Re: LATimes | Kwan Makes Switch to Another Coach

He worked with Sasha Abt. He also worked with Michelle before.

I don't understand why a lot of people have to downplay the importance 
of Olympic Gold just because Michelle Kwan did not win it. She is a 
fantastic skater. one of the best in the history of Figure Skating, and 
yes, she did not win the most prestigious award. It's a rare thing that 
arguably the best skater of her time did not get the most important 
award but it can happen. I does not make her a worse skater, and it does 
not make the Olympic Gold medal less prestigious. It just means that she
was outskated in this the most important competition. But like people 
pointed out, she did outskate her rivals in other, less important 
competitions. I just feel that downgrading the medal just because 
Michelle did not get is is disrespectful to other skaters who got it, 
or simply competed for it, and to the sport itself.

Fiona McQuarrie wrote:
> Shallah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-kwan3dec03,1,6820503.stor
> : y
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> : Quote:
> : 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
>
> "Noted"? I've never heard of him.
>
> Fiona