Michelle Kwan 2004 Nationals Long Program - "Tosca"

moonlightresonance08 Says:

Dec 20, 2008 - all jumps were almost perfect! top notch artistry and full of heart! presentation is really really 6.0 quality!

rickram1961 Says:

Dec 22, 2008 - Michelle Kwan at her very best! By far her very best LP ever!

minnison12 Says:

Dec 23, 2008 - we need michelle back skating just isn't the same without her :(

gotspeedyfingers2 Says:

Dec 23, 2008 - ABC guy is Terry Gannon.

Mandabee79 Says:

Dec 24, 2008 - Has she retired?

klkpiano Says:

Dec 24, 2008 - Another moment of Kwan genius: the triple flip followed by the double axel. The final musical phrase of that section is a two-note "phrase" played by the trumpet. She does the axel take-off and lands precisely on the last note. It's simply perfect and provides such a structural moment in the choreography by really marking the end of the first section. No one does like my Michelle! I also just love how she goes right up into that axel from the flip, so smoothly and effortlessly. Ah, heaven!

rise2fly Says:

Dec 25, 2008 - ...Beautiful makes my heart skip a beat

mmucho2006 Says:

Dec 26, 2008 - yeah..the best skater of all time..who cares about olympic medal...7 worlds champion ..better than 1 olympic gold..love u to comeback to skating ...skating is boring without u...

Ivenna Says:

Dec 26, 2008 - omg she's so amazing at skating.. abolutely beautiful :):)

skateroffigures Says:

Dec 27, 2008 - wow. that was extraordinary and look at the ice! it's blanketed by plushies =]

cpcpnr Says:

Dec 27, 2008 - aww!! her face was priceless when those perfect 6.0 went up!! GREAT JOB!!

Yimbie Says:

Dec 29, 2008 - yes. she retired a long time ago.

babigirl911 Says:

Dec 30, 2008 - she's so graceful! at 2:49 , she reminds me of a bird; like a swan.

shizukafan Says:

Dec 30, 2008 - Michelle's and Rafael's reactions are priceless!!!

sydders01 Says:

Dec 31, 2008 - i watch will and grace, can anyone tell me what happened to michelle kwan please x

ShaefDawg Says:

Dec 31, 2008 - ah, that mid-air twirl between the spins. yes, that was nice!

m3mi Says:

Dec 31, 2008 - this is one of her best performances!!!

melluved Says:

Jan 1, 2009 - She actually has not retired. She underwent hip surgery in 06 and has not competed since. She says she will announce if she plans to compete in the 2010 Olympics this year.

Teagle980 Says:

Jan 1, 2009 - I really hope she does. I look forward to seeing her...

xSeptembeRain Says:

Jan 2, 2009 - she's great :D I hope she stills compete :)!

Yimbie Says:

Jan 2, 2009 - i just don't know if she will really be even in the Top 3 when the next Olympics come around due to her lack of competition and experience with the new system. she's only been under the system once (Worlds) i believe. as much as i really love michelle kwan, i feel that the real battle will be between Mao Asada, Miki Ando, and Yuna Kim.

moonlightresonance08 Says:

Jan 2, 2009 - what does she have to improve on to be successful under the new system? she has great artistry, spirals, and footwork sequence right? Maybe add a triple-triple at least and more difficult spins?

cpcpnr Says:

Jan 3, 2009 - wonderful!! i love her! very graceful and beautiful=]

Yimbie Says:

Jan 5, 2009 - unfortunately, artistry isn't important under the new system. it's all about technical difficulty and how well you can pull them off. michelle will really HAVE to incorporate triple-triple combinations to compete with Yuna Kim and Mao Asada (2 skaters who accomplish that task quite easily) and also just have more difficult spins and and footwork. she will have a lot going against her, primarily age and lack of experience but it'll be truly amazing if she could pull off a gold or even a medal.

alexisrg7 Says:

Jan 6, 2009 - figure skating she be about grace and beauty and artistry not all about technical jumping. I miss Michelle :(