry Gannon, Kurt Browning, Jack Whitaker, Andrea Joyce, Sandra Bezic, Jeanne Zelasko, Mark Lund, Christine Brennan, Johnny Esaw, Peter Carruthers, Tracy Wilson, Debbi Wilkes, Tracy Wolfson, Julie Moran, Maria Sansone, Alice Cook, Susan Wynne, Emi Watanabe, Christopher Howarth, David Santee. Excerpt: Michelle Wingshan Kwan (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: Gu n Y ngsh n; Jyutping: gwaan1 wing6 saan1; born July 7, 1980) is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (1998 & 2002) Olympic medalist, a five-time (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 & 2003) World champion (a record bettered only by Sonja Henie among ladies skaters) and a nine-time (1996, 1998-2005) U.S. champion (the all-time record, as tied with Maribel Vinson-Owen). She competed at a high level for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered one of the greatest figure skaters of all time. For well over a decade, Kwan maintained her status not only as America's most popular figure skater but as one of America's most popular female athletes, consistently making the top ten on many such polls and lists (often as the only figure skater) even years after she had stopped competing. During the decade of her reign Kwan enjoyed unprecedented popularity and amassed numerous multi-million dollar endorsement deals, starred in multiple TV spec...
