{"id":4297,"date":"2009-06-18T00:06:38","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T00:06:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-06-18T01:06:29","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T01:06:29","slug":"Decision-time-for-Michelle-Kwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4297","title":{"rendered":"Decision time for Michelle Kwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having just graduated with a <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/oly\/figureskating\/news\/story?id=4237469\" target=\"_blank\">bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/a> in international studies with a minor in political science from the University of Denver, <b>Michelle Kwan<\/b> has a few goals in mind.<\/p>\n<p>First, she&#8217;s been accepted to Tufts University for graduate work in international studies. And second, she&#8217;s still eyeing a chance to win a gold medal in figure skating. <\/p>\n<p><b>Kwan<\/b> will have to compete in regional championships. If she chooses Artesia, Calif., her long-time training site and home of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, she&#8217;ll have to register for the Southwest Regionals, to be held in Scottsdale, Ariz., Oct. 23-27. <\/p>\n<p>Although she has until midnight, Sept., 1, to tell U.S Figure Skating officials if she&#8217;s in comeback mode, they have asked her to tell them before the end of July, so that they can prepare for the expected tidal wave of fan and media interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weblogs.baltimoresun.com\/sports\/thetoydepartment\/2009\/06\/michelle_vs_sasha_in_lake_plac.html#more\" target=\"_blank\">www.baltimoresun.com<\/a> Kwan hasn&#8217;t named a coach yet, but continues to practice on her own. She says she&#8217;s pain free following hip surgery. 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