Michelle Kwan's Early Experience

Michelle Kwan was born in torrance, Los Angeles County, California. She is the third child of her father Guan Huitang and her mother Guan Shuyi. They immigrated from Hong Kong to America. When Michelle Kwan was a child, Cantonese and English were mixed at home. Besides, she can speak some simple Mandarin. Michelle Kwan became interested in figure skating when she was five years old. Because her brother was an ice hockey player and her sister was a figure skater, she followed them to participate in ice sports. When Michelle Kwan was about 8 years old, she began to receive strict training with her sister Karen. They practice for 3 to 4 hours every day and get up at 3 am every day to practice skating until school time; Report to the skating rink immediately after school. Because Michelle Kwan's parents are workers, the increasing cost of skating makes Michelle Kwan's family face financial difficulties. Michelle Kwan's mother took a second job, and her father also increased the working hours to pay for skating and coaching. Finally, the Michelle Kwan family decided to sell their house, but it was still not enough to pay for skating. When Michelle Kwan was 65,438+00 years old, Guan Jia could no longer hire a coach, but they also got financial help from the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club and allowed Michelle Kwan to practice at the Iceborg International Training Center in Arrow, California.