Michelle Kwan: From the Podium to Politics
The last time Michelle Kwan stared into competitive skating’s glaring spotlight was among the hardest times of her athletic career.
Seated alone at an elevated press conference table, Kwan’s glorious career — unknowingly to her — would soon come to an end.
Calm and subdued, the most-decorated athlete in U.S. Figure Skating history faced a throng of international journalists to discuss her injury and decision to withdraw from the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy.