Michelle Kwan competitive record
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Michelle Kwan's competitive history spans over a decade, as she has been competing at the national level since she was 12 years old. Her record in the U.S., World and Olympic Championships is found below along with the records of other top skaters with whom she has competed against.
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1992 - 93 | 1993 - 94 | 1994 - 95 | 1995 - 96 | 1996 - 97 | 1997 - 98 | 1998 - 99 | 1999 - 00 | 2000 - 01 | 2001 - 02 | 2002 - 03 | 2003 - 04 | 2004 - 05 | 2005 - 06 | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2nd | 3rd | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Worlds | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5 † | 3 | 1 | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 ‡ | 3 | |||
| Grand Prix Finals | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
† Shared record for most wins by an American with Carol Heiss; first lady to recapture title 3 times. ‡ Shared record for most golds (nine) with Maribel Vinson-Owen, 8 consecutive championships and 12 consecutive medals are both U.S. records.
[edit] Major events
Major events for Olympic-eligible skaters include the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, the Olympic Winter Games, and the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Kwan's record in these events is listed by season in the tables below.
2005-06 Season
Kwan did not compete in any major events in this season due to injury.
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Totentanz | Choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova |
| Free Skate | Rachmaninoff (Prelude in C Minor) | Choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova |
| Exhibitions | A Song for You | Choreographed by Sarah Kawahara |
2004-05 Season
The 2005 World Championship was the first time Kwan competed in the new judging system.
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Spartacus | Choreographed by Nikolai Morosov; Earned 3 6.0s at Nationals |
| Free Skate | Bolero | Choreographed by Christopher Dean; Earned 4 6.0s at Nationals |
| Exhibition | This Used To Be My Playground | Choreographed by Michelle Kwan |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Grand Prix Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sasha Cohen |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Sasha Cohen |
Kwan withdrew from both Skate America and Skate Canada |
| Qualifying Round | Tied for 9th | ||
| Short Program | 1st | 3rd | |
| Long Program | 1st | 3rd |
2003-04 Season
Kwan competed lightly in this season, withdrawing from her Grand Prix assignments.
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | The Feeling Begins | Choreographed by Nikolai Morosov |
| Free Skate | Tosca | Choreographed by Nikolai Morosov; Earned 7 6.0s at Nationals, 6 6.0s at Worlds |
| Exhibition | Fallin' | Choreographed by Brian Wright |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Grand Prix Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sasha Cohen |
1-G. Shizuka Arakawa 2-S. Sasha Cohen |
Kwan withdrew from both Skate America and Skate Canada |
| Qualifying Round | Tied for 6th | ||
| Short Program | 4th | ||
| Long Program | 1st | 2nd |
2002-03 Season
In this season, Kwan won every competition she entered, as well as all the phases of each competition.
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | The Feeling Begins | Choreographed by Nikolai Morosov; Earned 1 6.0 at Worlds |
| Free Skate | Concierto de Aranjuez | Choreographed by Karen Kwan, Michelle Kwan, Peter Oppegard, Nikolai Morosov; Earned 1 6.0 at Nationals, 2 6.0s at Worlds |
| Exhibition | Fields of Gold | Choreographed by Sarah Kawahara |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championship | Grand Prix Series: Skate America | Grand Prix Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sarah Hughes 3-B. Sasha Cohen |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Elena Sokolova 3-B. Fumie Suguri |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Ann Patrice McDonough 3-B. Elena Liashenko |
Kwan qualified with her win from Skate America but withdrew from the Grand Prix Series Final |
| Qualifying Round | 1st | |||
| Short Program | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Long Program | 1st | 1st | 1st |
2001-02 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rachmaninoff | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Free Skate | Scheherazade | Choreographed by Sarah Kawahara; Earned 2 6.0s at Nationals |
| Exhibition | Fields of Gold | Choreographed by Sarah Kawahara |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Olympic Championship | Grand Prix Series: Skate America | Grand Prix Series: Skate Canada | Grand Prix Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sasha Cohen 3-B. Sarah Hughes |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Fumie Suguri |
1-G. Sarah Hughes 2-S. Irina Slutskaya 3-B. Michelle Kwan |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sarah Hughes 3-B. Viktoria Volchkova |
1-G. Sarah Hughes 2-S. Irina Slutskaya 3-B. Michelle Kwan |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Sarah Hughes |
