Michelle Kwan is Emily Carlson's favorite figure skater.

Check out some fun facts about her!

Personal Info
Full Name : Michelle Wing Kwan

Nick Name: Shelly

Birthdate: July 7, 1980

Hometown: Torrance, California

Family: Danny (Dad), Estella (Mom), Ron (Brother), Karen (Sister)

Coach: Rafael Arutunian (former: Frank Carroll '92-'02; Scott Williams '02-'03)

Choreographers: Tatiana Tarasova, Lori Nichol, Sarah Kawahara, Christopher Dean, Peter Oppegard, Brian Wright, Philip Mills, Nikolai Morozov, Karen Kwan, and Michelle

Agent: Shep Goldberg, Proper Marketing Associates

Home Club: Los Angeles FSC

Training Rink & Town: East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California, Ice Castle's International in Lake Arrowhead, California, Healthsouth in El Segundo, California

College: UCLA and University of Denver

Fun Facts
Michelle always wears a good luck necklace that her grandmother gave her.
Michelle finished 11th grade with a 3.8 GPA and 12th grade with a 3.9 GPA, for a cumulative high school GPA of 3.61.
She had to go behind her coach, Frank Carroll's back in order to move up to the senior level.
Michelle had a pet squirrel when she was younger.
Her sister, Karen, also skated competitively at the elite level, finishing 6th at Nationals in '97
When she first lived at Ice Castle, she lived in the cabin called, "Debi Thomas' Teepee."