Weekend Crush: Michelle Kwan

Ladies and gentlemen: the lovely and incredible Michelle Kwan. She is sheer determination and is completely unstoppable. What moves me about Kwan is she has so many amazing achievements and, with each one, the excitement and love of life is so clearly written on her face. You can tell how much it means to her. Just imagine all the work she has built into her performances.

Kwan is the ultimate athlete. She has accomplished what she has set out to do, consistently landing amazing jumps (more on this in a bit) and has shined in the spotlight. Like my favorite figure skater, Sasha Cohen, she also shows great care in the artistry of her programs. I like to wonder what a skater, with Kwan's drive and accomplishment, and Sasha's musicality and flexibility, might be like--actually how amazing would these ladies be in pole fitness...?! Well. That would be nothing short of spectacular to say the least!

"IMG_0265" By  Special Olympics Massachusetts, CC Attribution 2.0 License

More than anything else, what draws me to Kwan is her strength of character. She does not falter. She dreams big and she means business. Consider the 1988 long program at Nagano (video below). Everything from her outfit to her physique speaks to her athleticism. Then there's that huge jump she nailed, even after skating more than half a long program. Wow. Just wow. She finishes in triumphant tears--a truly cathartic performance. I can't help but love her. She makes my brain sing.





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Welcome to a series of blog posts we're calling our "Weekend Crush." Every weekend we will blog about someone notable for fitness or flexibility and why they inspire us and, occasionally, have stolen our flexy loving hearts.