| Qualifying Round | 1st | 3rd | ||||
| Short Program | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Free Skate | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
2000-01 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program (I) | East of Eden | Choreographed by Lori Nichol; Earned 7 6.0s at Nationals |
| Short Program (II) | Rush | Choreographed by Christopher Dean |
| Free Skate (I) | Song of the Black Swan | Choreographed by Lori Nichol; Earned 2 6.0s at Nationals |
| Free Skate (II) | Miraculous Mandarin | Choreographed by Peter Oppegard |
| Exhibition (I) | Beautiful World | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Exhibition (II) | This Time Around |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Grand Prix Series: Skate America | Grand Prix Series: Skate Canada | Grand Prix Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sarah Hughes 3-B. Angela Nikodinov |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Irina Slutskaya 3-B. Sarah Hughes |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sarah Hughes 3-B. Elena Sokolova |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Fumie Suguri |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Sarah Hughes |
| Qualifying | 1st | ||||
| Short Program | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Free Skate | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
1999-00 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | A Day In The Life | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Free Skate | The Red Violin | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Exhibition | The World Is Not Enough | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Exhibition (II) | Hands | Choreographed by Philip Mills |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Grand Prix Series: Skate America | Grand Prix Series: Skate Canada | Grand Prix Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Sasha Cohen 3-B. Sarah Hughes |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Irina Slutskaya 3-B. Maria Butyrskaya |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Julia Soldatova 3-B. Elena Sokolova |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Julia Soldatova 3-B. Jennifer Robinson |
1-G. Irina Slutskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Maria Butyrskaya |
| Qualifying | 2nd | ||||
| Short Program | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
| Free Skate | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
1998-99 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | The Fate of Carmen | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Free Skate | Lemento D'Arianne | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Exhibition | Kissing You | Choreographed by Philip Mills |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Grand Prix Series: Skate America | Grand Prix Series: Skate Canada | Grand Prix Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Naomi Nari Nam 3-B. Angela Nikodinov |
1-G. Maria Butyrskaya 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Julia Soldatova |
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| Qualifying | |||||
| Short Program | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Free Skate | 1st | 2nd |
1997-98 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rachmaninoff | Choreographed by Lori Nichol; Earned 7 6.0s at Nationals |
| Free Skate | Lyra Angelica | Choreographed by Lori Nichol; Earned 8 6.0s at Nationals (out of 9 possible) |
| Exhibition | On My Own |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Olympic Games | Champions Series: Skate America | Champions Series: Skate Canada | Champions Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Tara Lipinski 3-B. Nicole Bobek |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Irina Slutskaya 3-B. Maria Butyrskaya |
1-G. Tara Lipinski 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Lu Chen |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Tara Lipinski 3-B. Elena Sokolova |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Maria Butyrskaya 3-B. Surya Bonaly |
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| Qualifying | ||||||
| Short Program | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Free Skate | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
1996-97 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Dream of Desdemona | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Free Skate | Taj Mahal | |
| Exhibition | Winter | Choreographed by Michelle Kwan |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Champions Series: Skate America | Champions Series: Skate Canada | Champions Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Tara Lipinski 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Nicole Bobek |
1-G. Tara Lipinski 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Vanessa Gusmeroli |
1-G. Michelle Kwan | 1-G. Tara Lipinski 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Irina Slutskaya |
|
| Qualifying | |||||
| Short Program | 1st | 4th | 3rd | ||
| Free Skate | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
