Full Name: Michelle Wing Kwan
Birthday: July 7th 1980
Birthplace: Torrance CA
Family: Dad- Danny Mother- Esther
Siblings: Brother- Ron Sister- Karen
Hometown: Torrance California

Other Info
First started skating at age 5

Her inspiration/idol is Brian Boitano. He inspired her to want to go to the Olympics when she watched him win in 1988.

Michelle was the youngest skater to win the US Olympic Festival in 1993

Fave colors:she likes colors that are strong such as black & red

Fave book: "Night" by Elie Wiesel

~~Fave Animal: Monkey it's her Chinese calender sign also Michelle failed her very first driver's test

~~First car-Jeep Cherokee

Favorite past time tv show- Family Matters

~~Admits to being a fashion freak, but hates little mini skirts
Michelle was named after her father's fave song by his favorite band(the Beatles)

~~Michelle's parents immigrated from China in the 1970's

Michelle's parents speak a mixture of Chinese and English at home

~~Michelle always wears a necklace of a dragon. It was a given to her from her grandmother. It's a Chinese symbol of good luck.

~~She loves to swim but she's scared of the water, especially the ocean because when she was little she nearly drowned.

Music: likes melodic music by Jewel, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Celine Dion, Natalie Merchant

~~Hobbies:movies, amusement parks, sports, shopping, poetry