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...early hours of Sunday morning, Michelle Kwan made the made the most difficult decision of her life. The five-time world champion and two time Olympic medalist pulled out of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games due to an injury she sustained during her first practice session in Torino. "It was hard to make this decision, and one of the toughest I've had to make, but I know it was the right one," she told reporters later on Sunday morning. "I love and respect the sport and it's about bringing the best team to the Olympics. I wouldn...
...Following Kwan's withdrawal, the US Olympic Committee submitted a petition to replace her with Emily Hughes, the ladies' alternate and younger sister of 2002 Olympic champion Sarah Hughes. Hughes' father John was contacted, along with his daughter, at 8:45 pm EST while the family was having dinner. "Emily expressed her wishes for a quick recovery for Michelle, and was also excited to be part of the US team," said David Raith, executive director of the US Figure Skating Association and the first to inform the Hughes family. By early morning, the media circus had already...
...Kwan decided to withdraw after being evaluated by the US team physician in the Olympic Village at 2:15 am. "Due to our findings, our assessment of the injury was that it was a groin strain. For her to continue to train and compete at the level she needs to would put her at further risk of injury, and it was our recommendation that she withdraw," said Dr. Jim Moeller...
...years. And a strong contingent of cross-country skiers and lugers could stand on the podium. Yet organizers admit the real newsmakers are likely to be foreign athletes. The U.S. ski team, headed by Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves, is looking to bring home multiple medals. The injured Michelle Kwan, still chasing the only gold that's ever eluded her, will face strong challenges from teammate Sasha Cohen and Russia's Irina Slutskaya, seven-time European and twice World champion. The Scandinavians will struggle to protect their longtime hold on Nordic events from the Russian, Ukrainian and Czech skiers...
Along with the jumps, Meissner concentrated on improving her expressiveness on the ice. She enlisted the help of Lori Nichol, who has choreographed routines for Kwan, to design a more sophisticated long program that would help judges see her as a worthy senior-level competitor...