Michelle Kwan Submits Petition to U.S. Figure Skating for Olympic Spot
(St. Louis, Mo., 1/11/05) - U.S. Figure Skating announced today the receipt of a petition from nine-time U.S. and five-time World champion Michelle Kwan requesting one of three spots on the U.S. Olympic Team for ladies figure skaters. The petition will be reviewed by the U.S. Figure Skating International Committee at their meeting following the ladies free skate at the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 14.
The committee will make a decision and announce its nominations to the USOC for the 2006 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team following the conclusion of the meeting.
No further information will be released regarding the petition until after U.S. Figure Skating’s International Committee meets on Saturday night.
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