Michel Kwan does not go to St. Petersburg

The four-time world champion American Michel Kwan refused to participate in the Grand Prix finals in St. Petersburg. According to Kwan, she made the decision not to participate in the Grand Prix back in September. The consent to speak at the first stage of the series - "Skate America" ​​- Michelle gave only at the request of the organizers due to the fact that several skaters, including the Salt Lake City Sarah Hugues, withdrew the competitions. The victory in the tournament allowed the queen to gain sufficient number of points for the final, but she decided not to change her initial plans, calling the main priority of the season a successful performance at the World Cup in Washington. In St. Petersburg, Kwan will be replaced by Ukrainian Elena Lyashenko, the official website of the US figure skating association reports .

Apparently, the quant has already begun preparations for the Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006. The 21-year-old athlete once again stated that she has not yet intended to go to professionals, which allows us to assume that the American would take part in the third Olympics for herself.

Michelle was already trying to win twice, having real chances of "gold". However, in Nagano, she won only “silver”, and this winter in her homeland in Salt Lake City was able to take only third place.