The Greatest Figure Skater NEVER to Win Olympic Gold? Her Story Is Heartbreaking

Five World Championships. Nine US National titles. 43 career championships. 57 perfect scores. And not a single Olympic gold medal to show for it. This is the story of Michelle Kwan; the most decorated figure skater in United States history, and the three heartbreaking moments that denied her the one thing she wanted most. In 1998, she walked into Nagano as the overwhelming favourite and left with silver. In 2002, she led after the short program in her home country... and fell. And in 2006, she was carried out of Turin in the middle of the night before she could skate a single competitive stroke, and sat alone in front of a room full of cameras trying not to cry. But this isn't just a story about what she lost. It's about a family that sold their home so a little girl could skate. A twelve-year-old who defied her coach and tested up to the senior level and passed. A seventeen-year-old who lost the gold medal on the biggest stage in sports and looked at the girl who beat her and said "Tara, I like you." It's about what it means to be truly great, even when greatness isn't enough. #MichelleKwan #FigureSkating #Olympics #WinterOlympics #FigureSkatingHistory #SportsDocumentary #Nagano1998 #SaltLakeCity2002 #Turin2006 #1998Olympics #2002Olympics #2006Olympics #TaraLipinski #NancyKerrigan #USFigureSkating #WorldChampionships