Amidst all the excitement of the baseball trading deadline last Friday, I nearly missed a major announcement from Michelle Kwan who decided not to compete in the 2009-2010 season. Instead, she will start grad school for a master’s degree in international affairs.
The announcement comes after much speculation about whether she would try to compete for her third Olympics in Vancouver. But at age 29, she has not competed since 2006 when she had to withdraw from the Olymics in Turin because of a hip injury, so she is probably not in the best competitive condition. While Kwan has not officially announced she is retiring, her decision not to compete this coming season essentially puts an end to her illustrious figure skating career. There will never be another skater quite like her.
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