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Kwan makes switch to another coach

Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, eager to restore triple-triple jumps
to her program, switched coaches and is taking lessons from Rafael Arutunian, a
noted jump technician.

Kwan ended a decade-long association with Frank Carroll before the Salt Lake
City Olympics, where she added a bronze medal to the silver she'd won in 1998.
She began working with Scott Williams in September 2002, then won her fifth
world title and seventh U.S. title earlier this year.

Deciding she'd benefit from intensified training, she sought help two weeks ago
from Arutunian, with whom she'd worked in Olympic years. Kwan plans to pursue
her eighth U.S. title next month in Atlanta.





Wednesday, December 3, 2003