1995-96 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Romanza | |
| Free Skate | Salome | Choreographed by Lori Nichol; Earned 2 6.0s at Worlds |
| Exhibition | East of Eden | Choreographed by Lori Nichol |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Champions Series: Skate America | Champion Series: Skate Canada | Champion Series: Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Tonia Kwiatkowski 3-B. Tara Lipinski |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Lu Chen 3-B. Irina Slutskaya |
1-G. Michelle Kwan | 1-G. Michelle Kwan | 1-G. Michelle Kwan |
| Qualifying | |||||
| Short Program | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | |
| Free Skate | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
1994-95 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Yellow River | |
| Free Skate | Rondo Capriccioso | |
| Exhibition | Greensleeves |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | Skate America | Trophee de France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Nicole Bobek 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Tonia Kwiatkowski |
1-G. Lu Chen 2-S. Surya Bonaly 3-B. Nicole Bobek 4. Michelle Kwan |
2-S. Michelle Kwan | 3-B. Michelle Kwan |
| Qualifying | ||||
| Short Program | ||||
| Free Skate |
1993-94 Season
| Programs | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Song of India | |
| Free Skate | East of Eden | |
| Exhibition |
| Phase | U.S. Championships | World Championships | World Junior Championships | Olympic Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Tonya Harding / later vacant 2-S. Michelle Kwan 3-B. Nicole Bobek |
1-G. Yuka Sato 2-S. Surya Bonaly 3-B. Tanya Szewczenko 8. Michelle Kwan |
1-G. Michelle Kwan 2-S. Kristina Czako 3-B. Irina Slutskaya |
1-G. Oksana Baiul 2-S. Nancy Kerrigan 3-B. Lu Chen * Michelle Kwan served as an alternate to Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan |
| Qualifying | ||||
| Short Program | ||||
| Free Skate |
1992-93 Season
| Phase | U.S. Championships |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1-G. Nancy Kerrigan 2-S. Lisa Ervin 3-B. Tonia Kwiatkowski 6. Michelle Kwan |
| Short Program | |
| Free Skate |
1991-92 Season
| Phase | U.S. Championships |
|---|---|
| Overall | Junior Level 9. Michelle Kwan |
| Short Program | |
| Free Skate |
[edit] Other competitive events
Other competitive events include made-for-TV pro-am and team format events sanctioned by the ISU or USFSA, but conducted under non-standard rules and judging.
Other Notable Singles Competitions
| Other Notable Singles Competitions | |||||
| Year | Event | Finish | Year | Event | Finish |
| 1993 | U.S. Olympic Festival | 1st | 1998 | Masters of Figure Skating | 1st |
| 1993 | Gardena Spring Trophy | 1st | 1998 | U.S. Pro Classic | 1st |
| 1994 | Thrifty Car Rental International Challenge | 3rd | 1998 | Grand Slam of Figure Skating | 1st |
| 1994 | Trophy de France | 3rd | 1999 | Masters of Figure Skating | 1st |
| 1994 | U.S. Outdoor Challenge | 1st | 1999 | Japan Open | 1st |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | 2nd | 2000 | Canadian Open | 2nd |
| 1994 | Hershey's Kisses Pro-Am Championships | 2nd | 2000 | Masters of Figure Skating | 1st |
| 1995 | Nations Cup | 1st | 2000 | Japan Open | 1st |
| 1995 | Best of the Best | 2nd | 2001 | Smart Ones Skate America | 1st |
| 1995 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge | 1st | 2001 | Masters of Figure Skating | 2nd |
| 1996 | Ultimate Four | 1st | 2001 | Goodwill Games | 2nd |
| 1996 | Trophée Lalique | 1st | 2002 | Campbell's Classic | 1st |
| 1996 | The Continents Cup | 1st | 2003 | International Figue Skating Challenge | 1st |
| 1996 | Centennial on Ice | 3rd | 2003 | Campbell's Classic | 2nd |
| 1996 | Champions Series Final | 1st | 2003 | ABC Sports International Challenge | 1st |
| 1997 | Champions Series Final | 2nd | 2004 | Marshalls World Cup | 2nd |
| 1997 | Japan Open | 1st | 2004 | Marshalls World Figure Skating Challenge | 3rd |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | 1st | 2004 | Campbell's Classic | 1st |
| 1998 | Ultimate Four | 1st | 2004 | Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge | 1st |
| 1998 | World Professional Championships | 1st | 2005 | Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge | 1st |
Other Notable Team Competition
| Other Notable Team Competitions | |||||
| Year | Event | Finish | Year | Event | Finish |
| 1995 | U.S. Postal Service Challenge (team) | 1st | 1999 | Hershey's Kisses USA vs. the World (team) | 1st |
| 1995 | World Team Challenge | 4th | 1999 | Keri Lotion Figure Skating Classic (team) | 2nd |
| 1996 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge (team) | 1st | 1999 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge (team) | 2nd |
| 1996 | U.S. Postal Service Challenge (team) | 1st | 2000 | International Figure Skating Challenge (team) | 2nd |
| 1997 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge (team) | 1st | 2001 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge (team) | 1st |
| 1997 | Nice 'n Easy Classic (team) | 2nd | 2002 | Hershey's Kisses Challenge (team) | 2nd |
