"For me, growing up in Salt Lake City and having a face like Michelle Kwan was really inspirational," said Chen at a victory press conference in Beijing.
champion, (1996, 1998–2005), Kwan earned a silver medal at the 1998 Nagano Games and a bronze at the 2002 Salt Lake Games. Nathan Chen, the first Asian American to win gold in men's figure skating, said that Michelle Kwan inspired him as a child.
Inspiration is making representation a reality among Asian Americans in figure skating. And for her jump, I really like her triple lutz," said Wester, rattling off the technical names of moves that make arena audiences gasp, then applaud. I like her combination spin of the layback and haircutter to Biellmann. FILE- Karen Chen competes in the women's free skate program during the US Figure Skating Championships Jan.
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